On 08:33 PM 09/11/02 -0700, Willy said... >Well, the coil overs that I had bought (R1 coils) turned out to be >missing some parts. So after waiting weeks for the exchange to show >up, the shop that I got them from hooked me up with a different set >instead. These are BrandX coils, and from what they tell me are a >little higher grade set up. > >HOWEVER! Still no instructions on how to install. I believe I have it >figured out, but I want to make sure....There is a picture with them, >but it's pretty unclear of all the parts.
That doesn't surprise me. Many kits don't come with instructions (including the VIS kit that I have) and the ones that do are usually vague at best. However, in just about all coil over kits where it needs to be assembled (many of the real high-performance, race application, kits come pre-assembled and ready to bolt in). >The set comes with 10 large o-rings, and 10 small ones. Before I >realized that there was a difference in size, I took the big ones, and >rolled them over the shaft of the shock, and down around the base of >the shock, into the cradle. The rubber spacer, then goes around those, >and then the adjustable sleeve goes down around that, and then the >spring on top of that. My big concern is this though. I used all the >big ones in the rear. Now I need to do the front, but only have the >smaller ones, which are almost half the size in thickness, but same >diameter in size. > >Can anyone tell me what the HELL the black o-rings are used for? > >Thanks! The Skunk2 kit uses rubber o-rings as well. How this is suppose to work is that you locate the o-ring that provides a very snug fit for the sleeve. In other words, it should take some resistance to slide the sleeve over the shock body. It should only require one or two rings per shock. Because the kit is probably a "universal" kit (taking into account for the various diameters of shocks that are available) you should not need to use all of the o-rings. When I did the Skunk2 kit on my brother's Civic, we ended up using two o-rings per shock and we had about 20 or so extra rings of different sizes left over (many of which I still have). My advice is to remove all of the o-rings you used on the rear and then divide them up evenly for all four shocks. All the o-ring does is to help center the sleeve and to keep it from rattling. The VIS kit that I have uses 8 set screws per sleeve which makes it a real PITA to line up. The weight of the car will hold the sleeve down. HTH Robert K. Kuhn CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) 1990 Honda CRXsi (http://drive.to/jiggy) ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla)
