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Stee Flo · 06-02-2003, 04:37 PM

Im getting some coilovers soon and it got me thinking about some things. First off I know one advantage of having coilovers is their ride height adjustability. I know that anytime you lower a car you have to get an alignment. Is this the case everytime you adjust the ride height with a coilover? Do any of you with coilovers adjust height often and if so what do you do? Also i was wondering how do you know if each coilover is set to exactly the same height? Is it by looks? Do i pull out a tape mesure or something? Is this where cornerweighting comes in? Id like to hear from you coilover pros on this. Wheres Dousan when you need him?

Dousan_PG · 06-02-2003, 04:44 PM

HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!

i tape measure it
my friend says count threads but im lazy and will do that when i get it corner balanced.

i adjust mine .....er...maybe 1 a month sometimes more sometimes every other month but i love to tinker with it. for buying something ilke coilovers, you shoudl. if you dont you should have just boght shocks and springs...and if you get coilovers i belive you should corner balanced it as well! i need to get mine done.....

you dont need an alignment EVERYTIME but if you want to be PERFECT you do. if you drop it from stock height to the ground then yeah youwill but minor changes, eh. i wouldnt worry

also i wont corner blaance my HEs. waiting for my new coilovers to arrive

AKADriver · 06-02-2003, 04:46 PM

There's a baseline height setting for the coilovers, listed in the instruction manual. That is where cornerweighting comes in, also.

Yoshi · 06-02-2003, 04:48 PM

I do it by counting threads... one of these days I'll corner balance. As far as alignments go, I cheat

I set it at my daily driver height, get it aligned, lower it for the track/drift. The result is a good amount of neg camber that can be restored to regular alignment once I'm back at street height

06-02-2003, 04:37 PM	#1
Stee Flo Endless Knights Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NoVa Age: 46 Posts: 528 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	coilover questions Im getting some coilovers soon and it got me thinking about some things. First off I know one advantage of having coilovers is their ride height adjustability. I know that anytime you lower a car you have to get an alignment. Is this the case everytime you adjust the ride height with a coilover? Do any of you with coilovers adjust height often and if so what do you do? Also i was wondering how do you know if each coilover is set to exactly the same height? Is it by looks? Do i pull out a tape mesure or something? Is this where cornerweighting comes in? Id like to hear from you coilover pros on this. Wheres Dousan when you need him? __________________

06-02-2003, 04:44 PM	#2
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY! i tape measure it my friend says count threads but im lazy and will do that when i get it corner balanced. i adjust mine .....er...maybe 1 a month sometimes more sometimes every other month but i love to tinker with it. for buying something ilke coilovers, you shoudl. if you dont you should have just boght shocks and springs...and if you get coilovers i belive you should corner balanced it as well! i need to get mine done..... you dont need an alignment EVERYTIME but if you want to be PERFECT you do. if you drop it from stock height to the ground then yeah youwill but minor changes, eh. i wouldnt worry also i wont corner blaance my HEs. waiting for my new coilovers to arrive __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-02-2003, 04:48 PM	#4
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I do it by counting threads... one of these days I'll corner balance. As far as alignments go, I cheat I set it at my daily driver height, get it aligned, lower it for the track/drift. The result is a good amount of neg camber that can be restored to regular alignment once I'm back at street height __________________ www.360realms.com/S13-S15

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06-02-2003, 04:46 PM	#3
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	There's a baseline height setting for the coilovers, listed in the instruction manual. That is where cornerweighting comes in, also.