5e colin
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so me being a poor man i could never afford the big brand pro coilovers for my starlet so i went on a mission to find budget coild for my starlet so after months off research i came up with a closed match and they were old golf coils *so i put up a thread off it on toc and our moderator DJNR8 came to the resceu
he could provide me all the details i needed so he did he was strait on it emailing me the pictures and measurement *
so first off i want to say thank you djnr8 for being there with mi od requests
this is where i got them pm them tru ebay and request mk2 fronts and mk1 rears ( golf )
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-M...Y-/251385383078?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
EDIT: LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE YOU NOW ARE STUCK WITH POLO 6N COILOVERS
so finally my ta technics coilovers arrived this morning there from mk1/2 golf fronts are mk2 and rears mk1
so strait away went digging up my old topmounts to try fitting them hoping they fit *:cheers:* yay they do strait bolt on we are in luck boys *they do knead small modifications but its only minor that could be done at home !!!!!
here a quick pic with the topmounts on for now till i make some more detailed 1s about the mods needed on the bottom off the coils
so taken some measurements *so here we go
these are the bits u need they just unsrcew off the coils
golf vs starlet mount
starlet rear 32mm
golf mk1 rear 50mm !!!!!!!
this is how much will come off off the sides still plenty left
its this way we knead to file the hole down a bit
think i will get my angle grinder out in a min. and trim the rear bushes
well i cut the rear bottoms to size *warning to people using a angle grinder cough cough some really nasty stinking smell comes off it do not inhale like i did i am still coughing brrr
this is the spacer u want to cut down 5mm to get more thread uptop
in the bench u get an idea now how much
this 1 is for bimotoman *as requester
when u cut the spacers make sure when u finish they are equal length like this
now my 2 rear coilovers are ready to fit this is what they look like
will have to play with spring tension and height adjusters
have a small issue ha ha
so i made the holes on both for the starlet hub to fit
here you can see my rooky mistake i should off taken equal out off both holes then this wouldn't of happened
anyways i am not bothered i will just buy 3mm thick washers and make a small cut out in them
problem solved
so i finished my fronts today *and made a pic how low they go with the helper spring removed
ONLY 400mm tall *!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! while with the helper still in it its 485mm tal
thats an extra drop off 8.5cm !!!!!!!!!!!
here are how they are now set to softest and with the topmounts on *ready to fit
so who ever does this in the future go and enjoy them ha ha
COMPLEETED
he could provide me all the details i needed so he did he was strait on it emailing me the pictures and measurement *
so first off i want to say thank you djnr8 for being there with mi od requests
this is where i got them pm them tru ebay and request mk2 fronts and mk1 rears ( golf )
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-M...Y-/251385383078?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
EDIT: LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE YOU NOW ARE STUCK WITH POLO 6N COILOVERS
so finally my ta technics coilovers arrived this morning there from mk1/2 golf fronts are mk2 and rears mk1
so strait away went digging up my old topmounts to try fitting them hoping they fit *:cheers:* yay they do strait bolt on we are in luck boys *they do knead small modifications but its only minor that could be done at home !!!!!
here a quick pic with the topmounts on for now till i make some more detailed 1s about the mods needed on the bottom off the coils
so taken some measurements *so here we go
these are the bits u need they just unsrcew off the coils
golf vs starlet mount
starlet rear 32mm
golf mk1 rear 50mm !!!!!!!
this is how much will come off off the sides still plenty left
its this way we knead to file the hole down a bit
think i will get my angle grinder out in a min. and trim the rear bushes
well i cut the rear bottoms to size *warning to people using a angle grinder cough cough some really nasty stinking smell comes off it do not inhale like i did i am still coughing brrr
this is the spacer u want to cut down 5mm to get more thread uptop
in the bench u get an idea now how much
this 1 is for bimotoman *as requester
when u cut the spacers make sure when u finish they are equal length like this
now my 2 rear coilovers are ready to fit this is what they look like
will have to play with spring tension and height adjusters
have a small issue ha ha
so i made the holes on both for the starlet hub to fit
here you can see my rooky mistake i should off taken equal out off both holes then this wouldn't of happened
anyways i am not bothered i will just buy 3mm thick washers and make a small cut out in them
problem solved
so i finished my fronts today *and made a pic how low they go with the helper spring removed
ONLY 400mm tall *!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! while with the helper still in it its 485mm tal
thats an extra drop off 8.5cm !!!!!!!!!!!
here are how they are now set to softest and with the topmounts on *ready to fit
so who ever does this in the future go and enjoy them ha ha
COMPLEETED
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