I finally sorted out the coilover conversion.
Fronts consists of;
VW Golf Mk3 coilover kit.
Sourced from Ebay for around £100.
Added to this a pair of Nissan S13 camber plates.
Issues.
You do have to spread the lower plates to fit the hub, but other than that they fit fine.
The camber plates require a little work. This is due to the strut thread being a bit short. There are a set of spacers that require a bit of filing to reduce length. These fit between the thread and the bearing. You may also need to reduce the nut slightly so that the nylon actually works.
Also there's no rubber top mounting so it's a bit noisier but not much. It does 'boing' a bit when manoeuvring at slow speeds. This may be due to the helper springs.
The rears are a little more difficult, but only because there's some welding required.
Remove rear strut (easier said than done).
Remove coil spring with spring compressor.
Remove rear damper insert. A decent vice and big set of Stilsons will do the job.
Drain damper fluid from strut.
I'd recommend replacing the damper assembly with a new sealed unit.
Cut off lower spring seat and grind any remaining weld/steel off.
I used 2.25" coilover conversion tube. Weld this onto the rear strut. You could get away with using the brake hose clamp as a lower limit.
I used a 10" 200lb spring for the rears, may be a little light so might go to 250/300. Haven't used helper springs.
Reassemble.
flic.kr/p/2j1uZZm
flic.kr/p/2j1xDAN
flic.kr/p/2j1zeFf
Fronts consists of;
VW Golf Mk3 coilover kit.
Sourced from Ebay for around £100.
Added to this a pair of Nissan S13 camber plates.
Issues.
You do have to spread the lower plates to fit the hub, but other than that they fit fine.
The camber plates require a little work. This is due to the strut thread being a bit short. There are a set of spacers that require a bit of filing to reduce length. These fit between the thread and the bearing. You may also need to reduce the nut slightly so that the nylon actually works.
Also there's no rubber top mounting so it's a bit noisier but not much. It does 'boing' a bit when manoeuvring at slow speeds. This may be due to the helper springs.
The rears are a little more difficult, but only because there's some welding required.
Remove rear strut (easier said than done).
Remove coil spring with spring compressor.
Remove rear damper insert. A decent vice and big set of Stilsons will do the job.
Drain damper fluid from strut.
I'd recommend replacing the damper assembly with a new sealed unit.
Cut off lower spring seat and grind any remaining weld/steel off.
I used 2.25" coilover conversion tube. Weld this onto the rear strut. You could get away with using the brake hose clamp as a lower limit.
I used a 10" 200lb spring for the rears, may be a little light so might go to 250/300. Haven't used helper springs.
Reassemble.
flic.kr/p/2j1uZZm
flic.kr/p/2j1xDAN
flic.kr/p/2j1zeFf
