Coilovers In An R33

[dr1ft3r]

im currently trying to instal coilovers into my r33. i have the fronts in. but it is way to low. and i need to adjust them. i was just wondering how much it would cost to pay a mechanic to fit them. to see if its worth the hastle of doing it myself.

cheers.

[Craved]

just go down to repco, buy some spring compressors for about $25

use them and adjust the coil overs, just count the turns from all the way loose so they are the same.

[r33_racer]

what tha?

Just jack the front end up and wind the adjustment up evenly both sides and drop car down and see the height and keep adjusting like that.

[Nathan_G1]

arent you supposed to adjust coilover height from the base and not the spring, otherwise you cause undue bounce and reduce the over all handling of the car?????

[sky017]

im after some coil overs my self , reading what was said - dont you use a C spanner to adjust them? sorry im confused if not , what is the purpose of the spanner

[Sydneykid]

arent you supposed to adjust coilover height from the base and not the spring, otherwise you cause undue bounce and reduce the over all handling of the car?????

Rubbish, whoever told you that should not be believed ever again. You adjust the lower spring to raise or lower the car. Yes, C spanners are the prefered tools used to rotate the lower spring seats.

cheers

[Nathan_G1]

hmmmm, interesting

me thinks when i go for my wheel allignment and new drift set-up il be watching intently on this

[ISC-Performance]

Rubbish, whoever told you that should not be believed ever again. You adjust the lower spring to raise or lower the car. Yes, C spanners are the prefered tools used to rotate the lower spring seats.

cheers

Keep in mind that alot of coilovers are base height adjustable as in height is adjusted via the bottom bracket instead of the spring.

Ryan

[salad]

A lot of coilovers may have base height adjustment, but quite often this is a cost cutting method to allow one shock body to be used to suit many many cars.

Preload will only affect handling if you use a stupid amount.

Edited January 28, 2007 by salad

[Nathan_G1]

so which do you prefer to adjust the height of your coilovers........

c-spanners or base

[Taso84]

Rubbish, whoever told you that should not be believed ever again. You adjust the lower spring to raise or lower the car. Yes, C spanners are the prefered tools used to rotate the lower spring seats.

cheers

does this affect the handlig ie. would lowering the car decrease the spring rate?

[salad]

Preload will not effect handling unless you have a stupid amount on there. Say around 50mm on the front with an 8kg/mm spring.

Changing height has no effect on spring rate either (on a good spring).

[MBS206]

so which do you prefer to adjust the height of your coilovers........

c-spanners or base

C-Spanners are a special type of spanner, it's a tool. They offer less torque be required to turn the collar.

Base height adjustment, is a technique on the shock itself.

The base, IS apart of the coilover.

[salad]

I know I'm being pissy, but I had to say something.

A C-spanner requires less force to turn the collar as you have more leverage compared to turning the collar by hand.

Same amount of torque is required.