ff_drift's spectacular retro fitted rear coilovers!!!!

[ff_drift_lol]

yes, I am 100% serious. I had a rear lying around from a jaguar xj12 from 1979. i did some simple math, considering the car weighed close to 3 tons and mine a ton and a half, 2 of 4 of these coils will work just great! they have less than 3000 miles on them. they fit like a glove, no modification, just cleaned em up and boom my car is low again and no hacking!

here's a pic of them drying, i took them for a test drive when they were all gross and rusty. i'll take more pics in a little bit. they look and ride great! nice and stiff, almost no body roll. sorry to brag but this is epic!

and they fit like they were made for the car. clears the brake lines and the e-brake cables are lightly rubbing but that's ok because there's the foam there to protect it.

now i need to work on slamming the front again

 

[ls1fbody]

Pics of them mounted. WANT TO SEEE!!

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Damn, can someone make me a sig? haha

 

[dman090]

lets see them mounted.

and lmao at your sig^

 

[ff_drift_lol]

updated! officially the first cobalt with true coilover rear shocks.

 

[cobalt123]

ooo looks good

 

[ff_drift_lol]

thank ya, it's like .3 inches higher than when i was on cut coils, but with the wheels i wanna get this should be perfect.

 

[cobalt123]

sweet

 

[dman090]

very nice!

 

[arman14]

nice

 

[ls1fbody]

Mike, look at where my lower shock mount is. These were added on the race car for the exact kind of coilover you have. If you want, i'm sure i can help get you a set of those cones for improved clearance. Let me know.

 

[ff_drift_lol]

wait whattt? they did coilover rears? interesting. well, a little clearance is actually exactly what i need to take a little stress off the old bushings! pm sent.

 

[Tom]

so you have no spring? just the jag setup?

 

[ff_drift_lol]

no spring no strut, just a full replacement coilover spring/strut. kinda wild eh? lol

 

[dman090]

i had always though if you could get a spring/strut setup to work on our rears. but i never acted on it.. you beat me to it mike.. looks good man

 

[sundevil07]

that's awesome lol, wanna sell me those rear progress springs you were using pleaase?

 

[Tom]

no spring no strut, just a full replacement coilover spring/strut. kinda wild eh? lol

yea that is!

 

[victory_red_SS]

updated! officially the first cobalt with true coilover rear shocks.

I don't think so, I have had coil over shocks on my DD for almost 3 years.

 

[Cobalt Tom]

I don't think so, I have had coil over shocks on my DD for almost 3 years.

really?

 

[BlackCobalt707]

lol, come in and spoil the party

 

[ff_drift_lol]

wtf dammit. lol. riding good still...i hope these old things hold up or it might just be a short lived dream come true. i feel so accomplished lol.