s12 coilovers

30psi · #1 15-09-2006, 12:04

Yeh but bear in mind that the new springs are stiffer and won't compress as much.

You might be ok, but just be careful.

It won't harm you to do put the tubes lower down, you'd never use the top bit anyway

s13eater · #2 15-09-2006, 12:09

i get ya, i was just thinking, i'll put them a tad lower anyway, so that i'am not welding near where the thread is on the inside of the strut, so it does'nt distort the threads, i also went for the 450lb springs, i noticed that bart on the s12org used these, plus the fj20 is a heafty lump

.cheers for the help.

JackieFan · #3 15-09-2006, 12:17

Will you be doing a 'how to'?

s13eater · #4 15-09-2006, 12:20

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Will you be doing a 'how to'?

yeah, i'll do an how to mate.it will be in a couple of weeks as i've got to get some pillow ball mounts first.

JackieFan · #5 15-09-2006, 12:55

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yeah, i'll do an how to mate.it will be in a couple of weeks as i've got to get some pillow ball mounts first.

Cool, thanks mate!

30psi · #6 15-09-2006, 12:24

Im running 8 kg/mm on the front which is same as 447lb.

I'm expecting to get softer springs.

You really will find it too hard on the front. Certainly will be a miss match as is probably at least twice the spring rate of the rear.

s13eater · #7 15-09-2006, 12:34

i'll probley uprate the rears to coilovers and change to stiffer as well, that bart guy reckons his aint to harsh, but i'am thinking of the weight of the fj, its about 188kg.i've had solid mounts made for the fj and it sits it about 15mm lower with no clearance issues.

30psi · #8 15-09-2006, 12:39

Just go careful when throwing the car down a slight bumpy B road. Bart doesn't have them in the US of A.

That spring rate is suitable for race tracks that almost perfectly smooth by the way.

How much heavier is the FJ over the CA. Is it about 40kg?

s13eater · #9 15-09-2006, 12:56

i think the ca is 118kg mart, i think either northener or wacomuk posted up somewhere, i could be wrong, i usually am lol.

,the mk2 they are going on is being used mostley for track and straight lineing, i think it will be undrivable for the town.

JackieFan · #10 15-09-2006, 15:41

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i'll probley uprate the rears to coilovers......

How are you going to do this? I've been looking at it and short of making some new towers I'm not sure how to get it done.

I was looking into getting some short (12" for arguments sake) fully adjustable coilovers from GAZ/Spax or tein, something along those lines and mounting them where the standard rear spring sits. Not sure if anyone has tried that yet or if anyone knows if/why it can't be done