Best coilover spring perches (with bearings) ever!!!
07-26-2014, 06:02 AM
#1
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Best coilover spring perches (with bearings) ever!!!
Okay, so I'm biased... 
For people with coilovers and camber plates, it's a problem to get good bearing perches that allow the spring to rotate without friction. The friction has a nasty effect on the steering feel. But where do you get decent bearing perches from?
Make your own, I did.
If you have H&R or KW coilovers with 60mm springs, this is real easy. However this will work for 2.5" spring seats as well, with a little more effort, as long as they measure less than 62mm diameter.
All you need are:
2 of these http://www.ecstuning.com/ES50312/
Remove the bearing from the seat and marvel at it. It's a sealed spring seat bearing with a 60mm ID and a 86mm OD, 12mm thick. Perfect!
2 of these (or equivalent) http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2093738/
It's an inside spring joiner for 60mm springs.
You'll have to machine or file down one side of the spring joiner to get clearance between the spring hat and the joiner. Leave about 2.5 mm spigot for the bearing.
Enjoy!
Mike
For people with coilovers and camber plates, it's a problem to get good bearing perches that allow the spring to rotate without friction. The friction has a nasty effect on the steering feel. But where do you get decent bearing perches from?
Make your own, I did.
If you have H&R or KW coilovers with 60mm springs, this is real easy. However this will work for 2.5" spring seats as well, with a little more effort, as long as they measure less than 62mm diameter.
All you need are:
2 of these http://www.ecstuning.com/ES50312/
Remove the bearing from the seat and marvel at it. It's a sealed spring seat bearing with a 60mm ID and a 86mm OD, 12mm thick. Perfect!
2 of these (or equivalent) http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2093738/
It's an inside spring joiner for 60mm springs.
You'll have to machine or file down one side of the spring joiner to get clearance between the spring hat and the joiner. Leave about 2.5 mm spigot for the bearing.
Enjoy!
Mike
07-26-2014, 08:09 PM
#3
Three Wheelin'
Very nice, I can't stand cars w/ front coilovers that pop and jerk while steering at a standstill.
FWIW, the Ground Control top-mount camber plates that I have come with an upper spring hat with bearings built in. They are perfectly quiet on the street.
FWIW, the Ground Control top-mount camber plates that I have come with an upper spring hat with bearings built in. They are perfectly quiet on the street.
