I'm in the process of installing my coilovers right now. I needed some quick reference pics of the rear OEM coilovers sitting inside the OEM location. I'm not seeing how the spring mount is supposed to be positioned. Do we remove the upper spring mount??

Searching for pics and all I'm finding are spring installs...

Thanks!

 

Uploading pix now to photobucket. My kit came with new uppermounts for the springs in the rear. Ill post pix in a minute. hope it helps.

 

Here ya go!

 

Ah thats perfect, thanks! Unfortunately, mine did not come with those mounts so I had to fabricate one using the the OEM spring mount. I think it'll work well but wondering if there are others out there would had to custom make a spring mount for the rear coilovers??

 

 

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What coilovers , different coilovers use different hardware

 

H&R coilovers. I see that Stance/BC uses OEM, and as shown above, Greddy provides their own. But H&R doesn't provide anything. The top adjustment perch is solid so the OEM spring mount cannot be used.

So what I've done is cut the spring mount (as if doing the spring mount mod) and used the cut piece. Problem is, nothing is really holding this in place other than the pressure of the springs. I'm looking for something like this greddy kit where the mount has a small lip to hold the coilovers in place.

Are there any other coilovers out there that do not reuse the OEM spring mount?

 

My BC's are like that , none of the OEM hardware is used. Alum plate with my adjuster on top , alum plate to adapt to the 2.5 or 2.75 id springs on bottom.

 

So did you use anything inbetween the aluminum plate and vehicle? or is it sitting metal against metal? I'm assuming some type of rubber padding is needed or else it'll get noisy, possibly rust too??

 

ps.
I'll post pics of my install later tonight. Probably be a good reference for future users...

 

Just straight against it , top and bottom if i remember right.

 

You can reuse the bottom mount for the spring....you shouldn't have to have the bottom of the spring sitting metal against metal.