87creepin Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Hey guys just wondering if anyone has followed above guides and made up some awesome coilovers for le$$? Any success stories, tips, fails, would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.craw4d Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 A mate of mine made a few sets by using old worn out adjusties. Ripped the guts out and found an off the shelf insert that fitted inside. Definitely no race spec build but fine for the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Keep in mind that in Seedy's guide is now out dated. You can't weld to cast metal, and everything must be tig'd. Pretty sure he mig'd his back then, but you can't get that legal nowadays. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 09:29, a.craw4d said: A mate of mine made a few sets by using old worn out adjusties. Ripped the guts out and found an off the shelf insert that fitted inside. Definitely no race spec build but fine for the street. there is a Suzuki van insert that fits the common jappo coil-overs. tried to get replacement adjustable-valve KYB inserts, but JIC/KEI office etc get them custom made from KYB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87creepin Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Benny did this for his Sigma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 If you want it roadworthy, check out the LVVTA requirements. They'll have the requirements on a factsheet on their site. Won't take long to find if motivated (i'm not currently) If it's not going on the road, can do whatever / copy Benny's video. Really depends on what parts you can source and the functionality you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 These days theres no way I would bother cutting springs to try get a given spring rate. When it so easy/cheap to get coilover springs anyway. Usually have an ask around and someones got some tucked away left over from swapping their own to a different rate. But the point still stands about how a spring works, cutting springs isnt an instant death sentence or blows the laws of physics to smithereens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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