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Coilover kit made in Germany

Started by The German , Nov 24 2010 04:06 AM

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#51 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 06:52 PM

Andy, thanks for the pics. That clears things up for me.

Grant, I got them some time ago for the drag UC so a certificate wasn't required.

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#52 The German

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 01:49 AM

This coilover kit is made to fit into original front controlarms.

My next step later for me is custom made adjustable front control arms from "25crmo4" steel .Build from a former ZAKSPEED member.

The lower shock mounting for this control arms will be in UNIBALL and not original then.

Uwe

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#53 The German

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Posted 01 March 2011 - 08:14 PM

Dear Torana friends,

one more picture of the front shock.
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#54 _Viper_

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Posted 03 March 2011 - 08:00 AM

Do these front shocks bolt straight into the stock locations? Are the 2 small bolts (or the thread in the control arm for that matter) on the bottom strong enough to handle the spring?

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#55 ls2lxhatch

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Posted 03 March 2011 - 10:50 AM

You can grind off the welded on nuts and mount the shock on top of the lower control arm. It would be difficult if not impossible to fit the shock through the lower control arm like the factory shock.

Edited by ls2lxhatch, 03 March 2011 - 10:51 AM.

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#56 _Viper_

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Posted 03 March 2011 - 10:34 PM

Oh yea, of course

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#57 The German

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 07:10 PM

Now the picture from Photobucket.

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#58 A9X

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 07:28 PM

got it,

very neat

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#59 _uctorry_

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 03:08 PM

Hi Guys and Girls

just wondering if anyone ended up going with the coil overs

getting to that stage soon
any infor would be great

Cheers Stuart

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#60 Bart

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 12:06 PM

This coilover kit is made to fit into original front controlarms.

My next step later for me is custom made adjustable front control arms from "25crmo4" steel .Build from a former ZAKSPEED member.

The lower shock mounting for this control arms will be in UNIBALL and not original then.

Uwe

If you want something different with control arms
http://www.spcalignment.com/component/spc/?task=part_description&pid=94340&region=USA&make=Chevrolet%2FGMC&model=Camaro&year=1970+-+1981&from=USAFrom&to=USATo
I bought a set for my LJ Torana but they need specific part numbers (I can supply) to make a custom arm as they dont supply for Toranas off the shelf.

Edited by Bart, 30 May 2011 - 12:06 PM.

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#61 _full_noise_

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 06:07 PM

great info Uwe.

can you please share a pic of the rear coilover where it mounts to the strut top - have you had to modify the body shell to fiT the coilover?

Do you have your cage going to the rear strut towers? - Given that now that the load of the car is going throug the strut (as the spring is relocated) is the body going to tbe strong enough in that area?

CHEERS ADN GREAT WORK!

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#62 The German

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 10:10 PM

A solution for the lower control arm mounting.......

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#63 _sjp67m_

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Posted 15 July 2012 - 10:31 PM

If you want something different with control arms
http://www.spcalignm...SAFrom&to=USATo
I bought a set for my LJ Torana but they need specific part numbers (I can supply) to make a custom arm as they dont supply for Toranas off the shelf.

and how much did they charge?

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#64 The German

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 01:43 AM

The brackets are selfmade.

I paid just for the cutting.

Now we have 4 bolts and a plattforn to spread the weight pressure.

Uwe

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 12:31 PM

I assume they are steel, how much do they weigh? Have you been able to get appropriate spring rates?

Edited by Peter UC, 16 July 2012 - 12:32 PM.

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#66 MRGMH

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Posted 03 February 2020 - 12:27 AM

What ended up happening with this?

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#67 LhMusL

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Posted 03 February 2020 - 08:41 PM

Think United Speed Shop do a front custom control arms with coilovers and also the full front IFS.
They have a HQ rear coilover kit and an LH/LX kit being released soon I think.

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#68 ozyozyozy

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Posted 03 February 2020 - 11:14 PM

What happened was, KW make coil overs for torana.
KW also make a decent shock too, be better than a good chuck of the current shit on the market.

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#69 The German

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Posted 17 March 2020 - 02:42 AM

Dear Torana friends,

Before you ask or order them at KW suspension i must say that we have made some important changes to the prototype .

The changes we made at the shocks does KW not know.

They might know what shocks we got but not the final setup.

If you order from KW direct, the suspension will not fit.

I have to get back to their engineers to give away our recommendations we made after testing at the Nürburgring.

All i can say the KWs are fantastic. The Torana drives like a Go-Kart and its compfortable to drive that you are think that you are slow. But you are not !

Uwe