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Marc.uk
04-26-2011, 03:19 PM
As per title.
Anyone else got AP coilovers? Had any issues with just not being low enough?
Had mine fitted for a year now, attended the last MK meet and realised it should be lower.
Spent 3 hours today at work removing the spring adjusters for another 10mm at the back and belt sanding the front hubs lip off to get the shock further through.

I know it might just be my fitment its concerning, just wandered if any other makes of cars had the same problem.

If its not low enough when I put the wheels back on in the morning I think some H and R ultra lows might have to be ordered.

:D
slimadi
04-26-2011, 04:18 PM
Try and get some pics up of the coilovers on the car so we can see wots going on?
SceneBM
04-26-2011, 04:50 PM
youve probably done it already but helpers out?
pecs
04-28-2011, 12:00 PM
X2 helpers out would see the front come down alot.
Marc.uk
04-29-2011, 06:38 AM
Yeah, helpers were removed before the coilovers were fitted when new.

Removed half of the rear adjuster out of the rear and ground out the lip in the hub to allow the shock to fit further down into it but still leaving clearence for the driveshaft.

Got about 13mm out of the front and about 8-10mm on the back.

Very happy with it now :stickoutt

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5668927593_dc639d5462_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55198398@N05/5668927593/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5668925811_4053da2afb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55198398@N05/5668925811/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5669497724_04fec436b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55198398@N05/5669497724/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5669496070_7a9380703d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55198398@N05/5669496070/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/5668902273_2891a58425_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55198398@N05/5668902273/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5669463906_c091ddb672_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55198398@N05/5669463906/)
P78
04-29-2011, 07:00 AM
mine go low enough (on a mk3 golf)

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac315/teazke09/P1050954.jpg
not my car (no pics of mine while turned down)
slimadi
04-29-2011, 09:55 AM
Looks sweet could do with spacers up front might just be the angle of the pic tho?
omex_uk
05-03-2011, 04:39 AM
My mate got his A3 sitting like this on AP's

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg6/rockyloveridge/4434208626_8e209069fe_b.jpg

I think he's on here too, I'll give him a shout and see what he says.
matty
05-03-2011, 04:47 AM
Cheers max ^^^ thats my old car.

When you say helpers were removed what do you mean?

And did you seriously grind off the lip the strut sits in? and just expect the 1 bolt to hold the strut in place?
MTW
05-03-2011, 04:52 AM
mine is sitting alright with ap's looks a little lowwer than yours somehow? i had to get my drop links extended to get them this low.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/commando45/5625220696_5a634a6629_b.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/commando45/5620474334_5a965992b0_b.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/commando45/5622530467_bf013c9233_b.jpg

still gonna machine some bits on the front to get it lowwer
matty
05-03-2011, 05:03 AM
Yeah yous looks alittle lower. Mine was still on standard droplinks though. i was never happy with how low it was.
Marc.uk
05-03-2011, 02:44 PM
And did you seriously grind off the lip the strut sits in? and just expect the 1 bolt to hold the strut in place?

Yeah thats what I ground off.
You have to open up the hub with a special tool/prybar to get it to move even without the bolt which is huge (18mm and 14mm multispline)
I did think what you thought when we first thought about doing it and remembered theres lots of cars out there that dont have lips on them to stop it falling through anyway.

My old car did 15 laps of the ring and 3 years road abuse and was ok :)

As I said in previous post I am happy with mine now. Running 18" wheels on mine so the 19" Bentleys you guys pictured will sit nicer anyway.
matty
05-06-2011, 04:52 AM
Yeah thats what I ground off.
You have to open up the hub with a special tool/prybar to get it to move even without the bolt which is huge (18mm and 14mm multispline)
I did think what you thought when we first thought about doing it and remembered theres lots of cars out there that dont have lips on them to stop it falling through anyway.

My old car did 15 laps of the ring and 3 years road abuse and was ok :)

As I said in previous post I am happy with mine now. Running 18" wheels on mine so the 19" Bentleys you guys pictured will sit nicer anyway.

Really? all my coilovers have just slipped in and out without having to pry the hub open :confused

Did you take the tap off the strut too, or is that resting on the bolt?
omex_uk
05-06-2011, 07:14 AM
Yeah thats what I ground off.
You have to open up the hub with a special tool/prybar to get it to move even without the bolt which is huge (18mm and 14mm multispline)
I did think what you thought when we first thought about doing it and remembered theres lots of cars out there that dont have lips on them to stop it falling through anyway.

http://ghostradio.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/picard-facepalm.jpg
Marc.uk
05-07-2011, 01:06 AM
http://ghostradio.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/picard-facepalm.jpg

????????????????????????????????????????
omex_uk
05-09-2011, 05:53 AM
You cut out the part of your hub designed to keep the suspension in place and justified doing it by saying other cars were designed to run like that.

Sorry dude but that's some seriously messed up logic.
Anonymoose
05-09-2011, 07:02 AM
What's going on here?
P78
05-09-2011, 07:07 AM
????????????????????????????????????????

facepalm

aka

you are doing it wrong
Marc.uk
05-09-2011, 12:47 PM
Fair enough.
People have a right to have opinions.
If I wasn't happy with the safety of it I wouldn't have done it.
If you could see what it looks like and how it all comes together you would see that its going knowhere.
omex_uk
05-10-2011, 04:36 AM
I didn't mean to cause any offence or start an argument I was just voicing my concern. To me it doesn't sound safe at all but as long as you're happy to run it like that then go ahead. ;)
dan106
05-10-2011, 06:40 AM
My mate got his A3 sitting like this on AP's

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg6/rockyloveridge/4434208626_8e209069fe_b.jpg

I think he's on here too, I'll give him a shout and see what he says.

that looks like the nicest car park ever?
matty
05-14-2011, 08:38 AM
Fair enough.
People have a right to have opinions.
If I wasn't happy with the safety of it I wouldn't have done it.
If you could see what it looks like and how it all comes together you would see that its going knowhere.


I know exactly how it goes together dude. So the only thing stopping your strut from going down onto the drive shaft is friction.

Still cant think of another car thats like that :rolleyes