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Post by andrewsvt03 on Sept 9, 2006 14:30:37 GMT -5
when they are installed and compressed by the vehicle weight, are any of the coils dead coils?
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Post by andrewsvt03 on Sept 13, 2006 16:29:06 GMT -5
i guess nobody that has H&R's know what dead coils are...
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Post by AveoSam on Sept 14, 2006 7:50:18 GMT -5
cant really see with them on
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Post by PoTsUrFrIeNd on Sept 20, 2006 1:33:31 GMT -5
Yes there are dead coils on the h&r's, about half of them are....the manual told me about them as well as when I saw them...I am very impressed with the handling of them as well as the comfort ... Very well balanced!
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Post by andrewsvt03 on Sept 20, 2006 16:00:53 GMT -5
ok sweet! cause dead coils can be cut without the suspension getting messed up because they are just there to add height so you get a certain amount of drop. i am gonna cut my H&R's cause i know it wont be low enough, and i want my 16"s to tuck like aveo05hotrod's and nemasys.
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Post by dinoc on Oct 20, 2006 9:34:54 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and I'm glad I find out this forum ! I have a Chevrolet Kalos "hatch back" in the familly and recently I've ordered a H&R suspension for it. My question is, if the OEM shock absorbers do work ok with the H&R lowering springs ?
I'm also about to put a strutbar on it - once I have them all installed I'll post some pics.
Cheers, Dinu
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Post by y2daniel1981 on Oct 20, 2006 12:32:20 GMT -5
they should work fine
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Post by dinoc on Oct 24, 2006 16:44:43 GMT -5
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Post by andrewsvt03 on Oct 27, 2006 17:47:49 GMT -5
hey dinoc, if those wheels are 43+ which i'm guessing they are, you will be fine, you could go a couple inches lower then the H&R's and still be okay with 15x6.5 wheels, as long as you dont run a 60 or 70 series sidewall
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Post by dinoc on Oct 28, 2006 7:52:45 GMT -5
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Post by AveoSam on Oct 28, 2006 8:55:31 GMT -5
two bolts is all you can really do because our car was not setup or meant to be modified to have a strut bar
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Post by dinoc on Oct 29, 2006 15:15:54 GMT -5
[offtopic] Thanks Sam, speaking about the strutbar, does it worth it ? Did you feel a ride improvement ? So those two unused holes (where the strutbar will bolt on) , what are they designed for, if not a strutbar (just wondering) ?
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Post by AveoSam on Oct 29, 2006 21:34:31 GMT -5
i dont know but its the strut area wasnt designed for a proper strut bar....mine has gotten rid of some of the noise coming for the suspension, which use to sound like it came from movement of the struts....so it works to the best of its abilities
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Post by satori on Oct 31, 2006 11:04:55 GMT -5
i think those holes were made foar a possible strut bar. i have the same configuration as dinu and i'm waiting for the parts to come. hope it will be a better ride after this. i'm also considering a better swaybar and joints for it. do you have any ideea where to get that at a reasonably price?
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Post by AveoSam on Oct 31, 2006 12:14:51 GMT -5
it would be best to leave the front swaybar that size, but you can get polyurethane ground brushings from summitracing.com....there is a thread in this category somewhere on the part number....i bought a pair but havent gotten the urge to want to put them on.....but for sway bars the front is a good size but what the car needs is for someone to make one for the rear since the torsion beam setup isnt enough...cars like that xa, yaris, fit,etc. are good examples of how to make one.
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