Ground Control Coilover Pics??

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Ground Control Coilover Pics??

Post by livestrong14 »

Can I see the pics of your ground control coilover sleeve setups? I would really like to see how they look installed and how much clearance is present.

Thanks a ton!
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Bump!
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Post by EtchyLives »

I'm running the GC 8" coilover sleeves on AGX Struts.

Here's a full profile shot:
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Here's a couple shots inside the wheel well:
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Hope this helps.
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Post by livestrong14 »

Hey thanks a lot for the pictures man! Really appreciate it! I think I'm sold! How do you like the adjustability?
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Post by jamal »

woah you need some helper springs or something. Those springs shouldn't be unseated at full droop.
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Post by ciper »

Jamal I was thinking the same thing but in the next picture you can see the wheel is unbolted so the suspenspion must be sagging all the way down.
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Post by jamal »

Yeah, unlikely you'll see that much extension unless you're off the ground, but I think it would still possible to unseat the inside spring on a hard bump or corner.

There's a guy on nasioc/iwsti (stretchjse) who's done all the spring rate/length/travel calcs but I still haven't bothered to read through it all.
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Post by EtchyLives »

Yes, the suspension is completely hanging free. I thought about the helper springs when I installed the suspension but it quickly left my mind since I'm not quite sure how to go about it/where to buy them.

As for the adjustability I pretty much set the height and forget about it. Since they are 8" springs I don't see myself dropping them any lower than full extension because it will be WAY too low.

Dampening adjustability is great. 4-way up front and 8-way in the rear (currently set at 3/4 F/R) allows me quite a bit of control. Especially important for when the snow flies (like right now).
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