Help Raising My Coilover Springs

[xRichieRich07x]

Hey guys a few months ago I had a friend put on some new coilover springs...they're pretty generic I must say...they were fine for awhile but I guess now that they are worn in my car is way too low and needs to be raised slightly due to my wheels now scraping off my wheel well when at a stop and trying to turn...it makes a very annoying squeaking noise too that I'm hoping will go away after this...so yeah I'm not really good friends with this guy anymore so I didn't want to ask him...I heard all you do is jack the car up and turn something but I don't want to mess with it before I know exactly how to do it. Like I said they are very generic springs..I bought them from ebay and all it said was that they were coilover springs and it comes with an adjustable wrench. Thanks guys.

 

[Quasimondo]

Short answer: Jack the car up to take any load off of the springs. Use an allen key to loosen the perch, then use the wrench to raise the perch as needed. Then use the allen key to tighten the perch. Be careful not to overtighten that allen key or you will strip the threads

Long answer: Ditch those springs. If they're sagging, then they're no good anymore. What you should do then is contact Ground-control and get their help in ordering coilover springs. You should have the spring's inside diameter and free length (the length of the spring when uncompressed) on hand, as well as what type of shock you're using (if it's stock, it's KYB GR2) and they should send you a set of properly matched and quality springs (for a nominal price, of course).

 

[lccynmbr13]

Yes generic springs do make the ride quality terrible but for the time being you really should lift it up. Raising ride height on slip on coil overs is really easy. Jack the car up and since the springs are going to be so short and solid you shouldn't have any problem with spring tension. The springs will be resting on what looks like 2 giant rings with notches in them. The bottom one acts as the locking ring. They usually come with a pair of tools that look like question marks with a sharp hook at the end but I'm assuming you don't have these. Take a screw driver and a mallot and knock the bottom ring loose. Now all you have to do it screw the top one clockwise to make it rise up. If you want to raise the car an inch raise the top washer an inch and likewise. After you get the top ring to where you want it make sure to raise the bottom one to just below it and tighten them together. It's very simple I've installed coilovers on 3 of my cars until I finally woke up and got Eibach springs and KYB GR2's now I'm very happy with the stance AND ride quality.