I am looking for adjustable coilovers that can be stock height and also be lowered by an adjustment. I'm having a hard time finding some for my car! A 2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS Hatchback! Please let me know if you know any at all! Thank you!
I am looking for adjustable coilovers that can be stock height and also be lowered by an adjustment. I'm having a hard time finding some for my car! A 2005 Chevrolet Aveo LS Hatchback! Please let me know if you know any at all! Thank you!
BC Racing makes a set for our car, you can find them on Ebay they are about $1300 taxes in. Or, if you can get your hands on a set of rabbits endlink kit you can use MK1 Mk2 and Mk3 Jetta coilovers all said and done for $600 or less.. there is a sign up sheet for the endlink kit in the products threads if you are interested in that route.
Would you be able to give me a link for both of them please? I could have sworn I looked up coilovers for my car on there and couldn't find any! I'll try to look it up right now anyways! Thank you!
Thank you but it says "Fits*2006-2010 Chevrolet Aveo*Chassis"! My car is 2005.
I believe it should still fit
Okay. I'll contact them to see what they say. Thank you for your help!
So I looked up the Chassis Code for my car and it is T200. The BC coil over kit is for T250. Looks like it won't work. So what are my options? I can sign up with the crosspost one?Quote:
Originally Posted by sflindall26
If it fits the second gen it fits the first. You have to be careful because of your wheels. Mine was so slammed it couldn't run my nice wheels that's why I went to lowering springs.
That's as high as I could get mine. MK1 golf coilovers.
Thank you! So even though it is adjustable coil overs, the height is not stock height? So the highest height on these coil overs are like running drop springs?
It just depends on the brand or style. Some you can stay stock or a little less. I think the MK3 golf coils let you stay about the same. PM redrocket he just bought a set for rally use. He should be able to tell you witch ones will work for you.
Ok Thank you!
A good idea of where to get the best information on how close to stock you can get would be to check out each coilover options adjustment options. I don't know specifically how close you'll be able to get, but one with the most threads for collars to move will give you a height closest to stock. But really, if you're on coilovers why wouldn't you get rid of that NASTY wheel gap? ;)
Most coilovers at their highest ride height will probably be lower then the stock ride height, but don't let that scare you away.
Thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by festersays
There is 3 people signed up now for the endlink kit from rabbit So we can run coilovers.. if you want to run coilovers come put your name in for a kit. Once there are 5 people rabbit will start making them!
Sorry. I didn't see your comment until now! How much money? Is it just bolt on or do you have to do a lot of modding?Quote:
Originally Posted by sflindall26
Well if you go through the thread, it's a combo of some modding and just bolt on. In the front there is some grinding the adapt mkIV shock to the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Green.Orange.Daniel
Does putting this on make my car have more camber? Someone I know lowered his truck and now the front tires get bald fast from camber wear.Quote:
Originally Posted by xintersecty
Then your friend did not get an alignment. This mod, like all suspension mods will change the geometry of the car. You will need an alignment once your done. Now if they can't adjust the camber once it's lowered then that's a real problem.
Do I have to get an alignment if I put on new wheels? Like 15x10s? I didn't get an alignment that's why.Quote:
Originally Posted by xintersecty
That's a really good question and I can't answer that. I would encourage the more experience modders on this forum to answer that. Say Rabbit or Doax? I would think not but the wider the tire could change that as well. Personally I did not get an alignment with my wheel and tire change. I did keep the tire as close to stock size possible at 97%. As it stands I probably got about 30K miles on my tires with a lot of spin outs and stomping the accelerator.Quote:
Originally Posted by Green.Orange.Daniel
Alright. Thank you for your help!Quote:
Originally Posted by xintersecty
you should technically get an alignment even with a new set of tires, alignments are actually a maintenance item.
though lowering your car requires an alignment, just unbolting the strut requires an alignment. Wheels can come into play with an alignment once a lower ride height is set. Wider wheels will change the specs, so you need someone who knows what they are doing, even with my 9" width wheels and ride height in the back I show some camber, even a little additional rear toe. but the tires still wear ok.. In the front, you have a lot more factors. AS you co down, the control arm pushes the bottom of the tire out. and the steering links give you more or less toe. Typically TOE is the change that affect tire wear the most after lowering the car. you can usually "eye ball" the camber, but you cannot see toe and if you can see it, you've got major issues.
the kits are available.It is $125 shipped in the 48, being in the US you will only be a little more. Probably $135 for Hawaii. If you are interested.
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These came up that they fit my car. I think not. Is that true? Lol