morgan Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 what do you do to your coilovers to keep them in tip top condition? Is there anything you can put on to the threads to stop grit and dirt getting in there and seizing them up ?I mean you could clean them but its a bit of hassle having to take the wheels off all the time to give them a scrub ect so wanted to know if there is like a grease I could put on them to protect them.Meister do and anti rust chemical but i do not see this doing anything for protecting the threads.Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryncewind Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Bit of WD40 on the ring and threads every now and then they should be fine really Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Seen people cut an inner bike tube and tie wrap round the threads.I sprayed mine with carlube grease and theyve been fine for a year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Go eBay and buy coilovers socks coppergrease them up when new so they never seazed wit the socks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Depends on the material of the coilover and the treatment they get. Some like Tein/BC etc I've seen have had a fair bit of corrosion. Others like KW and Bilstein come zinc plated and seem up to much more road abuse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan5793 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I got some coilover socks from tegiwa on, im amazed everytime how clean mine still are under these! 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgan Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Cheers guys I will put some copper grease on the threads and get some socks too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StanMan Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Not long fitted my BC's, copper greased the hell out of them and also brought the Tegiwa 300mm socks. I originally brought some 2nd hand BC's from ebay as they were sold as fully functioning, were they hell, the shock body was seized solid with the mount. Got my money back thank god through ebay. Edited February 14, 2017 by StanMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Not long fitted my BC's, copper greased the hell out of them and also brought the Tegiwa 300mm socks. I originally brought some 2nd hand BC's from ebay as they were sold as fully functioning, were they hell, the shock body was seized solid with the mount. Got my money back thank god through ebay. ??? what ??? that confused me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StanMan Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) ??? what ??? that confused me I was pretty tired when I wrote that lol. Basically I bought some 2nd hand BC coilovers from ebay. They were described as fully functioning and adjustable, when they arrived the ride height adjustment was seized solid because they had not been properly maintained with anti-seize. I sent them back and got my money back. Edited February 16, 2017 by StanMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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