Buddy Club Coilover Height Adjustments - Sprinng Seat Or Base Height?

[Andi]

Okay guys,

Need to raise the car up as its too low. I've had a search yes, but the only revelant pictures I found were for Tein's and my buddy clubs seem to be different.

Given the picture below, what do I adjust to change the height?

- The spring platform with the extra lock ring? This would be raising it up correct? Wouldn't this be compressing the springs together?

- Or do I take out the base of the strut and try to rotate that down to increase the strut length to raise the car?

I think I can use both methods? I want to know which is preffered method to use though. So should I use the spring seat or base height adjustments?

Edited May 31, 2007 by Andi

[phat25t]

Hey,

I have the same coilovers and from memory I'm pretty sure you just wind the base down, The buddy club coilovers height adjustment is independent of the spring rate.

[godzl1975]

just loosen the ring right at the bottom and should be able to turn and raise the car ...thats if its off the car..if the coilover is on the car still...you would have to use the C spanners to rotate the locking ring thats holding the spring in posiion.

[Andi]

It seems that I can use both spring seat and base height adjustment methods for this coilover, so what I would like to know is:

Which method should I use? Spring seat or Base height adjustments?

Cheers!

[Ronin 09]

base height.

it means you can still retain the correct stroke of the shock range of motion, rather than setting the shock to it's max extension when stationary...

[salad]

If they're only small adjustments, it wont make a difference which one you choose. But dont think that increasing the preload will increase your spring rate, this is completely untrue and cant be done. Unless you start adding so much that the spring is still preloaded when the weight of the car is on it.

[Ronin 09]

Unless you start adding so much that the spring is still preloaded when the weight of the car is on it.

yeah that's what I'm getting at.

you don't want to preload the spring so the shock is at full extension - need some 'droop'