NC Coilover Install....OHLINS, JIC, etc...

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rensho wrote:Brian, any updates on the Sachs or the Ohlins to report?

They both look great.
Practice is tomorrow....we shall see!
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Brian wrote:
rensho wrote:Brian, any updates on the Sachs or the Ohlins to report?

They both look great.
Practice is tomorrow....we shall see!
Practice is over....my MX5 was Top Time of Day...even beat my good friend and four time national champ George Doganis by a few tenths...though George has a motor going down. Got beat by a shifter cart but even the shifter cart was not far ahead. The setup is very confidence inspiring at speed. Back end comes around in a pretty mild manner. With some experimenting on settings I settled on rear compression about 7 clicks up from the reference starting position, and kept the front at the reference position.
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Brian,

Do you know the size of the nut and lock washer we should buy to replace the integrated ones that come with the Ohlins, as you described in the first post?

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Hi Brian,

Do you know if the Bilstein PSS10 come with the aluminum hat mounts or do the stock ones need to be reused like the Ohlins?

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I found my answer, they are not included
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catshark wrote:I found my answer, they are not included

That's right...using stock tops.
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Re: NC Coilover Install....OHLINS, JIC, etc...

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Longterm Update: In the end I went back to my Ohlins after my experimentation with the SACHS. The Sachs added several pounds per corner and I never found any advantage. I had our Ohlins revalved for 13kg front and 8kg rear springs and I prefer them to the SACHS for street, track, and autocross.
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Re: NC Coilover Install....OHLINS, JIC, etc...

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Thanks for the instructions.
Just installed my H&R coilovers in less that 3 hours with my poor man tools
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Brian,

nomuken's post raises a question: How long would you estimate an NC coilover installation should take for a typical home mechanic?

Thanks for posting this how-to. It's very useful for your customers.
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IF you have done it before on other cars, perhaps a prior Miata, then figure an one hour per corner...four hours for the project.

IF you have not done it before...could be as long 10 hours (that's what some customers have reported).

Thus, I would say the range is 4 to 10 hours depending on experience level and available correct tools for the job, etc.
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