What happens if you remove one of the adjusters on coilovers?

1. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #1 11th July 2011, 10:18

   My gaz coilovers are wound all the way to the bottom on there lowest setting. is there anything wrong with removing the bottom adjuster in order to make it lower?
2. miss_murder Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2007 oxford Posts: 328 cleaned Mk2 saxo vtr

   #2 12th July 2011, 15:36

   you won't gain much maybe 5mm best of getting shorter springs
3. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #3 12th July 2011, 15:50

   Seen it being done loads on other cars, should get more than 5mm..
4. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #4 12th July 2011, 21:27

   as long as you have something at the base to lock the pan against its no problem
   
   on some gaz kits with the collar that grub screws on (think thats the older kit) without the lower pan locking them together you could possibly have the pan vibrate off the bottom of the thread
   
   my h&rs are assembled like that with the pan wound down onto the weld as were my last set of them
5. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #5 19th July 2011, 02:48

   cheers guys. will it lower it basically about the same amount as the thickness of the adjuster?
6. saxo_singh Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 4289 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line

   #6 19th July 2011, 03:06

   As Alex said, as long as there's something on the bottom to lock the adjuster, there should be no problem.
   But I know some kits, like mine they don't have nothing at the base so the adjuster rings can spin off when driving.
7. shell-vt Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 durham Posts: 1160 Jetta sport TDI. Saxo vts

   #7 19th July 2011, 08:42

   you need atleast x1 spring retainer left in for spring to sit on..
8. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #8 19th July 2011, 14:48

   well at the bottom of the threaded collar is the steering rack arm, so would that be alright?