fitting new springs

[big_skyz]

hi, today i picked up some adjustable jom coilovers for a corsa b, im planning on fitting them in the morning and just woundering, do i use original mounts on the front and how tight do i need to tighten the springs 'coz they loose and spin round, i was told that they fit straight into the car but im not 100% what i should do to make sure there done correctly, thanks.

also im rinnin 195/50/15 will they be ok? the rear are just shocks and springs. (seperate)

[matty101]

yes you will need to use the standard top mounts. as tight as you feel happy with tbh mate, dont do them finger tight and dont strip the threads. the springs wont spin once you've got the weight of the hole car on them.

fitting them is pritty straight forward, 2 bolts holding the coilover to the hub, one bolt holding the top mount the the coilover and 2 bolts holding the top mounnt to the car. they fit exactly the same as the standard suspention so if you get stuck just have a look at the over side.

one thing to look out for and what people forget is bump stops, check and make sure your coilovers have bump stops fitted, there big chunks of rubber that slide on the damper to stop them bottoming out. if they havnt got them fitted you can either get some new ones from vauxhall or somewhere and fit them, or fit the ones off your standard suspention, but this means taking them appart and you NEED spring compressors to do it. if u dont know why, have a look on youtube.

and yes you deffinatly HAVE to fit bump stops.