Fitting Coilovers - Leon Cupra

[JamJay]

That's strange, I thought adjusting the seat upwards would compress the spring more and cause the car to be lower? Adjusting downwards would surely put less pressure on the spring and make it higher? Inless I am wrong and by making the spring less compressed, the car's weight lowers it more?

 

[George 3G]

Excellent guide Dave!

Any idea how I can work out the Cupra R part numbers for the following items?

2 of 1J0412249 axial grooved ball bearing
2 of 1H0412365A threaded bush
2 of IJ0412331C suspension strut storage **(Check this is correct for your chassis)
2 of N90353604 Hex Nut
rear
2 of N10403701 Hex Nut
2 of IJ0512131C Rubber Stop **(Check this is correct for your chassis)
2 of 1J0512149B base upper

Thanks

George

 

[Indy]

These should be the same for the Leon Cupra R.

 

[Willie]

Excellent guide Dave!

Any idea how I can work out the Cupra R part numbers for the following items?

2 of 1J0412249 axial grooved ball bearing
2 of 1H0412365A threaded bush
2 of IJ0412331C suspension strut storage **(Check this is correct for your chassis)
2 of N90353604 Hex Nut
rear
2 of N10403701 Hex Nut
2 of IJ0512131C Rubber Stop **(Check this is correct for your chassis)
2 of 1J0512149B base upper

Thanks

George

Just speak to David at seremotors, he'll sort you out with the correct pieces

 

[Captain Cupra]

DPJ how come you disconnected the hub carrier from the suspension arms, it shows you reconnecting but you dont explain th ereason for this ive just never done it in the past the only reason i can think of is to make more space for inserting the strut into the strut housing???

 

[DPJ]

Just speak to David at seremotors, he'll sort you out with the correct pieces

The part number for the LCR topmount would be useful in the thread.........

(I think it's the same as above.)

DPJ how come you disconnected the hub carrier from the suspension arms, it shows you reconnecting but you dont explain th ereason for this ive just never done it in the past the only reason i can think of is to make more space for inserting the strut into the strut housing???

The hub carrier won't go downwards far enough to get the strut out when the wishbone is connected.

 

[Deleted member 43482]

The hub carrier won't go downwards far enough to get the strut out when the wishbone is connected.

Ive read in other guides that the driveshaft also fouls on the subframe when removing the driver-side strut from the hub, did you have this issue DPJ? if so how did you overcome it

Thanks

 

[DPJ]

Ive read in other guides that the driveshaft also fouls on the subframe when removing the driver-side strut from the hub, did you have this issue DPJ? if so how did you overcome it

Thanks

No I didn't have this problem.

 

[Willie]

Ive read in other guides that the driveshaft also fouls on the subframe when removing the driver-side strut from the hub, did you have this issue DPJ? if so how did you overcome it

Thanks

I did on my 2003 LCR, might be an 'R' thing

 

[Deleted member 43482]

How did you overcome this Willie?

 

[Willie]

I ended up using the 'widow maker' OEM jack between the hub top and strutt upset and jacking these apart.

If I did it again I''d drop the subframe down a bit as its no biggie

 

[wayne lcr]

thought if you drop the subframe it as to be relined again dont you?

 

[james walker]

nah, drop it leaving wishbones attatched, screw bolts out and hold it on them.

 

[wayne lcr]

are right ok then so it wont stress the ball joints then?

 

[james walker]

support the frame with a block of wood and trolley jack

 

[Willie]

are right ok then so it wont stress the ball joints then?

The ball joints take a huge amount of strain anyway in their daily life

 

[litcan91]

hey guys fitted an eibach pro kit (just springs) on my leon 1.6 sx the other day, 30mm front 25mm back, really impressed with the ride quality, however the car now pulls to the left when the steering wheel is straigh, tryed putting it on an alighnment mechine at a firends friends garage, and the front was dead straight, whilest the back was not as its suppose to be, what do i do now? could it be wrongly fitted springs? shall i pop them off and refit ? maybe we have placed them somehow wrong on a fast hand? anyone had this problem before, any suggestions? Alex

 

[sambryant]

sounds to me like you need 4 wheel alighnment and not just the fronts, i had the same when i lowered my car

 

[litcan91]

i thought it wasnt possible to allrign the rears?

 

[sambryant]

o yes you can