e4tnu Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Just a little bit of feedback, it’s been two weeks since I had my Gaz coilovers fitted on my MX5 and I think it fair to say I am more than happy with the way my cars handling has improved it takes the undulations and adverse cambers much more stable now and it seems to have solved the slight wandering from left to right in a straight line that it had before. However there is another bit of advice I am after, I noticed over the past week I have heard a metal “Poing†sound coming from the rear near side and on inspection today I noticed that the bottom locking ring was about 30mm down and loose also I have noticed some fresh wear/rub marks on the inner arch behind the spring. So would applying a thread locking compound solve the problem of the loose nut? Its a bit hard to see , the flash has killed the image but there are several marks around the back of the spring. Its only a small annoyance but any advice would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Has the spring only caused the marks cos the ring was loose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 The locking ring is a bugger.... You can't torque them up so it's a fitter's grrr tight instead..... Best thing to do is just lock it up again, using thread lock will impair any future adjustment so that's not wise. I think the marks on the inner wing are fitting marks, the suspension radii wouldn't allow the coil to make contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e4tnu Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 No problem, i noticed that there where some marks because my undersid e of the car was quite dirty (lots of dirty roads around here ) and  these did stand out shiny to look at but hard to take a pic of. Tightened the lock nut up with a bit of "Grunt " and all is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hms Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Best thing to do with the locking rings is to tighten them agains each other, not just the bottom one. You will need two c spanners for this though. Tighten the top one down and the bottom one up, if that makes sense! h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e4tnu Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yup does make sense just need another spanner now ! are they all the same size or are they specific to the make of coilovers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hms Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I think they come in a couple of sizes, or I seem to remember Demon Tweaks had them in two sizes. h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Just the one size on the pro's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e4tnu Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Tony do you happen to know the correct size of the C spanner for these lock nuts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Tony do you happen to know the correct size of the C spanner for these lock nuts ? PM me your addy and i'll post you some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e4tnu Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 PM sent mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 PM sent mate Got it.... C spanners in post Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e4tnu Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Cheers Tony, what can i say mate Top job yet again Tell you what mate it is so refreshing in this world of ours to deal with a company such as yours Thanks mate and see you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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