ADJ COIL OVERS BUILT. SORRY TO HIGH JACK. NARROW BODY

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:37 am

would a narrow body coilover be a direct fit to a widebody strut setup?

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:42 am

rear - yes
front - no - different stub axle angle

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:39 pm

is the stub axle assembly a bolt up seperate item? is the strut assembly interchangable?

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:46 pm

The stub axle is one piece with the strut tube (mark 1 macpherson struts)
The strut tube is also longer on the widey - although this will not affect a coil-over style arrangement. The other thing to consider is the different weights of narrow vs wide

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:23 pm

bolt up stub axle = mcpherson strut

integral stub axle = chapman strut

thank god for tafe, never thought i'd call on that bit of info ever again LOL

have a good look at that U.S. thread steve, it shows how they fit it all together. by their setup u could fit it to wide or narrow type. i'm thinking of going to see murray coote about coil overs for mine, after i sell the JB i just bought

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:48 pm

redzone wrote:bolt up stub axle = mcpherson strut

integral stub axle = chapman strut

thank god for tafe, never thought i'd call on that bit of info ever again LOL

have a good look at that U.S. thread steve, it shows how they fit it all together. by their setup u could fit it to wide or narrow type. i'm thinking of going to see murray coote about coil overs for mine, after i sell the JB i just bought

Know Murray from way back when we were both rallying I was not in the same class as him as a driver He now makes Proflex shocks and if you want the best Murrays the man 2 c

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:17 pm

From what I can remember he did a bit of work on the Whittaker/ Green improved production Starion in the late 80's or early 90's.

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:57 am

redzone wrote: after i sell the JB i just bought

INP51?

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:33 am

^^^ yahtzee

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:17 pm

rice thief sorry to offend. i've never owned tein and i only made that comment as a warning from a guy who has only been doing suspension for twenty years. very mis informed guy.

redzone sorry to offend you with the price... as i said the price hasnt been decided and heap of time will obviously be saved on another set as spring rates wont have to be experimented with etc etc.

group A im totally in agreement, why not spend an extra 40 cents and get something worth its salt. Once again sorry to jack this subject.

Others: By all means adapt and tool around with the cheapest possible combo but keep in mind there will be a far higher quality alternative available.

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:34 pm

if the teins are $2400 a set... how is approximately another grand too dear for race spec, total adjustment, professionally custom built with the best quality parts and 100% ready to bolt in...???

not to mention the fact that cheaper products are either non rebuildable or require rebuilding far more often which people may or may not be aware of... and if its a racing application the performance and reliability factor for the extra money should be a no brainer.

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:47 pm

Mick wrote:rice thief sorry to offend. i've never owned tein and i only made that comment as a warning from a guy who has only been doing suspension for twenty years. very mis informed guy.

redzone sorry to offend you with the price... as i said the price hasnt been decided and heap of time will obviously be saved on another set as spring rates wont have to be experimented with etc etc.

group A im totally in agreement, why not spend an extra 40 cents and get something worth its salt. Once again sorry to jack this subject.

Others: By all means adapt and tool around with the cheapest possible combo but keep in mind there will be a far higher quality alternative available.

I'd reserve judgement with everything your guy mentions given he has a vested interest in selling you suspension, namely his own. As i've said tein have been doing suspension for two decades both nationally in japan as well as internationally. As redzone said they would have to be something special for the price given that the dms suspension is only a little bit more. As you said why not spend that little bit extra and get something worth its salt.

Im just giving one side of the opinion and you're giving the other, at least that way people can make an informed decsion.

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:06 pm

Calm down people, differences of opinion are good but not fighting about it.

Otherwise, I'll have to put up silly photos of people "not getting along" again like I did in this post: http://forums.austarion.com/viewtopic.php?t=9260

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:18 pm

^^^ That was before it was lopped and then locked... :glare:

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:22 pm

Couldn't resist....

I'm in a silly mood. :p

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