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help with coilover - 7/4/2004 11:44:42 PM
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unplugged_nate
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is a coilover kit all i need to lower my eclipse
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RE: help with coilover - 7/5/2004 12:52:49 AM
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darkman0127
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It depends. You may also need a camber kit for you tires.
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RE: help with coilover - 7/5/2004 11:05:10 AM
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unplugged_nate
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how will you know
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RE: help with coilover - 7/7/2004 10:14:51 AM
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97dsmbishi
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I currently have HP Racing coilover suspension. The biggest reason why I decided on CO's, was because they are fully adjustable...so I can lower at shows and raise it up when i'm done.
To answer your question about camber...well, when you lower your car too much, it creates a huge problem. It makes your tires 'bow' out. The top points in and the bottom angles out. The camber correction kits available (Ingall's or Progress for example) are specially designed so that the counter the problem. You'll DEFINITELY know if you need a kit once the inside of your tires start getting all ate up....If you plan to lower your ride like I did, you'll need a camber correction kit....I have a Progress kit..and I'm extremely happy with it!
Peace.
Phil
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RE: help with coilover - 7/7/2004 10:42:52 PM
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unplugged_nate
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appreciate the help. nice car too. same color as mine.
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RE: help with coilover - 7/8/2004 12:00:19 AM
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darkman0127
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Hey Phil,
Are coil overs and camber kits easy enough to do it yourself, or should I leave it to a shop. I am not very mechanicly inclind 
Thanks,
Stephen
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RE: help with coilover - 7/8/2004 9:02:02 AM
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97dsmbishi
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Yup, it's fairly simple and straight forward. I'll tell you the honest truth, since I work on a military base, I have access to the Auto Hobby shop, where you can rent out a stall for $3 per hour....and that includes ALL your tools. So I had it a bit easy. But all you need are basic tools....I didn't really need a spring compressor, but because I was at the Hobby shop, they made me use it for safety purposes. Basically, your CO's replace your springs...if you can imagine your car being jacked up with the wheels and brake components off, all you see is the shock/strut assembly. Get your impact wrench (or manual which would SUCK!), undo the bolt that holds the bottom of the shock/strut in place, so that the three bolts up top (w/the hood popped) where you would install a upper strut brace are the only ones holding up the assy. Unbolt those three, and your assembly should come free. Once off, all you have to do is get that pesky old spring off by unbolting the top bolt. After that get your CO components together. Slip the sleeve around the shock, slip the spring over sleeve, and tighten the the lock (it screws down or up). Install the top portion of the shock and presto, you have yourself 1/4th of your CO's done.
Do the install in reverse order and you're all done. Repeat for the other 3. This was sort of a quickie...if you need indepth info feel free to PM me.
As for the camber correction kit, I had a buddy help me w/that, since he had prior knowledge. All I remember is that there was a cooler involved...and it was full of cold Coronas...so, your best bet would be to have someone or someplace w/the know-how to take care of that for ya!
Peace.
Phil
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