Coilovers welding to hubs etc.

[verde]

Im about to order a set of coilovers, for now, cheap pro sports, 5 year warranty and iv read some good reviews. Until I can afford gaz golds theyl do

Im wondering how do they cut and weld to the strut? does anyone have a guide or diagram as to how its done?

[FinalD]

Wut?

Surely they don't need welding and stuff because they include the lower stuff and hub and you just bolt your brakes etc. onto them, like below:

[ross_jsy]

Guess you bought a coilover kit?

Martinpallot has some good pics in his build thread in the motorsport section iirc

[Rtaylor2208]

FinalD, not the cheap stuff, you have to bucther your struts.

[ross_jsy]

Doesn't have to be cheap at all. The most expensive coilovers require it too

[verde]

James bought BC coils and even he had to butcher his, theyr far from cheap, do you have a link ross, il try and find it!

[ross_jsy]

His username is martinpallot, have a look through the motorsport section. He is local to me and who I bought my lump off and both his builds are something else!

From watching a friend convert some struts, you unscrew the standard strut, put the new one into the hole and weld it up, nothing too complicated

[verde]

His username is martinpallot, have a look through the motorsport section. He is local to me and who I bought my lump off and both his builds are something else!

From watching a friend convert some struts, you unscrew the standard strut, put the new one into the hole and weld it up, nothing too complicated

Ah that sounds fine, I thought you had to cut and join for a second, thanks dude!

[Kedge]

I've seen coilovers fitted by chopping the tube off the hub and welding the coilover on in its place.

[verde]

Thats more like what id heard needed done kedge.

[dooce]

A lot of the stanced e30s chop 1-2" from the strut tubes and this is probably what you are thinking of. They cut the threaded portion off, chop off the amount they want to lose, then weld the threaded portion back on so they are able to be put back together. Vorschlag will thread your tubes the extra 1" or so, that way you can just cut off the extra length. It's just to get it lower. Of course, doing this prevents you from running normal strut inserts. I think a common strut insert replacement is one from a 325iX, but it's about 3" shorter from what I remember, so they put a 2" spacer down into the strut tube first, making up those extra couple of inches.

[verde]

Ah right ok, im not too bothered about that super low madness, im more than happy with the standard drop they have to offer 30-80mm. Il just buy them and wait and see, hopefully as above mentioned theyl fit inside and just need welded in place

[Chris_B86]

I've just bought a H&R Cup kit, am I going to have butcher things to fit them or are they bolt on?

[Langer]

Anyone have any feedback on these? Look reasonably priced/cheap?
http://www.potn.co.uk/dgr-street-full-c ... 099049.htm

[Jozi]

I have BC's and what I had to do was cut the strut tub 50mm up from the bottom. Then a slieve is pushed over this and welded in place, the shock screws into this.

Langer, those look similar to the BC's except no camber to mounts.

[Langer]

Was thinking on a set? Seems a no brainer over cheap coilovers and the BC's/golds etc are 200 notes more seems a good middle ground plus a set of camber plates if needed?

[BATTS91]

These are my prosport "coilovers" that failed at aprx 3500-4 k miles

NO welding required ! Only mod is to Cut the standard perches off the struts .
The standard screw cap the holds the shock in the tube is replaced by a billet part the also has an exteral thread for the coilover thread tube to screw on .

All will become clear when your big box of total b******s arrives .
Id sooner burn £200 than buy this shite again !

[BATTS91]

Oh and hope you checked what shocks they are as i found out most a 51mm , ( dont know what your running )

[verde]

They have a five year warranty though!! Maybe il stretch to jom

[age]

jom and prosport are the same shite verde, so dont waste your money on either, if you can get a set of fk ones these are marginally (and i use the term loosely) better.

[verde]

jom and prosport are the same shite verde, so dont waste your money on either, if you can get a set of fk ones these are marginally (and i use the term loosely) better.

Basically i just need something for now, to get it sitting right and running, if they last 4-5k miles thats fine, i just need it ready really so i can be buzzing about, I want to get a set of gaz golds when i can afford it

[BATTS91]

Five year warrenty ! :/ i bough mine with a 1 year the bastards ! , and asked for a recept ! Didnt print anything and cant find fook sll on my ebay .

Honestly Euan i dont know what else to say to put you off mate , there toal shit ! Just get some second hand eibach shocks n springs or somthin good dude

[Rich320I]

agree with batts mate, buy cheap buy twice if not more times.

might be bettter, get a decent second hadn set of shocks springs, use them for a while until you can stretch to GAZ, then sell on what youv got and you shouldnt be to much out of pocket.

as second hand sets of Jom/pro sport coilovers seems as desirable as concrete shoes

[verde]

Five year warrenty ! :/ i bough mine with a 1 year the bastards ! , and asked for a recept ! Didnt print anything and cant find fook sll on my ebay .

Honestly Euan i dont know what else to say to put you off mate , there toal shit ! Just get some second hand eibach shocks n springs or somthin good dude

I wish id bought Wills gaz golds when i had the chance. Il look for second hand good coils and if i cant find. Well i dunno WTF to do, my front needs dropped another 30mm and the back needs raised a bit,

[Rich320I]

theres a set of coilovers on ebay at the moment verde, starting at £100, maybe a dealio to be done

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bmw-e30-coilo ... 2ec5a5159f

[verde]

theres a set of coilovers on ebay at the moment verde, starting at £100, maybe a dealio to be done

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bmw-e30-coilo ... 2ec5a5159f

thats what im looking at, those are mine! im taking em haha. il email him

[verde]

Iv also put a wanted ad up, so if anyone is selling, hit me up