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Timz06
post May 20 2004, 10:01 PM
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I am trying to adjust my front coil overs. Did the passenger side. Jacked up on frame, loosened bolt on collar, adjusted no prob. Doing same on passenger side, loosened collar and the whole coil over assembly is turning together, so not ajusting. Any ideas?

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Sam Strano
post May 21 2004, 06:32 PM
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QUOTE (JKnight @ May 20 2004, 05:19 PM)
You need the coil over tool, as the two pieces are locked together. You gotta unlock 'em. There's a cheeaper one that I can't recall the name of right now, but the longacre one is here:


Get two of them and turn in opposite directions to unlock.

That's a spanner. But, ground controls don't use two locking collars like Global West stuff does, so a second spanner won't help.

The coil-over sleeve is turning on the shock. The ideas of loading the lower control arm and using something to hold the sleeve from turning are both good. I'd use a rubber strap wrench instead of channel-lock pliers to hold the sleeve though. The sleeve doesn't get marred and you have a better grip too. I *have* used big pliers, but a strap wrench is easier to control/less messy IMHO, YMMV.
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Timz06   GC coil over adjustment help!   May 20 2004, 10:01 PM
JKnight   You need the coil over tool, as the two pieces are...   May 20 2004, 11:19 PM
Timz06   Thanks for your response...I know I wasn't so ...   May 21 2004, 01:24 AM
Soma07   I take it the wheels are off and the car is on jac...   May 21 2004, 02:10 AM
Jon A   QUOTE (Timz06 @ May 20 2004, 06:24 PM)by usin...   May 21 2004, 06:21 PM
Sam Strano   QUOTE (JKnight @ May 20 2004, 05:19 PM)You ne...   May 21 2004, 06:32 PM
Jon A   Strap wrench--great idea, Sam!   May 21 2004, 06:57 PM

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