Coilover height adjustment question

[Willie]

LCR coilovers..notice the bracket at the bottom

Adam, That aint LCR ones either.
That bracket is for the captive bolt/nut that goes through the bearing carrier/hub.

It's difficult to see in this picture but in the top front shock you can just see the bottom of the bracket just below the last coil of the spring

 

[Willie]

Also, when adjusting the ride height of your coilovers you need to adjust this, drive the car a bit, then re adjust.
This cannot be worked out as each side is a little different. The OEM ride height is higher on the passengers side due to this being a LHD designed car.
Coilovers should be set 2mm higher at the passengers side to account for 13 stone of man (in my case)

 

[rsmith]

Also, when adjusting the ride height of your coilovers you need to adjust this, drive the car a bit, then re adjust.
This cannot be worked out as each side is a little different. The OEM ride height is higher on the passengers side due to this being a LHD designed car.
Coilovers should be set 2mm higher at the passengers side to account for 13 stone of man (in my case)

Thanks mate, thats good info to know, i have ordered new coilovers specifically for the LCR, also ordered an adjustable ARB droplink, just in case.

 

[Turf Burner 09]

How much? i wud be interested yes, just need a price estimate...

 

[rsmith]

How much? i wud be interested yes, just need a price estimate...

PM me, i cannot send you a PM for some reason, (i don't think you have enough posts yet)

 

[rsmith]

Update, got new jamex coilovers, they should do for the 20 old miles i do a week, also went a bit crazy and ordered a whiteline rear ARB and R32 front ARB.I ordered the oem bushes with the R32 ARB and now i am thinking maybe i should have ordered uprated ones from powerflex or something, hhmmm.

Anyway i sold on the JOM coilovers to a local person, only lost £50 on them in the end.I am very surprised that the JOM coilovers seemed to have better build quality than the Jamex coilovers, but then again i am not worried, i only drive about 3 miles a day if i am lucky.

Should i get or will i need adjustable droplinks, i see some people have them others don't, is it more of a trial and error solution?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I looked at the jamex ones when I got mine. I didnt think they fitted the 'R' either?

Or are there 2 kits?

 

[rsmith]

I looked at the jamex ones when I got mine. I didnt think they fitted the 'R' either?

Or are there 2 kits?

The kit i got definitely fits the LCR, even has Cupra R printed on the box, won't make the same mistake twice,Jamex part number is 150117.Jamex do 2 kits for the Leon

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Ahh rite, thought that might be the case I was just going off the cheap jamex kits on ebay they were selling at time I gt mine

 

[Willie]

Update, got new jamex coilovers, they should do for the 20 old miles i do a week, also went a bit crazy and ordered a whiteline rear ARB and R32 front ARB.I ordered the oem bushes with the R32 ARB and now i am thinking maybe i should have ordered uprated ones from powerflex or something, hhmmm.

Anyway i sold on the JOM coilovers to a local person, only lost £50 on them in the end.I am very surprised that the JOM coilovers seemed to have better build quality than the Jamex coilovers, but then again i am not worried, i only drive about 3 miles a day if i am lucky.

Should i get or will i need adjustable droplinks, i see some people have them others don't, is it more of a trial and error solution?

I've never heard of adjustable drop links for the LCR??
The LC yes but not LCR??

 

[rsmith]

I've never heard of adjustable drop links for the LCR??
The LC yes but not LCR??

that answers that question soo,, lol

 

[sexynips]

Did you get the right coilovers in the end?

 

[rsmith]

Did you get the right coilovers in the end?

Yeah, i ended up going for a mid range coilover kit, as i don't do much mileage and just wanted to lower and slightly improve the ride.
I got the below kit from motorsportworld, i have had them on for nearly 7mths now and i must say i am impressed with them for the money, there are better kits out there but they also cost alot more, for me at least they have proved best bang for my buck.

here's the link.
http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/detprod.asp?productcode=JX-150117&PID=733510