I finally got my ride height and adjustments down yesterday after having them installed for a week to let them settle. My stock wheels were super tucked lol. Can't wait to get my spacers and install those.
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Is there a way to adjust the rears without having to take them off completly? Kinda how u can do the front.
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I believe you've gotta get the extenders. Does anyone have any pics of those installed? I can reach the knob, but not quite well enough to turn it. And what are the green ones for, and how are they installed?
And, Firestone said my car was too low to drive into their bay, haha. Gotta raise her a bit. I'll post pics tonight. |
i ment adjust it like height wise..lol..and yeah i got the extenders but didnt take a picture of them..lol..and i think the little green ones are like the tops of the front knobs but they dont fit with the stock bar
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When I adjusted my rears I didn't have to take them all the way out. I just loosened it enough so I could pop the end off and twist it.
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^^What he said
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Originally Posted by Arca_ex
(Post 4106891)
When I adjusted my rears I didn't have to take them all the way out. I just loosened it enough so I could pop the end off and twist it.
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Originally Posted by Rigoherrera
(Post 4106916)
thanks! :D ill do my rears tomorrow then, i lowered the front about 2 more inches now, may be a bit to low..lol..the plastic from the fender is sitting on the tire..lol
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Originally Posted by Arca_ex
(Post 4106918)
Oh and when you go to twist it, take all the preload off the spring so it's just sitting there. If you have tension on it, the upper height adjustment threads will spin as well so you won't get an accurate count of how many spins you did. Make sure the only thing going around is the lower set of threads. You will have to keep backing off the preload washers as well because when you shorten up the coilover they'll want to start preloading the spring as well.
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When I did the fronts I backed off the ride height lock nut and the spring perch lock nut and tightened those two together and then used the wrench to turn it... if that makes sense
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Originally Posted by ooobigfire
(Post 4106941)
When I did the fronts I backed off the ride height lock nut and the spring perch lock nut and tightened those two together and then used the wrench to turn it... if that makes sense
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Rears are kind of a PITA to adjust quickly by yourself, probably wouldn't hurt to have another set of hands if your gonna do it on the car. At least my experience with the rears was a PITA but I might have been doin it wrong.
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to adjust my rears, as was posted earlier, i just loosened the bolts in the trunk and was able to slide the bottom of the coilover off the stud and turn. again, watch that the whole coilover isn't spinning when you are making ride height adjustments. it took me a second to realize waht was going on.
i have my rears setup perfectly right now, my front is a bit low. gonna finish it up today and then take a picture of what it looks like. so far, i'm very pleased with the coilovers. |
An extra pair of hands will definitely make things easier! It looks like the questions have been answered, you guys are good!
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we got some pros here! lol..and yeah there was more than enough people wanting to help me install, it was 6 of us..lol
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ETA on the next available sets?
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