Dedicated DA9 Q & A thread

[stevo716]

hmmm, weird...
Steve runs dc2 coilovers in his car and doesn't have a problem..

True story :P

is ur front engine mount bolted up?
if it is ur engine shud be in same position
idk why it wud be sittin forward, even with hasport mounts

[Ashwee]

Its all bolted in. I think its more to do with the gearbox, it does sit differently. Im running dc2 inner cv's now as well, lots of things have to be changed as part of this swap. Hopefully the da suspension works and ill just have to buy ne front shocks. So if anyone wants a pair of front kyb agx with forks that are about 500km old let me know!

[ben11]

defected again for not having the right engineers report/certificate for coilovers i hate transport sa. anyone know how to get around this problem other then spending 600+ on real engineers cert (no thanks) or going back to stock (nooooo)

[mooshie]

Glad the exhaust could help you out. Did you finish up putting a flange on there or just welding straight up?

Could have told you coilovers will not get through regency and unfortunately there is no way around it other than welding a stop on there so they can't go below legal height.
you could always just swap in the standard suspension to go over the pits then swap it out again

[mooshie]

Ash, do you have the right mount for the year? I believe gearbox mount designs changed slightly with the facelift and later boxes.

Can you post a photo of exactly where it is rubbing? I am struggling to see how it could actually be touching the bottom of the strut.
Possibly you could get longer bolts and shim the mount above the gearbox to sit it lower?

[ben11]

Glad the exhaust could help you out. Did you finish up putting a flange on there or just welding straight up?

Could have told you coilovers will not get through regency and unfortunately there is no way around it other than welding a stop on there so they can't go below legal height.
you could always just swap in the standard suspension to go over the pits then swap it out again

got the shop to weld it since i don't have the tools/time/knowledge. but thanks again i really appreciate it, owe you one.

i would just swap them out but again i don't have enough time a the moment. Is there another way to make them unadjustable which is more undo-able haha? Is it a difficult job to replace the stock suspension? i have never done it. school holidays in a week so i will have time then to give it a shot, keen to learn!

[stevo716]

its a pretty easy job man to replace sussy,
for the front The top 2 14mm nuts on the strut (just loosen for now)
then at bottom of the fork theres a big bolt 17mm, Bolt and nut, take that off(prob have to hammer out a lil)
then the 14mm bolt that goes through the fork take that off, drop the fork off
idk if u brake lines are still connected cuz of the coil overs, but disconnect them first if they are.
then just completely remove both nuts at top, coilover is now out

for back

same 2 14mm bolts, at top, there under the rear speakers, so i remove the grill, the speaker then use a long extention to get to em. just loosen
take off bolt for rear sway(this allows lca to move) 12mm i believe
then where the lca connects to the hub, remove that bolt eh 14mm or 17mm dont remember
putt that out push lca down, then remove top 14mm bolts completely and it shud drop
to install again ull need to jack underneath the lca to help u push it up, its a lil lame to adjust holes but ull get there

enjoy

[mooshie]

Great info there from Stevo, as said its really easy. If you don't still have stockies you can borrow the struts from the red car if you want although I would need them back.

[espionage85]

coilovers illegal in your state???
ive never heard of anyone getting hassled for coilovers,
for ride height yes, but not for adjustable coilovers...

[Rayle]

You should be able to remove the top nuts on the rear struts without removing the speakers, when I did it I just removed those little access panels and there was enough room to easily get a wrench in there. Makes things a little easier!

Btw, thanks for letting me know about your spare distributor mooshie. I'm contacting the seller to see if I can get it exchanged for a new one, I swapped the ICM to the one from the blown distributor and the code 15 disappeared, maybe both ICMs are busted...

[ben11]

greatly appreciated stevo!

and yes espionage they are illegal unless you have an engineers cert approving them. Apparently anything which affects your suspension travel needs an engineers cert!? maybe this guy was making up some bs i dont know

[DA9-47]

Hi guys

Will a b series carbon fiber spark plug cover fit a B18A1 by any chance>>??

cheers