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Old 19-Jul-2004, 10:00 PM
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Coilover Assembly???

ok, so I just put my Koni / Ground control coilovers together for installation this week and I'm confused... GC makes a special set for Koni yellows where the threaded sleeve slides over the shock body and sits on the clip ring, the front ones were actually a bitch to slide all the way down and are on so tight, but the rear ones slide on so easy that the sleeves spin easily on the shock body, I can see this being a problem when I'm trying to spin the ring to adjust my ride height (I think). I know I didn't miss any parts so I don't know if there's something I should be shoving in there or if it will be ok once the car sits on it.
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Old 19-Jul-2004, 10:03 PM
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was there any other rubber washers/spacers you got to use?
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Old 19-Jul-2004, 10:06 PM
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nothing that came with the GC box, just got threaded sleeves, threaded ring, springs, a big rubber for the top of the spring and the allen key to tighten it. And I'm guesssing there wouldn't be anything in the Koni boxes for this.

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Old 19-Jul-2004, 10:07 PM
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Maybe Jason wants to help too... Jason?!?

(he probably won't ever help me again...) LOL
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Old 19-Jul-2004, 10:21 PM
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you probably got the rear ones on the front.... since the konis are a different diameter from front to back...
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Old 19-Jul-2004, 10:26 PM
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nope, the sleeves are different, front ones are about 5" long and the rears are about 8" long, diameter is the same though

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Old 19-Jul-2004, 11:00 PM
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not really but I'll write about it when I get a chance...

ok so the size is different hmmm I say listen to Dave on the hada board and do what he suggested then ...
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Old 19-Jul-2004, 11:07 PM
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it could be those rubber washer things... those toms coils came with a plethera of them... and without them your pretty sol on adjusting height... i realised this yesterday but i only put 1 washer on one of my rear assemblies and thats the one thats a biotch to adjust
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when I had GC years ago, they came with a pile of o rings and urethane sleeves. depending on your shock combo, you had to use diff't combinations to make it work.
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mine didn't come with any other stuff because they're made to fit right on the snap ring of the Koni Yellows
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