houston, raising a car on coilovers?
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07-24-2009 | 11:01 AM
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houston, raising a car on coilovers?
hey guys,
taking the car to alignment shop but my car is too low to get up on the rack. got a couple of questions...
1. how do you raise a car on coilovers LOL
2. if you were to raise the car 1 inch on the perch of the spring, does that equal 1 inch increase in height?
3. where to purchase/borrow/rent a spanner wrench for bilstein coilovers?
tia fellow gents!
taking the car to alignment shop but my car is too low to get up on the rack. got a couple of questions...
1. how do you raise a car on coilovers LOL
2. if you were to raise the car 1 inch on the perch of the spring, does that equal 1 inch increase in height?
3. where to purchase/borrow/rent a spanner wrench for bilstein coilovers?
tia fellow gents!
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07-24-2009 | 02:03 PM
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1- woodblocks-2x4's etc work great-use them quite often in changing from street to track settings
2-depends on where the collar is on the shock & spring rate-but genrerally no
3-http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-Tool-Shock-Preload-Adjuster-Wrench_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a 2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a2127Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trks idZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem33543bea23QQitemZ220 456544803QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
is what I use
2-depends on where the collar is on the shock & spring rate-but genrerally no
3-http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-Tool-Shock-Preload-Adjuster-Wrench_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a 2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a2127Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trks idZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem33543bea23QQitemZ220 456544803QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
is what I use
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plus 4....where are you going, Joe's Chop Shop?
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07-24-2009 | 03:32 PM
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no, but the car has the pp techart front bumper and the lip installed. it doesn't really make it over the hump to my driveway much less up on any automotive rack.
appreciate the helpful replies, im just going to have the front bumper removed for alignment.
appreciate the helpful replies, im just going to have the front bumper removed for alignment.
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07-25-2009 | 08:16 AM
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lose an inch on the car, i just lost 3 inches on my truck, went with 44s instead of 47s for driveability. doesnt help being half asian, whats next? LOL
Isn't the lip on with 4 fasteners? Just remove the lip.
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hey guys,
taking the car to alignment shop but my car is too low to get up on the rack. got a couple of questions...
1. how do you raise a car on coilovers LOL
2. if you were to raise the car 1 inch on the perch of the spring, does that equal 1 inch increase in height?
3. where to purchase/borrow/rent a spanner wrench for bilstein coilovers?
tia fellow gents!
taking the car to alignment shop but my car is too low to get up on the rack. got a couple of questions...
1. how do you raise a car on coilovers LOL
2. if you were to raise the car 1 inch on the perch of the spring, does that equal 1 inch increase in height?
3. where to purchase/borrow/rent a spanner wrench for bilstein coilovers?
tia fellow gents!
a 1" on the perch of the spring does not equal a 1" increase in ride height based on my experience. The best way I've found on how to do is spend time working on one corner (adjust perch, put wheels on, drop car on ground and repeat). Once you found that perfect height, count the threads on that coil and do that on the other side.
Edwin