 coilover cut my axle boot. how to fix it? |
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 Oct 22, 2012 - 4:21 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined May 4, '09 From coral springs florida US Currently Offline Reputation: 21 (100%)  |
i didnt realized that the coils was rubbing my axle boot and it cut it. it only happened on the passenger side.
can i grind the coil or i it will get damaged? rasing the car i the last option. 
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Oct 22, 2012 - 4:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
Sadly....raise the car
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Oct 22, 2012 - 4:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 2, '07 From Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%) |
you need less of the moar lower I think.
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Oct 22, 2012 - 6:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 4, '09 From coral springs florida US Currently Offline Reputation: 21 (100%) |
ill see what can i do..
This post has been edited by diegohiga: Oct 22, 2012 - 6:56 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 22, 2012 - 9:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Shorter shock cartridge. BC can special order their 'extreme low' kit, I think they have a 6GC application. It's got shorter cartridges, you can slam so low you'll bind ball joints and ruin axles faster than you can replace them.
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Oct 23, 2012 - 2:44 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 4, '12 From US Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Maybe put some kind of rubber insulator around the sleeve so if they rub the sleeve doesn't slash through the boot when at speed.
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Oct 23, 2012 - 12:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '10 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
When i set my coils i made sure i had a fingers gap for this reason. And i still rub on everything. Cant imagine that ride.
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Oct 23, 2012 - 8:09 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '05 From Guam Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
typically you should have a 1" gap between the bottom of the coilover, and the boot, when jacked up, to know you have clearance when the car is back on the ground it would get a lil closer.
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Oct 24, 2012 - 9:08 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '10 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Had mine on the rack and made sure nothing was hitting. If you look at pictures of my car and then his theres a noticeable(understatement) drop difference.
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