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Technical Notes |
| Note |
Details |
| 1 |
Not suitable for cars fitted with Electronic Dampers. |
| 2 |
Not suitable for cars fitted with Audi Sports Suspension, Bad Road Suspension or Self Levelling Suspension. |
| 3 |
Complete kits must be supplied if car is fitted with Audi Sport Suspension. |
| 4 |
Fronts and kits will not fit cars with front anti roll bar attached to the strut body. |
| 5 |
Not suitable for cars fitted with Self Levelling Suspension. |
| 6 |
Not suitable for cars fitted with Sports Suspension. |
| 7 |
Not suitable for cars fitted with M-Technik or Self Levelling Suspension. |
| 8 |
TAG1058 has M12 top nut & 40mm dia dust cover, TAG1059 has M12 top nut and 80mm dia dust cover,
TAG1060 has M14 top nut and 80mm dia dust cover |
| 9 |
Will require recalibration of mechanical ABS |
| 10 |
Do not confuse Fiesta 3, Fiesta 3 Facelift, Fiesta 4 and Fiesta 4 Facelift. Use the list below to check vehicle.
| Fiesta 3 |
'89-Dec '93, types FAJ & FBJ (Front: 43.8mm Hub Diameter) |
| Fiesta 3 Facelift |
Jan '94-'96, types FAJ & FBJ (Front: 45.5mm Hub Diameter) |
| Fiesta 4 |
Sep '95-Sep '98 JAS & JBS (Rear: Clevis bottom fixing with a parallel spring) |
| Fiesta 4 Facelift |
Sep '98-May '00 JAS & JBS (Rear: Loop bottom fixing with a parallel spring) |
| Fiesta 4 Facelift |
May '00-'02 JAS & JBS (Rear: Loop bottom fixing with a pigtail spring) |
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| 11 |
For superseded kit CK13 use G823 or G737 |
| 12 |
For superseded kit CK14 use G824 or G738 |
| 13 |
On some Mercedes applications rubber spacers are used between the spring and vehicle body. If your intended application has
these spacers fitted then you should use spacers marked with one "dot" to get the lowest ride height. Thicker spacers are fitted
to vehicles that have air conditioning and automatic gearboxes (3-4 dots on the front), or that are used with trailers (3 dots at the rear). |
| 14 |
A Conversion Kit contains all the necessary fixings,
brackets and dampers to convert from O.E. lever arm dampers
to SPAX Telescopic Dampers. |
| 15 |
This kit is suitable for all cars fitted with independent rear suspension, e.g. 1.8/2.0 4x4 GL; 2.0 16v SRi & GSi; 2 & 4wd Turbo. |
| 16 |
Honda Civic Rear
Please check the clevis spacing on the rear damper and check
against the listings to ensure the correct dampers/kits are
ordered. |
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| Clevis
Width |
Spax
Part No |
| 50mm |
G2046 |
| 40mm |
G2086 |
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VW Golf 2 Rear
Please check the distance between the centre of the loop and
the bottom of the spring pan on the rear damper and check
against the listings to ensure the correct dampers/kits are
ordered. |
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| Spring
Pan Height |
Spax
Part No |
| 297mm |
G028 |
| 290mm |
G044 |
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Renault Clio 1
& 2
Please check the bolt spacing on the front strut and check
against the listings to ensure the correct dampers/kits are
ordered. |
 |
| Car |
Year |
Bolt
Spacing |
Spax
Part No |
| Clio
1 1.1-1.4 |
'90-Jul
'97 |
52mm |
TAG1061 |
| Clio
1 1.2-1.8 exc 16v |
'90-Jul
'97 |
54mm |
TAG1062 |
| Clio
2 1.1-1.4 |
Mar
'98 on |
52mm |
TAG1113 |
| Clio
2 1.2-1.6 and D |
Mar
'98 on |
58mm |
TAG1114 |
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Rover Maestro/Montego
Front
Please check the spring pan height on the front strut and
check against the listings to ensure the correct dampers/kits
are ordered. |
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| Spring
Pan Height |
Spax
Part No |
| 264mm |
TAG1029 |
| 250mm |
TAG1047 |
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| 17 |
At over 45mm lowering at the front, a modified anti roll bar is required to prevent fouling |
| 18 |
Check the internal diameter of the pigtail (smaller diameter coil at the top) on the front spring. This will be either 65mm or 81mm. |
| 19 |
The G453, G574-AS and G841AS must be used with a 2 1/4" parallel spring. |
| 20 |
The G698 has its spring seat set 25mm lower than O.E. |
| 21 |
Front dampers changed in February 2002. Any car with Chassis Number BEFORE TC32197 must be checked.
BMW may have changed the front Dampers under Warranty from "EARLY" to "LATE" Suspension.
If the anti roll bar mounts on the Spring Pan, it is "EARLY" suspension (before March 2002) |
| 22 |
Rear Torsion bar is either a
single tube mounted across the rear, above the exhaust (2 Torsion Bar Type), or
2 tubes mounted across the rear, above the exhaust (4 Torsion Bar Type) |
