hey guys , I'm fitting my bmw e30 bbs wheels and on the bk they are hitting the arches even when my coilovers are wound all the way up , could i possible take the helper springs out? if so how do i take them out?

cheers

are they fitted correctly?

Tyre size?

The helpers should be fully compressed under the weight of the car so you'd end up lower removing them

are they fitted correctly?

Tyre size?

The helpers should be fully compressed under the weight of the car so you'd end up lower removing them

yeah , they are quite bolky tyres :/ 195/65/14 I'm gonna buy some new low profile tyres soonish , i did a bit of arche flaring which worked on the front but didnt really help on the back :/

theres some pics of them on my thread ... http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...p;#entry2335971

i put the steels bk on with the rear coilovers still at the highest setting and its still really low , could there be something wrong with my rear coilovers ?

Your problem is gonna be those tyres because they are fucking huge.

surely the heighest setting shouldnt be like this on the back ?

i just lowered the rear again and its not moved ? its still the same ride height ?

You are lowering the threads rite ??

And them tyres wont help asd there hugggggggggggee lmao ..

You are lowering the threads rite ??

And them tyres wont help asd there hugggggggggggee lmao ..

i dont want to lower it i need it higher i think i found the problem out anyways :) the thing between the helper spring and the main spring ( spring seat i think its called) isnt moving so itsnt letting me adjust , so ill give it a clean and greasing up on my next day off :)

Edited 22 May, 201214 yr by Jack22

You are lowering the threads rite ??

And them tyres wont help asd there hugggggggggggee lmao ..

i dont want to lower it i need it higher i think i found the problem out anyways :) the thing between the helper spring and the main spring isnt moving so itsnt letting me adjust , so ill give it a clean and greasing up on my next day off :)

the thing between the two is just a shim to stop the two contacting? how the hell cant it move?

i dont know ill take a pic :)

the helper spring is compressing too early ....

as u can see theres loads more thread but i cant use it !

Edited 22 May, 201214 yr by Jack22

Just because there's thread there it doesn't mean its usable.

Also how are your top mounts assembled

Just because there's thread there it doesn't mean its usable.

Also how are your top mounts assembled

On the front ones i can use al the thread? With the top mount i put it.bk together how i found it but with the coilover topmount instead of standard :)

ill take them apart tomorrow and rebuild them , it might be the top mounts , cuz its both the back ones so itll make sence :)

I'm using the ali one and the rubber on the very.top :)

Ohh thank god for that!

It should be this order anywho:

Coilover, 2 x adjuster, helper spring, seperator ring, main spring, alloy top cap, rubber top mount, castle nut, car body, retaining cup, nyloc nut.

If you have that then your reet. All that needs to move on the back is the adjusters can preety much be siezed :-)

turns out the top mounts were built wrong :( ( only cuz my uncle changed it cuz he thought he was right ) now i have no retaining cup because he put the bigger rubber top mount on the top :'( anyone got any spares ? :)

Edited 23 May, 201214 yr by Jack22

ON THE TOP?!?!?!?! So your rubber top mount is under the bonnet? LMAO! Ye thats abit wrong matey :p

on the rear yes its all better now just cant put the coilovers bk on cuz i have no retaining cups cuz he threw them away

Edited 23 May, 201214 yr by Jack22

What the fuck.

You should have (on a 6n)

Front.

Coilover, adjusters, helper, spring separator, main spring.

Then on the damper shaft IIRC spring aid, small washer thing, bearing, top mount, nut, body, top cap, nut.

I had to fuck with spacers on the rear to get the thread right.

I had mine fully wound down with helpers and was only dropped about 90mm if that.

yeah apart from castle nut isn't a castle nut and top mount and bearing are separate :)

I don't. It took me about 2 mins to make a suitable socket and come off with ease haha

ON THE TOP?!?!?!?! So your rubber top mount is under the bonnet? LMAO! Ye thats abit wrong matey :p

on the rear yes its all better now just cant put the coilovers bk on cuz i have no retaining cups cuz he threw them away

Retaining cups? Whats the rear setup like on a 6n?

or what ever tthat rubber mount on top is

its all sorted now :)