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Silver-Arrowz Grand Master

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Need some advise. I've got a set of coil overs coming in and it got me thinking. How does one go about setting up the coil overs to get a balanced setup? The coil-over allows for height, camber and damper adjustments.

Do I find out the best damper adjustment, then lower the shocks to provide just enough room for shock travel?

Should the right hand side be stiffer/higher than the left to accomodate for driver weight?

I know there is no black and white answer to this, but there has to be some general rule of thumb to this.

Cheers!

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Need some advise. I've got a set of coil overs coming in and it got me thinking. How does one go about setting up the coil overs to get a balanced setup? The coil-over allows for height, camber and damper adjustments.

Do I find out the best damper adjustment, then lower the shocks to provide just enough room for shock travel?  

Should the right hand side be stiffer/higher than the left to accomodate for driver weight?

I know there is no black and white answer to this, but there has to be some general rule of thumb to this.

Cheers!

What car are these coil overs going into? :D

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My MR2.

Simple, find out from the other MR2 owners what the ideal ride height is for your model eg; R32GTR is 355 mm centre of wheel to guard, front and rear. Then set yours to that ride height. Drive around your normal test roads and adjust the shock absorber damping to your taste.:thumbsup:

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but how would u know if that damper level is right for that height and setup?? surely u really can't tell unless u take it to the track and give it a real hard time ..

Most people would have different settings for the road and the track. I have different settings for different tracks, as well as different conditions. There is no one RIGHT setting, that's why they are adjustable.:thumbsup:

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