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All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 07:34:44 pm

Title: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 07:34:44 pm

hi,need help on my rear coilover s
ive fitted them but still a 3 to 4 finger gap inbetween arch.the coilovers are tuning art kits.can anyone help
golf gti 05 reg k1

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 07:36:14 pm

Neverheard of them? Any links?

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 07:42:00 pm

got them on ebay


unit3tuning

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 07:48:44 pm

Is the rear adjuster in?

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 08:10:53 pm

here we go,am i missing something

http://i.imgur.com/iau4RMB.jpg

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 08:15:47 pm

has anyone got pics of there rear coilovers

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 08:27:06 pm

Lower it down more and then see

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 08:29:54 pm

hi,i did do that but still no change....

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 08:34:28 pm

Really? If you adjust it to the top or bottom, it stays the same height?

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 08:34:46 pm

You could also just take the adjuster out

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 08:45:25 pm

ive scewred it down and the car went up,ive also took the adjuster of but then it sat around 1 finger but that defitting the object isnt it

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 09:13:03 pm

Well thats the height its going to be!

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: rich83 on May 13, 2013, 09:17:37 pm

The problem is... that you spent 150 quid on some coilovers.... and expected them to be good!  :wink:

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 09:24:28 pm

thanks for that... :signLOL:

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 13, 2013, 09:33:29 pm

Have you screwed the adjuster up higher as thats the next obvious step?! If you screwed it down and it went higher, took it out and it went lower....

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: Andy on May 13, 2013, 09:33:49 pm

wind the adjust up to the body of the car ..This should lower it

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: S4nup on May 13, 2013, 09:34:56 pm

Quote from: richwig83 on May 13, 2013, 09:17:37 pm

The problem is... that you spent 150 quid on some coilovers.... and expected them to be good!  :wink:

I'd usually agree here...you know "buy cheap, buy twice" but I've been using tuning art coilies on my last 3 cars. For the price, they're actually pretty good and come with a 3 yr warranty. They usually have a lot of adjustability in them. This is my E36 on tuningart coilies:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F05%2F14%2Fma7y8a9a.jpg&hash=d98a132a862a8dc9bbedea6b285cb7345a14d1c9)
If u have issues, drop Edwin an email at tuningart and see what he can suggest, a nice guy and will help out if he can.

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 11:09:34 pm

wow thats nice...

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 13, 2013, 11:11:08 pm

yes ive tryed that aswell and it sits around a finger from arch,should it go lower or not.can u confirm that plz....

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: Andy on May 13, 2013, 11:16:11 pm

got to remember as a few weeks after its settled it will go down a bit-look in my build thread to see how low mines

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: S4nup on May 13, 2013, 11:35:13 pm

Quote from: maxitrol on May 13, 2013, 11:16:11 pm

got to remember as a few weeks after its settled it will go down a bit-look in my build thread to see how low mines

+1 to this. The E36 had to be raised after a month as it settled too much.

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 25, 2013, 09:01:22 pm

hi guys
ive tryed useing different springs and still the same,can anyone help if im doing it wrong

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: rich83 on May 25, 2013, 09:03:34 pm

Picture might be helpful mate.... of the ride height and the spring

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 26, 2013, 11:15:10 am

thats with no adjuster

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FVopUk4d.jpg&hash=74286222a63656f07b4632c160109d2e73d1acb6)

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 26, 2013, 11:22:03 am

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLyP4FJ1l.jpg&hash=62faebf3afd2122b0aeec8a6c4fc0ac6cde62a1d)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Ftvobfz8l.jpg&hash=3fe7438db9f7ceef5c20fe1b91434ffdea00203e)

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: rich83 on May 26, 2013, 11:31:20 am

Looks like the are the wrong spring then....

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 26, 2013, 12:03:06 pm

the  shop did send some more springs which looked lower cause it ah less coils on there but still no different,

stupid question am i doing somthing wrong....

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: simonp on May 26, 2013, 12:07:52 pm

Calling it a coilover for a start...

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: rich83 on May 26, 2013, 12:11:10 pm

The look installed correctly to me.... must be a problem with the supplied springs.

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: edd666999 on May 26, 2013, 01:56:11 pm

What do the springs fitted to the front struts look like

Title: Re: help on rear coilovers
Post by: raznutz on May 26, 2013, 08:31:03 pm

front springs are the right ones,i can get a pic tomorrow....