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Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Jonny b - 03-02-2012
Ha ha mine has been airborn a fair few times
Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Matt - 03-02-2012
The bearing in wrong? Whats the bearing? I didn't put them together I kinda watched so I didn't know what parts are what lol
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - mark_airey - 03-02-2012
Matt Wrote:The bearing in wrong? Whats the bearing? I didn't put them together I kinda watched so I didn't know what parts are what lol
I forgot that curt had fitted them earlier, I wouldn't think he would fit them wrong, the man knows his way round a 306
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Curt - 03-02-2012
Haha, yeah, Chris I can assure you the bearing isn't in wrong, think things would have been somewhat worse if that was the case
The top mounts Matt
Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Matt - 03-02-2012
I don't see how you could really fit it all wrong? It went together so well haha. Unless I've put extra bits on the top mounts that isn't needed?
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Curt - 03-02-2012
No, you can't. I can assure you it's put together right, even if it was dark when we finished haha
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 03-02-2012
Mine are wound all of the way down with helpers. Think I will keep my helpers in and buy some shorter stiffer springs. Dont want them to unseat when jacked up or going over a bump. I will email jamma and report back when he has the length of the original spring!
Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Matt - 03-02-2012
Dark and a shit wishbone situation haha
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 03-02-2012
Suspension makes my head hurt!
Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Matt - 03-02-2012
After all this, and I'm just gunna leave mine alone haha. Don't want to risk f*cking it up. Going to put a splitter on too bring the bumper down lower
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 03-02-2012
I will try and find out the legth of the standard springs then get osme shorter ones!
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 03-02-2012
Just pm'd JP.
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 04-02-2012
Jonny b Wrote:Ha ha mine has been airborn a fair few timesYep mine too.
Rippthrough Wrote:It'll be on the TUV documents.Believe it or not they did come with TUV documents! the only issue with these is that there appears to be 8 pages of A4 information scaned in and reduced to fit on a single sheet of A4
Provided it went through the TUV and they didn't just certify them themselves. Makes you confident they're well made for the car when they don't know what springs are on 'em though eh? 8-)
Oh and theyer all in german. Just trying to work it out now.
Matt Wrote:Let's get a welder out then move my top mounts lowerIdiot, you mean higher.
Dan! / Curt The reason yours go -90mm and still have thread left is that 306 dampers have the issue of drop link mounts meaning that the threadded body can only be so long.
Matt / Curt the top mount bearing would go in either way upbut only one way is right and itn not the way it comes out the bag from peugeot
Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Matt - 04-02-2012
Dum-Dum Wrote:Matt Wrote:Let's get a welder out then move my top mounts lowerIdiot, you mean higher.
We have already established I'm an idiot.
Keep up with the time
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 04-02-2012
I was only reitterating that fact.
Right ive had a good look over the TUV certificate and there is no mention of spring weight apart from i keep seeing 1000kg max so is there anyone whos fluent in german who can come and have a look at it for me.
I have however worked out the spring lengths and stuff
Helper spring (Evo 100)
Wire Guage 5.3 x 9.9mm
Turns 5.5
OD 82.2mm
Spring Length 109mm (4.29")
Main spring (Evo 1010)
Wire Guage 10.3mm
Turns 8
OD 82.2mm
Spring Length 171mm (6.73")
Just a thought if the numbers on the springs are in kgs but should have a decimal place
Evo 100 = 10.0kg = 22lb
Evo 1010 = 101.0kg = 223lb
Not a clue if thats what they mean but potentially not a bad guess?
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 04-02-2012
Damn doesn't look like we can get much shorter main springs then does it...
Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Matt - 04-02-2012
You can get 5" ones
I have a friend who is fluent in German. But i didn't get the certificate in mine, or if I did I threw it away haha. Anyone what to scan it up and I can show her?
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 04-02-2012
I may get some 5" ones then! Found some on eBay!
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 04-02-2012
Here you go: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewit ... 0293371452
Are coilovers springs definitely 2.25" in diameter?
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 04-02-2012
Nah Jim i think theyer 60 or 70mm
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 04-02-2012
Ok 82.2mm OD - 10.3mm -10.3mm = 61.6mm ID so id say youd probably be ok with 60mm or 2.5" but probably not 2.25"
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 04-02-2012
That's cool there were more 2.5" springs on eBay!
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 04-02-2012
Right being the legend that I am I have emailed TA Technix.
I have used the below email translated into German
Quote:Good Afternoon,
Apologies for my poor German, I am British and using Googles translator service.
I have recently purchased one of your coilover suspension kits for my Peugeot 306 and was wondering if you could help me by answering a few questions.
1, Do you have a copy of the TUV cetrification translated into English?
2, What poundage / design weight are the front springs?
3, Can the dampers handle heavier front springs, I was looking in the region of 135kg?
4, Can you supply heavier front springs for these dampers and if so at what cost?
5, What is the internal diameter of the front springs?
I attach a copy of this email in english below.
Thank you in advance.
Chris
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Rippthrough - 04-02-2012
I'll work the spring rates out for you later when I've finished playing in the snow.
If they're metric they're probably 60mm ID springs.
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 04-02-2012
Theyer German so i assume theyer metric.
Also the 223lb sounds about right form what i guessed at.
With a bit of luck ill get new springs next month
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Foxy-jim - 04-02-2012
Awesome! I will hopefully get mine in April as fit over Easter!
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 06-02-2012
Got an email reply (at 7am this morning)
Quote:Hello Mr. Chris,
thank's for your email.
A english version for the TÃ?V cert. we don't have. Only the german one.
The max weight for the front springs are 1000kg.
Other springs we don't have in program.
The internal diameter are 63mm.
Mit freundlichen Grü�en
Yours sincerely
Thomas Thiermann
Dosent entirely help on the poundage but its a start
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Midnightclub - 06-02-2012
Do you have the TUV certificate chris? Could ask mr or mrs.moonstone nicely as AFAIK they are both fluent in german
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dum-Dum - 06-02-2012
I need to get it scanned at a readable quality mate
Re: Ebay Coilover Spring Swap - Dan! - 06-02-2012
Dum-Dum Wrote:I need to get it scanned at a readable quality mate
Get on with it then!
