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First thing of note is that they only come with rear sway bar links. I guess it's not clearly stated on the site, but I had assumed it came with both front and rear. Turns out that's only with the C4.
Will definitely update with pics and impressions as I get them fitted.
Edit: they come with rear. Lot longer than stock due to the height of the connection on the shock body.
So they only offer front links on the C4 kit? Also sorry to hear that.
Yep, looks like they just updated the site to clarify. Wish we would have known that before ordering. Also, the Novak is on sale for all models $980 now.
Last edited by FrozenApples; 05-02-2019 at 12:54 PM.
A few pics. Here's the rear comparison. This is at the max height adjustment. It's maybe 1.5in shorter than stock. But I assume the spring will compress less, so the minimum drop should be less.
Second pic shows the bottom cup threaded all the way off. There's a break in the threads I assume to show the minimum threaded distance (max height setting).
Everything feels pretty robust, but I don't have much experience with other coilovers for comparison - so take it with a grain of salt.
Got the drivers front on. The top 3 nuts are bit small, so I reused the stock ones.
The drop at max height is only about 1/4in.
I had to remove my caliper as the brake line was too short to allow the original strut to swing out. I read others did not need to do this.
I removed the 10mm holding the brake sensor wire on the left and the 10mm holding the brake line on the right.
I removed the pinch bolt and then loosened the 4 bolts I show on the bottom. Didn't need to touch anything else to get the old one out. The new one is much shorter. I used a jack to hold the wheel carrier up while I tightened the pinch bolt on the new strut.
My only complaints so far are the small top nuts, no matching bracket for the electrical lines on the back of the strut, and the adjustment nut on the top of the strut looks like it wouldn't fit in if adjusted at max towards the inside of the car. It's already tight to the inside with a middle setting.
Should have the other one in tonight.
Last edited by FrozenApples; 05-04-2019 at 08:32 PM.
05-02-2019, 10:02 AM
