Coilovers also provide a stiffer ride, which lets you lower your car without scraping.
How to adjust a coilover. Elevate the knuckle and connect the coilover. You can replicate the same adjustments on all four. First you need to measure the distance from the top of your tire to the fender.
Be sure to read the. You will need to remove the coilovers from the car and use a 17mm socket and impact gun to. This article details the correct way to set up a coilover that has two points of ride height adjustment and for coilovers with a single point of ride height adjustment.
Physically remove the helper spring completely from the coilover assemblies. How to lower your car. It’s essential to know how far the tire can go down without rubbing the fender.
Then determine the desired mounted length. Place the washer and nut at the top part of the plate and effectively tighten it to properly position the coilover. The better step is that we set the preload first and next go for height adjustment.
In this video, i adjust the bc br coilovers that are installed on my accord. Next you need to lift your car. Ideally, preload should be adjusted before installing coilovers.
To do this, set the vehicle to the desired ride height and measure center to center between the upper and lower shock mounts. It is very easy to adjust ride height with coilovers. In this episode, gary from aldan american explains how to adjust coilovers at the aldan shock lab.getting the perfect stance and exact ride height you're loo.