GB: DRM Coilovers

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by mgg

XFire, thanks for the info. My guestimate comparing to my other car was about 12. WVZR-1 sent me a great link which describes the problem I am having with the collar nut interfering with the control arm bolt. I am going to have to grind the bolt down even more than I did. Plus, I noticed the the shock bushing on the botton of the shock is not stock. It is the poly bushing and it is MUCH wider than the stock bushing. With a little more grinding and replacing the stock shock bushing with a poly bushing , this should give me enough room to eliminate the interference. Thanks again to all who have helped with this install.

I'll have to look at my setup but seem to recall I used a washer between the shock poly bushing and the lwr control arm bolt. But I think I did that to provide more clearance between the spring and the half shaft. I also didn't like how the bushing was deforming on the control arm bolt as the diameter of the bolt increases. One of the coils was rubbing slightly against the half shaft and I could see a bright ring around the shaft. Later I rotated the spring to give me greater clearance since the compressed spring is a bit asymmetrical.