joey sent me with tech data question

Jaap Visser · 03-27-2003, 02:07 PM

joey sent me

I wonder if anybody could assist.

I am from South Africa, where all US vehicles are banned for safety reasons, as the British taught us to drive on the wrong side of the road. We cannot see oncoming traffic when behind tractor trailers being seated on the left hand side.

I recently received new standard suspension coils (springs) for the ION and VEIW Saturns from a tuner in California.

We manufacture lowering suspension systems in South Africa and now had a request, after we exhibited at the SEMA fair in Las Vegas, to manufacture coils for various US models and most of them I could help with, as we have a huge data base that we share with our European -NOT FRENCH -

partners .

I cannot tell exactly where the front and rear coils seat on the winds, as the samples are new and do not have any tell-tales on them. i.e. whether the top and bottom part of the coils locate in the seats on the inside of the winds, or on the outside of the winds of the coils.

I lastly need the manufacturers claim on the weights of the auto's and when it is expressed in rear (axle) weight and front (axle) weight, it normally saves tremendously, as I need to get the Yaw or Sag right first attempt.

I further promise that I will send the person that could assist with the correct info, a test suspension kit, should you happen to drive anyone of the two vehicles in question.

Joey promised to help, but the guy is getting married and he does'nt have time to concentrate on my stupid questions right now.

If you want to learn more about our Company, you could go to anyone of two of the websites we have, namely:

www.koenic.co.za
www.wheelwarehouse.co.za

Thanks
Jaap Visser

Malice Racing · 03-27-2003, 02:46 PM

i'm going up to my dealership today, i'll ask around, see what i can come up with for ya.

**Ssicarman** · 03-28-2003, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaap Visser

joey sent me

I cannot tell exactly where the front and rear coils seat on the winds, as the samples are new and do not have any tell-tales on them. i.e. whether the top and bottom part of the coils locate in the seats on the inside of the winds, or on the outside of the winds of the coils.

I lastly need the manufacturers claim on the weights of the auto's and when it is expressed in rear (axle) weight and front (axle) weight, it normally saves tremendously, as I need to get the Yaw or Sag right first attempt.

IThanks
Jaap Visser

I'm not sure on exactly you mean by "seats on the inside of the winds, or on the outside of the winds of the coils.". If you can expalin it a bit better, I'm sure that it's just a matter of different terminology. Do you want to know where/how the springs sit on the strut mounts? I should have access to pictures of the front and rear suspension and should be able to e-mail then to you if you want. The weights are doable if the info is on the cars.

Joeybagodonuts · 03-28-2003, 02:29 PM

hey jaap, welcome to spot, between malice, tommy and everyone else i can assure you we will find out the weights of these vehicles, and your offer to send a test suspension kit, WOW, anyone with a vue or ion should be jumping all over this post! lets see what the guys can dig up...

Joeybagodonuts · 03-29-2003, 03:03 PM

bump,. cmon guys i know someone can find out what these things weigh! lol
im going to saturn monday for a head gasket i need to pick up, hopefully someone will have the answer to this by then. man, free parts offered and theres not 20 replys? im shocked and appalled, LOL

**Ssicarman** · 03-29-2003, 11:41 PM

Here you go Jaap (AND JOEY

). This is a start. Trying to find time to dig up all the numbers from some where rather than pulling them from the stickers on the cars.

2003 ION 1 -- 14 inch wheels

GVWR___GVFWR___GVRWR

1698 kg__875kg____823 kg
3743 lb___1928lb____1815lb

20003 VUE----forgot to check for sure but I believe that it's V-6 AWD

GVWR___GVFWR___GVRWR

2195 kg__1100 kg__1095 kg
4839 lb___2425 lb___2414 lb

Joeybagodonuts · 03-30-2003, 02:07 PM

THANKS TOMMY! woo hoo, nice to be able to help someone half way cross the world eh? plus jaap will be making upgrades for the vues and ions and we got first cracks at him WITHOUT middle man? i think thats terrific! thanks allot man, i was heading to saturn on monday but god knows my mind is in a thousand places right now!

Jaap Visser · 03-31-2003, 08:35 AM

Joey, Tommy,

You okes are stars man - thanks a lot

I also only now noted that I had the name of one of the cars (automobiles) incorrect.

Why don't you call it a car, it's so much shorter and also helps okes like me with pronounciation

It's a VUE.

No wonder the other cookies did not bother to reply.

I messed up their name.

Sorry guys

Learning fast

Jaap Visser
Joey, I promised Tommy test kits as well. The more I test, the more accurate my final kit will be - it helps

Thanks again

Jaap Visser · 03-31-2003, 08:50 AM

Tommy

Please mail me your mail adress

I got your mail back to me now.

Don't know too much abou these square boxes my friend

Jaap