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Re: GB: DRM Coilovers

DRM received the remainder of the Hyperco springs today everyone remaining your order will be shipped today or tomorrow.

Thanks to everyone for your patience in all of this!

Daniel

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Are these still available?

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Sorry but not at this time. I will try to work up another one mid 2013 if we have enough interest.

Daniel

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Originally Posted by Daniel_Mc (Post 156113)

Sorry but not at this time. I will try to work up another one mid 2013 if we have enough interest.

Daniel

Daniel,
I'll start doing the brackets so by the time you are ready for the bulk buy I'll have my end ready. ;)

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If you're starting a list to gauge interest put me down.

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Originally Posted by carter200 (Post 156114)

Daniel,
I'll start doing the brackets so by the time you are ready for the bulk buy I'll have my end ready. ;)

Hey Carter, all your parts worked perfectly for my install. The parts made the changeover to coilovers very easy.

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Originally Posted by mgg (Post 156121)

Hey Pantera, glad to hear you finished. I do have a couple of questions though. I just sent my shocks to DRM for the machining. I am curious, I have also purchased Carters brackets etc. and even though the sway bar on the ZR-1 is listed as 26mm it show in several threads that they purchased an energy suspension 1"/25mm sway bar bushing and mounting bracket. I am wondering if you used that one.

Yes I used the Energy Suspension Brackets and the supplied bushings for the sway bars. Be sure to liberally grease the bushings were they contact the bars. I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease.

Also I don't understand why you have to remove the tie rods. I remember doing this on my race car ( 1990 C4) and I did not remove the tie rods for the install. Any feedback would be appreciated.

You have to remove the tie rods so you can manipulate the lower control arm enough to remove the leaf spring. I have poly bushings on my control arms, so they move pretty freely. I imagine if you don't have poly bushings you may have to even remove the lower control arms. By the way, removing the tie rods is pretty easy. If you loosen the tie rod nut and turn your steering--lock to lock, the tie rods should loosen without even needing to use a tie rod remover.

Car is going up on jack stands today hopefully. It was a while ago that I did them on my other C4 and my memory is shot. Thanks.

By far the hardest part of the whole install for me was opening the hole in the upper shock mounts in the rear. I used a cutoff disc on a 3/8" electric drill and a lot of patience.

Good Luck!!!

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Thanks Pantera, I appreciate your help. I just thought of something though. Two years ago I removed the front spring to install the lowering wedges and I did not take the tie rods off. Getting that spring out was a bitch! I also had the luxury of having the car on a lift. Not this time around unfortuantely. By chance do you know the part number of the energy suspension sway bar bushing. I am showing part # 9.5161 greasable universal sway bar bushing ( 1" / 25mm) . I also remember enlarging the hole for the rear shocks. I did it with a dremel tool. took me forever. Hopefull I can speed thing ups with a new tool this time around. I appreciate your help and if you don't mind I might bug you again with a question or two when I get going on this project. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by pantera1683 (Post 156117)

Hey Carter, all your parts worked perfectly for my install. The parts made the changeover to coilovers very easy.

Great news and appreciate the positive feedback. If you need any bling remember me, CT Machining, thanks, Carter :cheers: