timmy boy

I want to lower my car , I have coilovers n the two spaners wot now lol

do i need to remove them??

timmy boy

Please any one ,

NINJA_LOVER

Are the coilovers fitted to the vehicle?

timmy boy

Yes they on my car ...

f4la k

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Take wheels off, slacken bottom nut and screw the other one to compress the spring, (make smaller) then lock the bottom nut back up. Job done. Make sure all are the same. If its a classic watch you dont go to low if you have 17s on as it will rub unless you firm them right up with adjuster on the top of strut.

markie2

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other way aroud mate if you compress the spring it will go higher

f4la k

iTrader: (1)

Dont be mad. if you compress somethin it goes smaller. when you buy lowering spring for example they are 50mm shorter to lower car. think about it.....

markie2

iTrader: (1)

thats not how coilovers work if you wind them up compressing the spring it takes the car higher wind them down the strutt it makes the car lower simple as that

fastboyslim

iTrader: (2)

Timmy, what coilovers are they?

nie

as above

timmy boy

Gab coilovers, and to sort this out in head ,
so if I lower the bottom bits n decompress the spring n make it bigger car will b lower and if I screw them up and make spring smaller car b higher ??
Also to move them up u not need to spring clamp?? Or just wind the up ?( this must b hard too go against pressure of spring

So to b so thick

nie

you srew them down pal

timmy boy

Lol top man thanks ,, last thing how do I make sure they all the same

f4la k

iTrader: (1)

you can screw it up easy with the spanners, just spray the threads with wd40. But as others say screw them down.

NINJA_LOVER

Perfectly put. You don't need 'spring clamps' as that's one of the reasons for the thread and the little nuts that you have those spanners for.

One thing I would do is clean out the threads with a wire brush and get them lubricate with a nice spray oil/grease to make things easier.

It will be a case of jacking the car up and doing one at a time. Take a measurement or count the threads on the left one (NSF - near side front). Set it at what you desire and then lower the car back onto the ground and see how it looks, if it looks good then do the same on the right one (OSF - off side front). Once the front is sorted get started on the back, try the same measurement and see if it sits correct. It might not due to the differences in the front and back units but once you have one done do the other the same.

Remember that if they are new units then the springs will 'settle' after a period and the car will sit slightly lower anyways. If they are older then you'll be cool.

I would NOT recommend you wind them all down to their limits. You would need to fit 'bump stops' if doing this and may also encounter issues with anti-roll bars and other components meeting each other.

nie

ave got mine srewed right down

NINJA_LOVER

Depending on your coilovers and the details that's went into the design you might well be fine. Depends on how far 'right down' is as well.

I've had various coilovers over the years and found that the majority are capable of being screwed to their stops BUT all it takes is a rogue pothole and the bugger bottoms out and bursts the seals. Had it happen twice and it's not a cheap hobby. I got round it by fitting the 'bump stops' that I mentioned. They simply stop the dampening rod from travelling to it's stops but the minus is the alloy cracking generally happens as the pressure has to be relieved somewhere. These days I don't really go beyond halfway if using coilovers.

Again as with everything else it depends on the quality of the product and not just the price. A good equipment manufacturer supplies their product in a 'monkey couldn't break it' method where as other manufacturers design their products to fail if not installed correctly. An easy to use and reliable product can sometimes be the cheap option if you do your homework.

timmy boy

Thanks people big big help