Noob coilover adjustment question

[kozij]

Ok so I have Street-Line coilovers fitted and I want to drop the front just a touch more than the mechanics did.

These aren't the ones (just a similar pic from google)
Am I twisting the collars up (to compress the helper spring) to lower it, or lowering the collars?
Just want to be 100% before jacking it up.
Cheers

[milldinho]

Noob coilover adjustment question

You want to twist down to lower it, as the strut collar will go further up towards top of struts


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[milldinho]

How to adjust height on coilover suspension - YouTube


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[kozij]

Sweet, ill twist them downwards then. Cheers Milldinho

[milldinho]

Sweet, ill twist them downwards then. Cheers Milldinho

Glad to help [emoji1]


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[bazzle]

You will need to redo the alignment as well.

[h100vw]

You will need to redo the alignment as well.

Please explain that? If the strut is compressed on the street, as you go over a bump, does the alignment change?

Gavin

[brad]

You will need to redo the alignment as well.

If he's only dropping it a cm or two it should be fine. It will get a fraction more camber & a fraction more toe-in.

I dropped my car 35mm at the front and while the toe could come out about 3mm its not worth worrying about.

[brad]

Please explain that? If the strut is compressed on the street, as you go over a bump, does the alignment change?

Gavin

Yes Gav, it does. Bloody thing is changing all the time. To the point i used to make fat bastards sit in the drivers seat when aligning their rolly-polly cars that matched their rolly-polly bodies.

I also had several bags of concrete that I'd place in the boot or on the floor to simulate vehicle load - mainly for problem cars.