Good shout.
Must remember to wear something crappy.
Can you not use a couple of screwdrivers and hammers
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MX5 Number 2.
- Thread starter JoeyD
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Good shout.
Must remember to wear something crappy.
Can you not use a couple of screwdrivers and hammers
Just ordered some JDM plates and a Fabia splitter as a temporary solution until I see how low it goes and then I can decide on whether to go with a G.V lip or a Mazda R lip (massively in favour of the OEM R lip at the moment, but they're just so much money!)
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
You're a bit special sometimes Joe.
"It's not low, I don't know why"
"There's still 3 inches left on the coilovers"
WTF man!?
"It's not low, I don't know why"
"There's still 3 inches left on the coilovers"
WTF man!?
It'll obviously go a bit lower, but I don't think its going to make a massive difference. I'd love to be surprised, but looking at how high it's at now and the amount of adjustment left on the coilovers, its not going to be anything like as low as I want it to be.
Everytime i see this with updates i hope its low
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They actually look quite useful! Just wondering how I'm going to put enough force through them to loosen off the adjusters... Lol
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Get a nice thick flat head screw driver and knock them around until they're loose.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
IME, bit of leccy tape around the screw driver to soften it up and you'll be fine.
I think that's very much last resort! If there were cheap racelands or something I wouldn't be bothered, but these are actually valuable! lol
What you want is a piece of copper bar as a punch. f**king rough c***s!
Also, take 2 hammers, GENTLY knock them either side of the locking rings too help break any corrosion too. Lube the s**t out of it so they'll spin easy too.
It's just getting them loose that I'm worried about. But yeah, cheers for the advice!
This is what I'm up against:
HKS HiperD by j0eyD, on Flickr
Not much adjustment left, as you can see. Unless there's a way of taking the lower adjuster ring out and making sure the big one doesn't move?
This is what I'm up against:
HKS HiperD by j0eyD, on Flickr
Not much adjustment left, as you can see. Unless there's a way of taking the lower adjuster ring out and making sure the big one doesn't move?
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Something can't be right then, is your top mount setup fucked up?
Do these only adjust by the spring? If so you need both of those loose and wound down.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
You think he's got the damper rate wound right up? LOL!
They're solid Pillow-ball top mounts.
(Ones on the right)
And yes, they're not like HSD's where ride height adjustment is separate unfortunately.
(Ones on the right)
And yes, they're not like HSD's where ride height adjustment is separate unfortunately.
I know how to adjust them. I'm saying could I take the smaller bottom locking ring off completely and wind the top ring all the way to the bottom of the thread and try to wedge it in? Or perhaps add the smaller ring on top of the large ring to tighten it - the opposite of how it is now.
Would need to see if the spring clears the smaller ring, I guess.
You need to lock it, otherwise there's potential for the lone ring to come loose and wind off the body and then you're in a whole world of s**t. I don't think you'll be able to run the rings the other way as getting at it will be a right c**t with the spring. You could tack weld the one ring at the bottom, and accept the fact you can't raise it again?
Hmmmm, I think I'll see how low it goes with them both in then. Don't want to have to weld anything, I'd be better off buying different coilovers at a later date tbh considering these will still be worth a fair chunk.
This is true. The reality is coilovers like this don't do slammed to hell, the Teins the RX7 had on it were fully down and it still had arch gap.
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
Have you got helper springs in?
Yeah, they're a good 10/15 years old, so an old design. They'll certainly do for now though, and I guess I could look into different springs in the mean time. Only thing is, HKS have long stopped providing any parts (other than the top mounts) and as far as I know don't rebuild them anymore either which is a bit of a pain.
Hahah no chance!
Nope. Don't come with any AFAIK. Just progressive springs.
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
So there is only 1 spring on each unit???
If you can find out spring rates and the size, you could always get shorter springs...
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/COILOVER-SPRINGS/c12/index.html
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/COILOVER-SPRINGS/c12/index.html
Yep!
Ooo thanks, I'll do some research.. Might have to go on what the newer models are, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on the ones I have.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
If the car they came off was proper low, and it's the same car, why isn't yours? I'm so confused.
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
Nope. These came off the white mx5 that Seb has. Not the red one
The diameter is easy enough to get a measure of, it's just the rates that are a bit more difficult, but I'd imagine the newer ones will be either the same, or very similar rates.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
If I took a set of coilovers off of a clio, and fitted them to another clio, I'd expect them to be the same height. Even the white mx5 looks lower than this!!1
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
That's a good point.
Not a bleeding clue then.
Not a bleeding clue then.
340lbs front, 280lbs rear is fitted to Hipermax II's, which are just an updated version of mine afaik. Can easily get length/width measurements by taking them off the car I guess!
And yeah, even Sebs white car was miles lower than this thing. That's what I'm so puzzled by!
