Desey Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Ok so ive fitted hsd monopros to the rear (and front) they are awesome, not much left of my handbrake now ive been reading i need to strengthen my top mountz due to increased force from removing the inboard spring system so im gonna do that, but i don't know what that is any help greatly appreciated Quote
ZMANALEX Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Considerable fabrication is required so get your welder out. Alex. Quote
Desey Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 Considerable fabrication is required so get your welder out yeah buttons what am i weldinv? The top to the chassis. need details Alex. Quote
Desey Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 Quote went weird what am i welding? The top to the chassis or what? need details Quote
ZMANALEX Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Did you not do your research on reinforcing the turrets before you bought the coil overs ? I have schematics / drawings saved somewhere that I produced a few years back. I will have a look for them when I get back on Sunday. Alex. Quote
Desey Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks dude, tbh this topic never really came up anywhere, only just realised you had to do it Quote
freakazoid3 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Any updates on this? Was wondering what the fuss is about before I go out and buy some coilovers for mine... Quote
BulletMagnet Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 There are coilovers on the market for Zeds that keep the OEM configuration of seperate spring and shock. The traders will know Quote
KyleR Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I've heard people speak of this, I've also heard of people using full coilover set ups without any issues and I'm yet to see evidence of what can go wrong. I understand the reason it may cause issues, but as far as I know there's no failures with people using this set up Quote
bizz Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Fit a complete weld in cage, that'll be the easiest way Quote
Desey Posted December 21, 2013 Author Posted December 21, 2013 still waiting on an answer.............. Quote
BulletMagnet Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Maybe switch to HSD DualTech version? Quote
Arran Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Same issue as E36/46 bmws when fitting coilover rear suspension, the turret isn't designed to take the load of a full coilover so say for instance you hit a pothole the rear turret will crack/tear Not uncommon at all with bmw, thats the reason I went hsd dual tech for the z and bilsten shocks and eibach springs on my 36 Quote
BulletMagnet Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) After a quick google, it seems that seam welding the turret and the addition of triangulars is the done thing, if I understand right it means making up triangular pieces out of metal and weld them to the turret tops and perhaps integrate them into a rollcage or something? Hence Alex comment about getting your welder out? Edited December 22, 2013 by BulletMagnet Quote
GT4 Zed Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Personally I don't think that you need to reinforce anything using an aftermarket true rear coilover system designed for the zed.eg the HSD. They use way softer springs springs to start with to overcome the issue. However if you were running a custom rear coilover system eg for racing or drifting that then boom you will break something. Edited December 22, 2013 by GT4 Zed Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Personally I don't think that you need to reinforce anything using an aftermarket true rear coilover system designed for the zed.eg the HSD. The use use way softer springs springs to start with to overcome the issue. However if you where running a custom rear coilover system eg fir rsce or that then boom you will break something. Now in English please! Quote
BulletMagnet Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Personally I don't think that you need to reinforce anything using an aftermarket true rear coilover system designed for the zed.eg the HSD. The use use way softer springs springs to start with to overcome the issue. However if you where running a custom rear coilover system eg fir rsce or that then boom you will break something. Now in English please! Soft boing boing mean no bang bang with true coilover, but if hard boing boing then bang bang possible 5 Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Edited Really? The use use? If you where? Edited December 22, 2013 by octet Quote
GT4 Zed Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Look again SOB !!! Damn predictive text!!@#%!!! Quote
Briggsybriggs1 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Was just going to ask this question my self but every one has done it for me now:-) Ok so ive fitted hsd monopros to the rear (and front) they are awesome, not much left of my handbrake now ive been reading i need to strengthen my top mountz due to increased force from removing the inboard spring system so im gonna do that, but i don't know what that is any help greatly appreciated Di you ever do the reinforcement welding on you Z then ? And was it cheap ? Quote
Desey Posted January 4, 2014 Author Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) had them on for a few months now with some spirited extreme bordeline reckless driving havent done any welding or whatnot yet, and im running the coileys stiff as hell no issues to report yet!!! Edited January 4, 2014 by Desey Quote
Briggsybriggs1 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 That's good to no thanks :-) it's going to be my next mod Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
Desey Posted January 4, 2014 Author Posted January 4, 2014 they rock, but if i were you id buy the BC racing ones, because they have adjustable camber top mounts, which i would love to have right now absolutely transforms the car though! Quote
roadtrip Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I've been running with HSD HR (MonoPro) for the last 20 months and 10,000 miles and not had any issues at all, although I'm not sure how to check to be 100% sure. Quote
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