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 Apr 5 2013, 11:21 PM
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 Club Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Posts Per Day: 0.00 Thanks Received: 0 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 5-April 13 From: Longueuil, Québec Member No.: 15,215 Mood: Accomplished  |
Hello everyone! I want to buy coilovers for my 2012 GLS and I have some questions about it! I never have these before and I want to know if it's easy to adjust the height? We have winter here in québec so I need to adjust it 2 times a years! Can I buy only the coilover kit and everything is ok or I need something else like a camber kit or pillow ball mounts? Do I have to realign the wheels after the adjustment is done? Is there something I need to know before I do this mod on my car? Thanks a lot!
P.S.: Sorry for my poor english! I speak french so... -------------------- A proud member of the club.
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Apr 6 2013, 06:29 AM
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For an area that sees salt and 4 seasons, I would never recomend coilovers. The sleeves siezed, pillowballs freeze up, the bearing plates rust. I have Veloster coilovers on order for the Forte, but they will only be on from April until October where I will swap over to stock. I've seen too many adjustable coilovers that were complete junk in a single winter.
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Apr 6 2013, 07:28 AM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 52 Posts Per Day: 0.01 Thanks Received: 9 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 10-November 12 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 13,933 Mood: Accomplished |
Agreed, get coilovers, but keep your OE suspension so you can swap the pieces and not ruin those expensive coilovers. I don't know how much salt La Belle Province put down on the roads, but here in Ontario they use it like a fat guy would use chocolate syrup on ice cream. Which means they use a lot!
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Apr 6 2013, 09:40 AM
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Your English is perfectly fine! Trust me I've seen much worse from English speaking people
 The guys above seemed to have answered, but agreed I would hate to see something as expensive as coilovers go to junk in not much time at all. Welcome to the club! 
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Apr 6 2013, 10:18 AM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
QUOTE (CanuckElantraGT @ Apr 6 2013, 08:28 AM)  Agreed, get coilovers, but keep your OE suspension so you can swap the pieces and not ruin those expensive coilovers. I don't know how much salt La Belle Province put down on the roads, but here in Ontario they use it like a fat guy would use chocolate syrup on ice cream. Which means they use a lot! PS. Bienvenue chez nous! Je peux voire que vous êtes un nouveau membre de la Clube. Hey now! I use chocolate syrup sparingly on my ice cream! -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
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Apr 6 2013, 10:24 AM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 52 Posts Per Day: 0.01 Thanks Received: 9 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 10-November 12 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 13,933 Mood: Accomplished |
QUOTE (Bobzilla @ Apr 6 2013, 11:18 AM) Hey now! I use chocolate syrup sparingly on my ice cream! Bahahahahahaha! I don't 
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Apr 6 2013, 04:03 PM
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I had K-Sports on my old Matrix and swapped them out every fall and back on in the spring. It was about a 2 hour job and was done along with the winter wheels change over. They are still like new, I must get around to selling them.
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