How to Adjust Coilovers Ride Height
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- How to Adjust Coilovers Ride Height
This is a quick guide on how to adjust coilovers ride height. It is very easy to adjust ride height with coilovers. The main reason coilovers are installed is to have height adjustment. Coilover suspension allows you to adjust ride height to meet the goals of your car. They can be used to raise your car height up or lower your car down. If you have never done this, this is a great quick video on how to adjust coilovers. This video focuses on coilover ride height adjustment only. Adjusting preload is typically not needed for most coilover installs.
Thanks! This is the BEST video I've seen about adjusting the ride height - and one of the few that shows that the casing and casing lock ring are key for actual height adjustments.
Also, I do lighting work for various indie series/films, and I gotta say, I truly love your use of light and shadows to make the viewer's attention focus on exactly what's relevant (while still lighting enough of the scene to give them solid points of reference).
I appreciate the $2 tip and comments about the video content and production. I’ve been trying to make these “how to” videos as clear and short as possible.
Literally like the best tutorial I think I’ve seen on anything. It’s not 20 minutes long and full of ads and other things he just tells you straight up what to do
Dude THANK YOU! I thought I was going to have to take off my lower control arm or whatever that is, and spin the bottom of it to increase height LOL!!!
Your not alone 🤣
Broo nooo lol
Exactly what I thought as well 🤣
You only need to do that if you are lowering or higher the rear that’s if the shock and spring are separate from each other. Some people just adjust the spring but u also need to adjust the shock also.
@@79johnnykage That's not even a coilover you described at all! Lol
Thank you for this to-the-point, clear, and concise video!
That's all I needed to know. Thank you! 👍
*It's funny everyone watched the video and still confused 😂😂😂...Looky here people. The 1st ring is a preset preload it tightens clockwise ( left ) on the thread, the 2ND ring tightens counter clockwise (right ) to lock in the preload ring...Stay with me...THEY SHOULD NEVER BE BOTHERED WITH UNLESS REFURBISHING. The 3rd ring locks to the perch itself clockwise. So to lower you would need to unlock the 3rd ring, then turn the 1st clockwise ( your left ), to raise use the 2nd ring. When raising, the 3rd ring automatically goes up with the thread, when you reach your height you need to twist it back down to lock the perch.*
You made it even more confusing.
mine only has one collar. all these yt vids have 2 or 3😭
@@reesevandevyverefilm8080Maybe you don't have coilovers. Search shock absorber, dampers in America is it? Rite On.
@@Peterbrendanalbert they are the bilstein 14’s they definitely coils
@@reesevandevyverefilm8080 That's strange then. Oh! Front n rear are different perhaps.. No idea.
Thank you! My wife had a shop adjust our Slingshot 's suspension a few years ago and it's driven like a truck ever since. Now I know how to lower it back down to where it should be!
So simple. Thank you.
This video guide better than 10 minutes video coil-over guide out there. thank you
Thanks, I try to get right to the point.
Oh god i thought i needed to unbolt the strut from the track arm every single time 😂😭😩 I've been wasting so much time
Well I fucked up my preload cool
Can I just clarify that the height gain or loss is purely determined by the shock being lowered or raised into the bottom mount thread and not to adjust the actual spring itself?
Yeah. He says that in the video. Explicitly. Thanks for repeating it, I guess?
I'm late to the party, but a big THANKYOU for clearly explaining how to do this in layman's terms. I just purchased a car with a coil-over suspension and all this is new to me. I have to raise the car so I can drive over speed bumps and and have looked everywhere for a simple and easy explanation on how to do this. You did this! No fluff, fanfare, just straight to the point. Subscribed Thanks!
How much thread should be in the lower part for safety?
Not sure who Liked my comment but if it helps anyone, I contacted BC Racing and they told me there's holes in the base and as long as you can see the threads through those holes, you're good. Hope this helps someone but I needed to know because my exhaust before installing BC racing coilovers was at 4" exactly from the ground. Since BC says you'll lose 1/2" to 1" of clearance, I was worried about my exhaust clearing speed bumps etc. And FYI, since I've installed the BC coilovers, I actually gained about 2-3" 🤣
Just shows how bad my struts were! Now I'm sitting about 4-5" high in the wheel well, not shitting you, and I love it! Rear bumper sits like 6 or 7 inches from the ground and I've got that mean hot rod look 🤣
I'll be lowering it soon cause I feel like I'm sitting in a truck in my G35 🤣
Factory spring preload is usually 4-5mm
I'd aim for the same on the coilover height too (4-5mm from the end of the thread).
Thanks. The ISC install video didn’t show how to make height adjustments.
thank you! accidentally dumped my 240…
I’ve been watching coil over videos for an hour to work up the bravery to do my own and you sir have the easiest to the point video….I think I’m still too much of a bit** to do it on my own tho
It’s really not that difficult. If you’ve done any other kind of maintenance in your car adjust the coilovers should be fairly straightforward.
@@TunerTestDrive I know I’ve watched the video so many times I have memorized it, I’m just being a bi*ch and over thinking it. If I mess something up with my suspension I’m fu**ed
@@cliftonsargent1572 how so? What’s the worst that could happen?
@@Thatguy-fq3pr I could drive it and then something breaks….. now the fender is sitting on the tire and I can’t drive it back home. Gotta pay for a tow then pay for a mechanic to fix it, I have to pay for a set of new coil overs but then I also caused body damage and messed up my rotor so now I have to pay for a new rotor. Then they don’t sell 1 coil over so I have to buy a set of 4 again so now I’m out 800 bucks for another set of 4 and I can’t drive my forester for 2-3 weeks till it’s all fixed……. Cause I tried to lower my car
@@cliftonsargent1572 Man U be tweaking
I have these HKS hyper max IV’s on my mk4 with your exact wheel/tire setup but mine rubs even when raised up. Did you adjust preload to make the car not squat as much under load/bumps?
Are you only hitting in the rear? My rear fenders are not cut/rolled so they still tend to rub on hard acceleration.
@@TunerTestDrive Yea just rubbing in rear. I just remembered they have adjustable dampening via the top of the mount so I'll just have to adjust that to stiffen up the rear
The shortest and BEST video I've ever found to explain this. Thank you! 🙏
Thank you. Straight to the point like I needed for my E550.
Thank you!!!! I have this on my nascar and my RX8, I’ve never messed with them before so this helps out tremendously
Excellent video. Thank you.
wait so if I move the top one to the right what happens?
Im on the same boat with u bro, i raised my coil overs by twisting the top ring to the right 😬
I did the same thing. Now I'm worried if I messed up my preload.
Hey there, hopefully you manage to see this comment. Fan of the videos and vlogs and im dealing with a coilover issue on my c6z06 and was wondering if i can somehow get your opinion on it
Once you lower the car down, do you need to drive it for it to settle to gauge a proper height?
If you installed them I'm sure you've noticed they've settled lowered than your original setting.
It's impossible to lower it this way on my C L500 gonna have to drop the control arm.Just to turn it The nut is way too Skinny to grab it.And I have to turn it twenty times impossible
How much inch’s is one rotation?
Thank you sir. Straight to the point and it worked for me. All these other videos are full of fluff.
Thanks dude!! But I have a question, how does the adjustment of the spring height affects the ride rollovers? I'm using a high-low bodyshift coilovers, my ride rolls terribly like I'm using standard factory coilovers, what is the perfect spring length to make sure the rebound is slower and make the ride stiff ?
wtf is a ride rollover
easy as 123 THANK YOU!!
Everyone gets this wrong. Bottom mount is used to set droop at ride height. You should have 2/3 bump and 1/3 droop at your desired height. Then you fit the spring and use the spring mount to set ride height. There’s no real preload as the springs are linear. Otherwise how would you corner weight the car? All you’re doing in the video is moving the bottom arm up or down relative to the top mount.
finally someones said it... all these other comments praising this video for teaching the wrong method???
@@dandingerat yeah I’m saying the video is wrong. You should use spring perch to set ride height. Bottom mount is for setting the droop/compression.
This is the incorrect way !!
Huh?
Do you have to get wheel alignment after every hight adjustment?
Always a good idea when adjusting your suspension
ive got tein coilovers, Street Basis Z or my acura rsx. Is the lock seat/lower ring suppose to be on the bottom or clamped with the upper spring seat//first ring. i had a mechanic do my front suspension done and he dropped the lock seat all the way down and left the upper ring on top.
Do you have to remove the wheel to gain access??
what is a recommended brand of coil overs for a 2003 Honda Accord ?
Look on Carid or even Amazon and input your vehicle when prompted. it'll be able to tell you which will fit your vehicle. Carid is better trusted, but more expensive. Amazon you can end up with cheap chinese coilovers
Pre load isn't a real think, you are moving the travel distance part, should move the spring not the part that goes into the lower housing
But what this doesn't tell you, is by moving the housing down, you are also lowering where the bump stop engages and could cause significant body damage.
You literally don't understand howuch anxiety my car gives me because the previous owner fucked it up so badly, but my car went from a sporty potato going down the road to a luxurious potato going down the road, my spine doesnt hurt anymore 10/10
My car with coilovers, the front is completely fine and I’m super happy with it, but the rear, is no lower, if not higher than standard hight at the max lowering setting. Have I done something wrong ?
For me, turning the lower spring seat or lower spring seat lock ring results only in adjustment of the spring seat, and the shock body doesn't spin. Anyone know how to fix this?
I installed the front and I got worried I left it even higher than stock. Couldnt have imagined being so easy. Thanks
Can you do a Video on Divorces system, on how to set height/lower. Should they bottom out at same time or bag should first or shocks for best ride?
Do u need an alignment after adjusting?
Yes, that’s recommended after making any kind of adjustments to your suspension
My locking ring isn’t budging at all. What am I doing wrong pls help
Does the left to right side adjustments need to match? Im using some coilovers that even though the ride height is even from chassis to alignment rack and from wheel to fenders the collar adjustments are way off.
Do you need to raise the car first?
Yes
1 full rotation , how far it goes up or down in centimer ?
if we adjust up/lower the ride height, do we need to spooring the tire again ?
The man. You are the FUCKING MAN.
Are the wrenches universal? Bought a lancer with coilovers but no wrench.
What would happen if you spun the bottom to lower it instead of what you did?
I have the same question bc most people on another video say not to spin the first ring to lower…
The lower ring is there as a stoper to keep the lower bracket portion in the same spot. If you spun the bottom one instead, id assume 3 things could possibly happen. First, nothing would happen because the lower bracket wouldn't be able to spin because its still stuck on the control arm, and the collar ring would keep the thread from moving down. Second, if it does spin it would result in the threaded portion going up inside the spring instead of down into the body of the bracket where it's supposed to go. Id assume this would result in less clearance for the spring, though i could be wrong on this since im not 100% sure. Lastly, and most likely , spinning it from the bottom ring could mess with the preload of the spring, because you're causing the change in height to occur at the top ring, which is where spring preload is measured at
Hey how are you I need help, I got rev9 coil overs but they only have 2 rings not 3 and idk how to adjust the height.. I need help
the two rings you have are very likely spring height adjustment so the actual way that should be done, you can check out a brand like KW suspension or MCA suspension
for more suspensions of similar type for install instructions. If you loosen the spring you are lowering the car, if you tightening spring and compress the spring,
it will raise the height.
Think of it like this, if you loosen the spring and the top and bottom seat locks arent touching the spring, when you put the car back on the ground it will compress the damper
until the spring is touching the top and bottom seats again, compressing and holding the spring.
The issue with this is potential odd spring movement so some cars run helper springs to keep the springs in place, or you can get some.
ty my good sir i just found out i been doin it wrong this whole time 😭😭😭
The best video yet. Why aren’t you the first recommended video 🤦🏻♂️
Why my bc coilovers is not matching the height?
Quick question do i adjust the same hight to the rear as the front??
can I use those coilovers to raise the car 3in above stock height?
Why do I see some tutorials using the top collar to adjust both ways (lower and raise)? I am assuming they're wrong??
I have BC br coils
You see that in some tutorials because people are stupid. This video has it right.
How come ur spring helper is fully compress
Is it supposed to be hard to lower the coilovers
What if you you only have one ring to spin?
Thank you I liked and subbed
I have the same gt IV's on my G37 and haven't adjusted them. Brand new/out the box, the rear sits 1/2 inch lower than I wanted. Can I raise the rear ride height or can I only go lower?
Yes you can raise it up.
Hello my friend I got a question to asked you when I 1st bought my civic it had the same kind of lower Springs The car got 20" wheels on it I want to put 17 smaller wheels i should be able to adjust it to work right or what I have to change the Springs
If the outer diameter of the wheel (tire and rim) is the same, you shouldn't need to adjust the height.
Thank you.
I have blitz zz r coil-overs but I can’t find the spanner to move the adjustment rings is they another way to move the rings..if anyone can help me out plz 😀
Chisel, Screwdriver, and a mallet will unlock and lock them. Oh just buy another one lol
Thank you. Subbed 🏁
Great video
Quick and to the point...thank you
i’m not much of a coilover kind of dude but (excuse my lack of knowledge) do you do this to all 4 because it only just explains got one of the coils.
Yes
This is how u do a video straight to the point
Easily the best video on how to adjust coilovers.,
Thanks much
What are the wrench sizes?
If you don't lose up the bush bolts they will wear out prematurely. This is bad info dude!
Not true! Bushings only need to be loosened up when you're doing crazy height changes. Anything over 1cm±. Otherwise, basically every original factory suspension worn out by around 5mm throughout the first few 5k kms would've damaged your bushings right away.
The best explanation of how to this that I’ve found
We do not alter the preset spring preload? What if they come in different preload (left and right)? How do we reset the spring preload to what it should have been from factory?
Please tell me you have figured it out I jacked up one side Becuase I didn’t realize I wasn’t adjusting the heigjt
How high will it lift
What is the max ride height increase on that particular model?
Soooo, i raised my coilovers by turning the top ring to the right. How can i tell if i messed up the preload?
If you turned the top ring to the right to raise ride height, you did it correctly. Can you really not watch the video and understand? It's 2 minutes long lmao
Beautiful
Best video on coilovers straight to the point
and the rear?
thanks
thank yoyu brother
Oh gawd i been doing it wrong for the past 3 years ive only been adjusting the top rings
You’ve been doing it right. Adjust the spring to set ride height and corner weight the car. The bottom mount is for droop and compression setting. Adjusting the bottom just pulls the lower arms further into the compression stroke of the damper.
quick and simple thank you!!
Amazing 👏
You rock dude thank you so much!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Simple short video 👌 perfect
Thank you!!!!!!
Mate, this video is the best. Cheers.
Thank you for the info!
So to lower the coils losses the bottom ring and spin the top ring to the left or spin the bottom ring instead
Spin bottom to the right for height, spin the top to the left to lower
Straight to the point thumbs up 👍 thanks
This is the same for every vehicle?
If your coilovers look like these then it will work
Thank you for sharing!💯
Simple and easy explanation 🤙 (love the rims bro 💯)
I appreciate it! For how-tos I try to keep the quick and to the point. No need to watch a full vlog just to get to the information you wanted.
@@TunerTestDrive that’s right ! 💯
Thank youuuu
Simple and to the point, love it
Nothing worse than having to sit through a 10 minute vlog just to get the few seconds of information you actually wanted