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Old Aug 19, 2014 | 06:23 PM
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My coilover Perch tend to get loose cause i lost the spanner wrench to tighten the perch...is there another way to tighten the perch without the spanner wrench?
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Old Aug 19, 2014 | 08:44 PM
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You need to oppose both nuts to keep it from moving, which is hard enough even with the right tools. Solution: use a suspension that does not use perches. Adjust the ride height one time, and don't mess with it again. It is more of a curse than a blessing.
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Old Aug 19, 2014 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by slowcivic2k
You need to oppose both nuts to keep it from moving, which is hard enough even with the right tools. Solution: use a suspension that does not use perches. Adjust the ride height one time, and don't mess with it again. It is more of a curse than a blessing.
I was thinking of lowering springs?
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Old Aug 20, 2014 | 03:49 PM
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My coilover Perch tend to get loose cause i lost the spanner wrench to tighten the perch...is there another way to tighten the perch without the spanner wrench?
First, everyone who does anything involving tools should have a few strap wrenches on hand.


Second, you lost your "wrench wrench"?
https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+spanner
span·ner
ˈspanər/
nounBritish

noun: spanner; plural noun: spanners
  1. a wrench.




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Old Aug 20, 2014 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TunerN00b
First, everyone who does anything involving tools should have a few strap wrenches on hand.
... you are so practical, I bought one of these for my mom and I ended up taking it back as it has far more uses than opening mason jars.
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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 10:09 AM
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You can buy spanner wrenches at any Motorcycle shop, they use them too.

My buddy replaced his Tein wrenches with some from a bike shop and they actually work better, I always bang my knuckles with my Tein ones.
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