Need help adjusting my new stance GR+ coilovers for my SC400!
08-29-11, 11:45 AM
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technically, adding preload would raise it but I wouldn't recommend it for a couple reasons.
If you're really that worried, there's no way around getting down to work. And by "work," I mean taking out 1 bolt and possibly a nut for the sway bar. Just Unscrew the bottom mount, measure 1.5-2" on the threaded shock, put the collar/ring there, and screw it back on until you reach the collar. Measure the distance from the spring perches to the bottom mount collar and use that measurement as a guideline for the other side so you don't have to take off the other side's bottom mount.
It should only take like 1 hr, and you'll have the peace of mind + you'll be doing it right.
If you're really that worried, there's no way around getting down to work. And by "work," I mean taking out 1 bolt and possibly a nut for the sway bar. Just Unscrew the bottom mount, measure 1.5-2" on the threaded shock, put the collar/ring there, and screw it back on until you reach the collar. Measure the distance from the spring perches to the bottom mount collar and use that measurement as a guideline for the other side so you don't have to take off the other side's bottom mount.
It should only take like 1 hr, and you'll have the peace of mind + you'll be doing it right.
08-29-11, 12:31 PM
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technically, adding preload would raise it but I wouldn't recommend it for a couple reasons.
If you're really that worried, there's no way around getting down to work. And by "work," I mean taking out 1 bolt and possibly a nut for the sway bar. Just Unscrew the bottom mount, measure 1.5-2" on the threaded shock, put the collar/ring there, and screw it back on until you reach the collar. Measure the distance from the spring perches to the bottom mount collar and use that measurement as a guideline for the other side so you don't have to take off the other side's bottom mount.
It should only take like 1 hr, and you'll have the peace of mind + you'll be doing it right.
If you're really that worried, there's no way around getting down to work. And by "work," I mean taking out 1 bolt and possibly a nut for the sway bar. Just Unscrew the bottom mount, measure 1.5-2" on the threaded shock, put the collar/ring there, and screw it back on until you reach the collar. Measure the distance from the spring perches to the bottom mount collar and use that measurement as a guideline for the other side so you don't have to take off the other side's bottom mount.
It should only take like 1 hr, and you'll have the peace of mind + you'll be doing it right.
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08-29-11, 02:02 PM
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are both sides of the car off the ground? if they are, there shouldnt' be any stress on the sway bar so just shake the sway bar up and down while pushing the endlink out and it should pop out.
and i'm gona call you crazy. there is no need at all to fiddle with the uca. Even if you end up having to uninstall the whole coilover, the coilover should be short enough to be taken out without having to touch anything else.
and i'm gona call you crazy. there is no need at all to fiddle with the uca. Even if you end up having to uninstall the whole coilover, the coilover should be short enough to be taken out without having to touch anything else.
08-29-11, 03:42 PM
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08-29-11, 07:24 PM
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It takes me less me around 20 minutes to adjust the rear, and around 30 minutes to adjust the front. It's easiest to work with either the front or the rear. Make sure to unbolt BOTH coilovers either from the top or the bottom, i find unbolting the bottom far easier. The rest of the suspension should drop enough to give you room to adjust the lower mounts.
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