dlouis7 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 guys, I have been searching, and i feel i have found tons of useable info but i still have a few questions. I found these on ebay i visited the thread that gave the suspension upgrades in stages, and the only real reason i feel the need to switch to coilovers instead of just freshening up my suspension is wheel size flexibility( I read an awesome thread where a member is using 18" wheels) any way here are my questions: any one have pics of the coil over swap process? is the orig coil spring seat the platform that holds the threaded portion of the above coilovers from slipping down the strut body? if so do i have to trim the (width)seat down? i have not disassembled the orig strut yet, is the top threaded so that i could install a replacement cartridge? if so, why all the talk of welding? what is everyone welding? if not, even with all the talk of welding how will i get the top of the strut housing threaded? if someone can answer these questions i think i will be able to continue on my own. thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getZ Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 It's pretty straight forward, cut the old spring perches out. If you get long threaded sleeves, you simply slide the whole length of the sleeve and figure out where to weld the sleeve perch, which is just a ring that is a pretty tight fit. There are a few writeups on the internet, this one had good pictures. http://z31.com/mods/coilover.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Read up: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=103860 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlouis7 Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Getz, thank you. exactly what i was looking for. Johnc, thank you. info i needed and didn't even know it, i searched "coil overs" and "install coil overs" but did not see this tutorial must have missed it but thanks again. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getZ Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 something nobody told me about installing the sleeves was they fit a little loose. If you want them to fit a little tighter, silicone or gasket sealer bead spread evenly up the strut tube does a nice job of holding the sleeves solidly in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlouis7 Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 great idea thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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