MK1 coilovers on front of aveo
I finally got to mount the MK1 raceland coilovers on the front with the coilover endlink kit. The work to mount the MK1 was more than I thought when I started. Initially, I thought that I would just have to grind the spindle down to slide into the coilover mount. That is not the case. The spindle was ground down, the coilover mount was ground down, and the bottom bolt hole on the coil had to be resized with a unibit. Once that was done, I used Grade 5 bolts to attach it to the spindle. Adjusting the perch to 2.75 inches of thread, the aveo sits low without rubbing and bouncing. Also had to remove the right side brake line mount as well. With the MK1 coilovers, there are mounts on both sides of the bottom of the strut. The front facing side has to be removed to fit the endlink plate that the kit uses for the end links. The MK1 strut is about 2 inches shorter than the MK2 strut. If you are trying to go low, this is the way to do it, and not end up with spring ride. Pictures to follow soon.
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MK1 raceland coilover mounted to the front.
This a picture of my Raceland MK1 coilover in the process of being mounted. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to get better pics of the coilovers and the car once I get time to strip everything off so I can get good shots of the second spindle bolt. BTW, the MK1 coilover was only about 1.5 inches difference from the MK2 in length. That 1.5 makes all the difference to the height though. I will remember that about the bolts too, pickles. I make sure to check it daily. It was also only one bolt that I had to replace. The othe three are grade 8 and came from the coilover endlink kit that petrified rabbit sold. When I received the kit, I only received 3 bolts, so I had to find a fourth.http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/attac...-31-26_168-jpg