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 Mar 16, 2004 - 1:07 AM
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So, I installed my coilovers today and they 'look' good, BUT.......... Do the top hats point up or down??? Also, I recieved a bunch of "O" rings but I still have all of them in the bag! Never took them out!
 Where do they go?? Also, when I turn the spring makes a lot of noise, kinda like a "poping" noise..........Is this normal??? I'm really confused!! HELP!!!
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Mar 16, 2004 - 7:18 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '02 From Sterling Heights, Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Specifically what top hat are you talking about? Is it the aluminum hat that dropzone provided you are you talking about your OEM part? Here's a pic of my GC's. If it's the aluminum hat that should fit snuggly onto the top of your spring?
  As far as the O-rings, they provided you with a supply, basically spares. Which is a plus bcus GC only gave me 4 of them for each housing, but I had spares lying around so that was a plus. Those go on the outer part of your stock shock housing and you then enclose it with the sleeve. It acts as sort of like a "stabilizer" so your sleeve will stay in place. So KEEP those extras you might need them! As far as the popping goes, if you do a search under "popping" you'll find that a lot of us experienced this problem as well. Adding zip ties and a lot of lubrication seemed to stop mine, so i suggest lubing your bearings and the base of the sleeve where the spring sits and that "might" solve your problem. What causes the popping? The spring seems to be "binding", it's supposed to rotated without any interferrence/friction and that seems to be what that problem is. I know Spedtoe fabricated a bearing that would compensate for that "pop". Check his site out or just fab your own. Hope this helps..... Christee |
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Mar 16, 2004 - 7:27 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '02 From Sterling Heights, Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Here's an example of one put on a stealth I believe, i just did some research online for ya regarding these.
This post has been edited by CelicaQT: Mar 16, 2004 - 7:28 AM |
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Mar 16, 2004 - 12:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 20, '04 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks a lot!! However, none of your pictures that you posted are working!! Can you maybe send them to me??
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Mar 16, 2004 - 12:32 PM
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I'm talking about the front coilovers. The hat comes to sortof a point. Up or Down?
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Mar 16, 2004 - 1:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '02 From Sterling Heights, Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The point should be facing down. Meaning it should look like this..... / \ That's from what I've seen in pics. Do a search online and it should show you what direction it's facing. Didn't Dropzone come with intstallation pics? There should be a shelf on the other side that should fit SNUG on your spring, so it fits secure. Basically it should fit with the flush/flat side up? Oh, I host on imagestation, it sucks now, I don't know why it only patially loads pics? This post has been edited by CelicaQT: Mar 16, 2004 - 1:06 PM |
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