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Im just trying to find out the chassis code or generation or whatever will help me find coilovers for a certain civic!



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The one thats the same as a rover 45.



Why do i need coilovers for this? Well, my n/a's a bit worse for wear and ive just smashed the sump and its pissing oil out, got offered a rover 45 for £100 so I couldnt say no, Just cant stand standard height cars and im trying not to cut the springs as coilys for a rover are £600!



Unless anyone on here knows if theyre the same underneath? I assume they are as they look so similar



Cheers!


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Aha, mate, you should take a ride in my starlet, the teins have literally no oil left in them, hitting a bumpy corner at 60 is interesting to say the least, goes sideways lovely mind!



What are these sleeves like to fit? i put some on my 106 years ago but they screwed down with the damper, havent even looked at the rovers suspension yet.



Theyll handle better than if i chop the springs thats for sure

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Basically take the old spring out. Drop the sleeve in to where the spring sits, With the locking collars wound down somewhere. New spring on, topmount back on, bolt back to car. You can run without the sleeve but the shock will probably be bottoming out.

Honda do have double wishbone suspension so its a little different to mcpherson which our ep's and 106's. You might want to get adjustable upper wishbones for adjusting the camber but again im sure you dont care about that too much haha

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Wow ok thats a damn site easier than it was on my 106, well as long as the rover has the honda suspension we're golden aha!



Cheers ben ill have a nosey now



Edit: Na they sound way too expensive for a £100 car Morgey aha!


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Wow ok thats a damn site easier than it was on my 106, well as long as the rover has the honda suspension we're golden aha!

Cheers ben ill have a nosey now

Edit: Na they sound way too expensive for a £100 car Morgey aha!

Just put a want ad on there mate and people will start throwing them at you

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