coilovers

[BEOWULF]

need a bit of advice please.
What the best way to set up the ride height on a set of coil overs.

 

[Big_daddy]

what coil overs you got?

 

[BEOWULF]

Jamex mate i am quite sure that one side is lower than the over.
As i get a rubbing sound when i trun one way ant they wheel looks closer to the top then the other.

 

[Big_daddy]

Not sure, try jacking up the car, then adjusting the front , then the rear, keeping an eye on how level.

 

[RobM]

It's a bit crude... but you could simply set all four corners to their highest setting and then adjust them all down by the same amount of turns (or clicks, depending on setup) per corner.

 

[Skorchio]

It's a bit crude... but you could simply set all four corners to their highest setting and then adjust them all down by the same amount of turns (or clicks, depending on setup) per corner.

What i was going to say!!

 

[nibbles]

still need to get it checked for towing in and towing out to prevent tyre wear

 

[ADAM_84]

Small question, What are coilovers? what do they do?

 

[Skorchio]

There ajustable - Ride hight and if you spendd more ajustable damping - There good because u dont have a fix lvl of drop so you can slam it as much as u want to suite your car.

 

[ADAM_84]

oh right so what do coilovers replace then? the whole suspension or just the spring? Take it they can be used for the front and back suspension providing you get the correct fitting ones? i'm curious

 

[BEOWULF]

They replace the struts front and back and they are the best £600 quid i spent put them on myself just need to adjust them a bit as i put 18" wheels on and before it only had 16"

 

[ADAM_84]

Sorry to hijack your thread with my questions, cheers for the answers though much appreciated

 

[nibbles]

oh right so what do coilovers replace then? the whole suspension or just the spring? Take it they can be used for the front and back suspension providing you get the correct fitting ones? i'm curious

have a look it shows them being done http://leemerrin.fotopic.net/c1251766.html

 

[ADAM_84]

sweet cheers mate, do you know how much the springs lowered your car by or is that dependent on what you decided, does your front splitter scrape more now?

 

[nibbles]

sweet cheers mate, do you know how much the springs lowered your car by or is that dependent on what you decided, does your front splitter scrape more now?

roughly 50mm and yes i have to be careful with the splitter

 

[ADAM_84]

cheers for all the info mate if i have anymore questions i'll hunt you down lol

 

[nibbles]

cheers for all the info mate if i have anymore questions i'll hunt you down lol

thats wot were all here for

 

[BEOWULF]

some pics of mine

 

[Big_daddy]

who fitted this?

 

[swissrebel]

Cheers for the enlightening guys, I now know what coilovers are!