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655 South Lincoln Ave San Bernardino Ca. 92408 PART# CO-32S or CO-32R1993-2002 CAMARO/FIREBIRD COIL OVER CONVERSION KIT Installation will require using a spring compressor. A shop manual showing proper removal of the front springs will be helpful if you are not familiar with the procedure. We will give you 2 methods for installing CO-32S. The first method will be based on factory nonadjustable shocks. FACTORY TYPE NONADJUSTABLE SHOCKS 1. You have removed the front springs off the shocks. The factory bottom spring seat must be removed. Take a rubber mallet and first tap off the metal cap located at the top of the shock canister. This cap looks like it would screw onto the shock body housing. It does not. Take your rubber mallet and tap the cap up towards the top of the shock. 2. With the top cap removed, slid the bottom spring perch off the shock. This will require sliding the perch up just as you did with the metal cap. You may require tapping the perch with a mallet in order to dislodge it from the shock body. Remember tap the perch towards the top of the shock. Note: Do not remove the metal retaining ring that is located under the spring perch. You will reuse this ring for indexing the new threaded collar. 3. Locate one threaded collar in your kit and slide the collar over the shock. The collar will index on the retaining ring. A close look at the collar will reveal a machined step inside the collar. This step will allow the collar to drop over the retaining ring and index on the shock. (NOTE we have set the ride height adjusting rings on both collars to 2 ¼ inches from the base. This will approximately set your front end to stock ride height). 4. With the collar in place reinstall the shock cap. The cap will install simply be tapping it back on with a mallet. 5. Slip the new coil spring over the shock and index it on the spring adjusters. 6. Locate one of the top coil spring mounts supplied in your kit. Slip the mount over the shock and onto the spring. You will notice the mount indexes on top of your spring and also in the factory rubber mount. 7. All Camaro/Firebird front shocks, whether stock or high performance use a small steel washer on the shock shaft. You will see the washer resting on the shaft about 3 inches from the top. Slip this off the shaft and install one of the large washers located in your kit. Slid the washer over the shaft and reinstall the factory small steel washer. 8. Place the factory rubber top mount over the shock. Make sure you index the rubber mount to the new upper spring perch. You should not need a spring compressor. 9. Reinstall the original top small rubber /steel plate positioned in the center of the factory mount. 10. Install the shock nut. 11. Reinstall assembly back on the car. Once the car is assembled and on the ground. Roll the car at least 12 feet and bounce the front end. This procedure will settle the suspension and allow you to properly check ride height. The car should also be on level ground. There are several ways of checking ride height. 1st most people measure from the ground to the fender well with the front wheels pointed straight ahead. You can use this procedure for street applications. It is fast for leveling your car. (Note for racing that procedure is not considered very accurate). The 2nd way would be measuring the centerline of the lower control arm bolt to ground. This measurement provides a more accurate measurement because you are dealing with the chassis rather than factory fender well tolerances. However this may not give you a level appearing car. 3rd would be setting corner weights with driver in the car. This procedure generally levels the car out. However we have seen vehicles weight correct and not appear level. The first method is most used. Racers generally use the 3rd. KONI DOUBLE ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS 1. You have removed both front springs off the shocks. The first item you must remove off the shock is the shock boot and shock boot mount. The shock boot mount is threaded on the end of the shock shaft. Go ahead and remove the boot, you will no longer use it. 2. Next slide the shock snubber down the shock shaft towards the shock housing. Take a small flat blade screwdriver and pry the rubber ring out of the housing. The rubber ring is located up inside the shock mount housing. You will see a jam nut inside the rubber ring. The ring must be slid down the shock shaft in order to loosen the jam nut. 3. While supporting the upper mount loosen the jam nut about 1/8 of a turn. Do not back the nut down the shaft. Unscrew the top mount. (Loosening the jam nut 1/8 of a turn will not upset the clearance between the rebound adjusting screw located at the top of the shock shaft and the upper shock mount). 4. With the top shock mount removed, slid the bottom spring perch off the shock. This will require sliding the perch up. You may require tapping the perch with a rubber mallet in order to dislodge it off of the shock body. Note: Do not remove the metal retaining ring located under the spring perch. You will reuse this ring for indexing the new threaded collar. 5. With the perch off the shock body, locate one threaded collar in your kit and slide the collar over the shock. The collar will index on the retaining ring. A close look at the collar will reveal a machined step inside the collar. This step will allow the collar to drop over the retaining ring and index on the shock. (NOTE we have set the ride height adjusting rings on both collars to 2 ¼ inches from the base. This will approximately set your front end to stock ride height. It should be close to stock ride height). 6. With the collar in place reinstall the upper threaded shock mount. Screw the mount down till it contacts the jam nut. Tighten the jam nut. 7. Slide the rubber ring back in place around the jam nut. 8. Slide the shock snubber back up into the mount. 9. Slip the new coil spring over the shock and index it on the spring adjusters. 10. Locate one of the top coil spring mounts supplied in your kit. Slip the mount over the shock and onto the spring. You will notice the mount indexes on top of your spring. This mount will also index against the factory top spring perch. 11. All Camaro/Firebird front shocks, whether stock or high performance use one small steel washer on the shock shaft. You will see the washer resting on the shaft about 3 inches from the top. Slip this off the shaft and install one of the large washers located in your kit. Slid the washer over the shaft and reinstall the factory small steel washer. 12. Place the factory rubber top mount over the shock. Make sure you index the rubber mount to the new upper spring perch. You should not need a spring compressor. 13. Reinstall the original top small rubber /steel washer positioned in the center of the factory mount. 14. Install the shock nut. 15. I would adjust the shock absorber rebound at this time. (Note rebound is adjusted by turning the adjusting screw located at the top shock mount counter clockwise). You can only turn the top adjusting screw ¼ of a turn at a time. Each quarter of a turn is considered 1 adjustment. For street applications make 3, ¼ turns counter clockwise. If you are racing (with our spring combination) make 5, ¼ turns counter clockwise. (Note all adjustments are based on the shock being set at full soft. clockwise). 16. Install assembly. 17. The bump adjustment is located at the bottom most part of the shock. Bump can be adjusted by turning the screw clockwise. A flat bladed screwdriver is required. For street application leave the bump at full soft (counter clockwise). For racing turn the adjuster clockwise 6 clicks from full soft. These shock settings are a recommended starting point and may change with track conditions. Global West also manufactures the following for 1993-2002 Camaro/Firebird: · Tubular upper control arms · Lower control arm bushing /bearing kit · Tower braces · Del-a-lum upper control arm bushings · Subframe connectors · Rear tubular control arms (3 types) · Adjustable and nonadjustable panhard rods · Rear springs · Traclink traction control system (special torque arm) · Rear adjustable ride height kit |
