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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinobiken

and how do you guys secure the brake lines and speed sensor lines with these coilovers?

cable ties

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ah ok, i'm using cable ties at the moment too.

how about the nut on the damper top, how tight should those be? anyone?

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how about the nut on the damper top, how tight should those be? anyone?

TIGHT....

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04-08-2008, 06:17 PM

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bump, please assist.

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I just made sure it was tight enough that it wasnt gonne loosen by itself

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I had exactly the same problem front right and the hr series, i put more pretension on the spring and that helped it but i do still get it now and then but its a lot more rare. I found that it most affected it when it was a cold morning.

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Thankyou guys for the feedback, maybe i'll try loosen the nut and increase the pretension abit and see what happens, will post updates. thanks again.

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with these hsd's, are they ever going to weld on some brackets?

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i woulda thought there would be a basic bracket welded on...

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