Rear coilovers.
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Rear coilovers.
I was installing the rear coilovers today and found a little problem. It seems at the bottom where the coilover is bolted to the arm, there's alittle play(gap). should i put a spacer there? because i'm afraid that if i tighten it too hard, it'll bend and break the coilovers...or is it made to be flexible?
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max coilovers are junk! mine sucked the front bushings blew ( bottom where the bolt goes through ) out after a few months and then the shocks started leaking and failed... now im back to basic shock/ spring combo :/
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You could be looking at a serious safety issue there.
If they don't fit I would call the manufacturer and ask them. If they say to use a spacer or "hit it with a hammer" I would demand my money back.
Remember..this is an integral part of the car's safety, if that thing fails at highway or even low speeds you could do some serious damage to yourself or others.
If they don't fit I would call the manufacturer and ask them. If they say to use a spacer or "hit it with a hammer" I would demand my money back.
Remember..this is an integral part of the car's safety, if that thing fails at highway or even low speeds you could do some serious damage to yourself or others.
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You could be looking at a serious safety issue there.
If they don't fit I would call the manufacturer and ask them. If they say to use a spacer or "hit it with a hammer" I would demand my money back.
Remember..this is an integral part of the car's safety, if that thing fails at highway or even low speeds you could do some serious damage to yourself or others.
If they don't fit I would call the manufacturer and ask them. If they say to use a spacer or "hit it with a hammer" I would demand my money back.
Remember..this is an integral part of the car's safety, if that thing fails at highway or even low speeds you could do some serious damage to yourself or others.
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the bolt goes in, everything fits.
looks like im not explaining this right, sry. So the problem is, the part that's circled in the picture, is too WIDE, so when it's bolted to the arm, there's play, meaning i could move the coilover left and right sitting on the bolt...so if i try to tighten it, it bends, and im afraid i'd break it..heres a pic to explain better
hope you guys can understand it lol
looks like im not explaining this right, sry. So the problem is, the part that's circled in the picture, is too WIDE, so when it's bolted to the arm, there's play, meaning i could move the coilover left and right sitting on the bolt...so if i try to tighten it, it bends, and im afraid i'd break it..heres a pic to explain better
hope you guys can understand it lol
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Did you hit any pot holes/large defects in the road?
As well, did you contact PBM and explain your problem?
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