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Old 10-Dec-2003, 10:52 PM
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coilover questions

how do i set the dropping rate that i want??
for example i want to drop 1.8"
when i am putting on my coilover how do i know it will drop 1.8"
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Old 10-Dec-2003, 10:56 PM
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measure the height of the car before u drop

then jack up the car and unscrew ring and spin it untill it drops a few notches put back and check your height
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Old 10-Dec-2003, 11:36 PM
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so i might have to do it a couple times to get the right height by removing the wheel and putting it back ?...
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Old 10-Dec-2003, 11:42 PM
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when i adjust my coils i do both the back at once. so messure the gap from the bottom of the shock to the top of the pirch. that way you can get both sides the same and then do the same on the front. one thing i learned is that taken your time and mesuring more than once you will be fine.
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Old 10-Dec-2003, 11:48 PM
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u were removing one wheel at a time or both????
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Old 11-Dec-2003, 12:48 AM
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put's the whoel rear up on a speed jack I imagine....
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Old 11-Dec-2003, 04:15 AM
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You should be able to adjust them with the wheels still in place.......just get under the car (use jack stands), and adjust them that way.
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Old 11-Dec-2003, 10:04 AM
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you should adjust them by corner wieghing.... anything else is just sub par..... corner wieghing allows for the proper balance to be created which is required for a smooth ride... meaususre your stock heights they are not all the same
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Old 11-Dec-2003, 08:17 PM
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if you are trying to lower take off the wheels they add a lot of weight when trying to turn the purch. and yes i used a speed jack.
just place at the tigh down ring under your bumber
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i was evening out everything too, i would measure and lower, till i got what i wanted, but once i hit the road and the shocks bounced a bit and adjusted to the new hight, it sank at little more and i had to raise it up so wheels woudn't rub, pain in the *** it is
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