Coilover adjustment tool question

**martini** · 04-20-2008 11:35 AM

is there any tool that actually makes adjusting coilovers easy? the tool I have sucks balls

there should be something that physically clamps on the collar, then you should be able to put a breaker bar on it and turn it without any issues

anything like that exist? There seems to be a ton of differnt types of spanner wrenches... anyone buy one they are happy with?

**vdubstreets** · 04-20-2008 11:40 AM

If you are looking for more leverage what i did was took a hallow bard that slips on the end of it. I wish they made some sort of ratching tool, now that would be a good idea. And as far as i know there is nothing better.

**EUROaleksey** · 04-20-2008 11:59 AM

hi, im off topic, martini, but i have a question... the caractere replica roof spoiler you have on ur car is just too sweet, can u tell me where did u get it from? thanks!

**martini** · 04-20-2008 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by EUROaleksey

hi, im off topic, martini, but i have a question... the caractere replica roof spoiler you have on ur car is just too sweet, can u tell me where did u get it from? thanks!

yeah i think i'm going to get a group buy on it for you guys. I got it from a company in england... more info to come

**converted2audi** · 04-20-2008 04:05 PM

yeah, i need to adjust mine too, ive been putting it off and putting it off just because i dont want to deal with the pain of adjusting them.....Ryan, if you come up with a good way, let me know now that i know how close you are!!

**B6Lovin** · 04-20-2008 06:03 PM

seems to me like it wouldn't be too hard to make a tool that could clamp down.

get two wrenches, cut the handle off the 2nd one, and drill holes so that you can bolt it to the first wrench, and then wrap it around and pin it in place..

it'd be a pain to get clamped and then un-clamped everytime you needed to move it (unless you have any ideas on how to make it into a ratchet-type device like suggested earlier)

then i'd just stick a big steel or lead pipe over the handle to get good leverage.

**617 Bones** · 04-20-2008 07:58 PM

Aw man... I clicked on this post thinking that there was some "magical coilover tool" that didn't bust knuckles and suck balls!
There should be a chain-style ratchet tool invented that could unhook and wrap around the ring like how an oil filter wrench or bicycle chain works, then ratchet away until you are done!
Think it's possible?

**converted2audi** · 04-20-2008 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by 617 Bones

Aw man... I clicked on this post thinking that there was some "magical coilover tool" that didn't bust knuckles and suck balls!
There should be a chain-style ratchet tool invented that could unhook and wrap around the ring like how an oil filter wrench or bicycle chain works, then ratchet away until you are done!
Think it's possible?

working on one right now

we'll see if we can come up with something feasible!