Thank you for keeping this easy and straight to the point. Not 20 minutes of how to take the wheel off. This is extremely helpful. So much so that I'm watching it again 6 months later before I readjust
I have been doing it wrong for years by adjusting the top two collars only and have merked my coilovers over the last two years riding super low on pretty much nothing but blown shocks. Somebody told me I was doing it wrong and so I looked into it and I just wanted to thank you
Just got a set of these BC coilovers installed in my 83 Civic. Well worth it and now I know how to raise it up to stock height, it looks great and handles well sitting low but I need it just a little bit more up. To me it just says that the product is good and easy to install and adjust.
Very helpful. Just put coil over on this last week and with the wider wheel setup I run now I'm rubbing hardcore. Gonna raise mine in the morning. Thanks.
Good man, just installed mine and it's been awhile since I've done so. Forgot how everything works and this video was simple and straight to the point.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I just bought a car with coilovers already installed and I realized it's a little too low for being a dd. I was even thinking about paying to have someone adjust them for me, but it looks way easier than I thought. Thanks for the video!
I’ve been trying to find the simplest instructional video like this for months. Thank you so much for uploading your video, and for keeping the video clear of obstructions so we can see what is actually being adjusted. Time to raise my 2010 Focus XR5 up by about a half inch….currently way too low for every day driving. Cheers from down under
oh man thank you so much for this. i need to lower my front a tad and i was way too scared to even attempt this but now i feel confident because of this video
I just fitted HSD coilovers to my S14 and the ride is now awful. I was going to give it to a garage to set up correctly but after watching this simple yet concise video I know I can do it myself. Thanks.
Thank you sir. I just bought a miata that was too low. Had the same brand Coilovers, so your instructions made it easy for a novice like me to raise it. Except... you have "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise" mixed up in your comments. And... if you don't loosen the lowest collar, it is super easy to see/measure how much you have raised it.
Tip: If the motion ratio of the damper is not 1:1 with the movement of the suspension, then the amount of length change required to raise/lower the height is not 1:1, either.
Bro. THANK YOU so much. This is the exact video I was looking for. I bought a used set of coil lovers years ago and just put em in my car as they were. Later I went back to stock and nooooow I got a brand new set of coil overs and I been watching lots of vids on ride adjusting till I found yours.
Old content is good content. Simple: First, don't loosen the bottom of the two collars up top. To raise: Loosen the bottom lock collar, then righty tighty on the bottom of the two top collars. To lower: Loosen the bottom lock collar, then lefty loosey on the upper of the two top collars. Use a tape measure to check your work before and after. Then tighten the bottom lock collar.
I have a Subaru BRZ and followed the "use the bottom bracket to adjust the ride height" recipe before. I then found myself in a situation where my ride was very harsh on bumps, and yet the height was still too high. I'm talking "almost OEM height" too high, and I'm not a stance boy. I was lucky to stumble upon a video that recommended the opposite: use the adjustments at the bottom bracket to set the "comfort" (more specifically, to set the correct amount of compression travel) and from there set the ride height using the top lock ring. After some trial-and-error and then analyzing all the before and after measurements, I found out that the preload was set too low. By *adding* preload and screwing the damper into the bottom bracket by the same amount, I was able to significantly *improve* the ride comfort without changing the ride height. I've made a few iterations until I noticed minor rubbing, and then I've undone the adjustments a couple of mm. After that experience, I came to a conclusion in certain situations (such as cars on the FT86 platform with big tires, such as 245/40R17 in my case), once the correct damper length (adjustment at the bottom bracket) is set, the only correct way to adjust the ride height is by changing the preload. Many say that "too much preload can negatively affect the ride comfort" which is true, but my point is that in a certain range of preload, it's in fact a better tool for adjusting the ride height than the bottom bracket.
You have no idea how much you helped me. I have the same coilovers on my STI and Mazdaspeed and the STI rides way stiffer. I was an idiot and was using the top preload adjustment for height and never touched the bottom. Makes since why it rides so stiff because I was jamming the springs so close. I should have caught on when I was struggling to tighten the collars anymore. I feel like an idiot with how easy it is to do. Thanks man!
Harry Crisp haha that must have been a real rough ride! Glad to help dude, it’s way easier than most people think. Fix that preload and go out and enjoy! 👍
.25" at the coilover probably equals almost .5" at the wheel, because the coilover isn't connected at the hub; it's inboard, so the length of the lower control arm multiplies any height added at the coilover. The multiplier is different for each car.
@@vlenhoff it’s not absolutely necessary for this small of a change in ride height. You probably should, yes, but I personally did not after this adjustment.
Thanks alot! Really helpful! And I like your choice of height. In not a fan of stance/slammed cars. I consider you should be able to drive your car without any risks of damaging it, or hurt yourself ( see shocks from roadholes etc) But to lower it a little bit for the looks its just ok! Warm regards from Sweden !
Anders Johansson I agree! I was hitting the bumpstops and scraping my front lip far too often before. The ride height now is just right! Glad you liked the video 👍
Very helpful, my current car is my only Atm and I’m moving to another state soon and the car was lowered when I got it, to carry my head and other parts I want to use in the future I would need to raise it a little bit to get rid of my wheel rubbing the fenders with the extra weight thanks so much brother 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵
Best video for bc coilovers. Very informative. Thanks man . I will be installing my brand new bc br series this weekend on my srt4. Won't lower it though. Not much wheel gap so will be fine .
@@seanwilks7712 Its not all about height. What about damping , ride comfort and handling. Like I said i don't have much wheel gap in my car. Got bigger wheels
@@azimaslam6375 good luck getting ride comfort with BC coilovers...lol. And nothing you do will make your Neon worth driving, especially in the handling department.
I've never used coilers before but after watching this video I have more of an understanding. In my opinion, maybe 7" would have been more suitable since the weight of the car is substantial. I feel that full 1" increments would make for a more visible lowering and raising effect.
Outstanding video. Definitely have a better understanding about the adjustments. I am about to put them on my 1970 Camaro Z28 and needed a little more information. Thx..
Broseph THANK YOU 🙏 I just received my GodSpeed Coilovers w/ adjustable Damper, ride height and Camber. I thought I would just slap 👋 em on adjust ride height and be done. I did not know about setting the “Preload” so I was a little confused about what exactly I’ve been tightening. You showed using the top perch w/ “jam nut” to lock preload and loosing bottom perch and turning the top jam nut so that you don’t compress or change preload only ride height. THANK YOU! ✨
I'm thinking of a set of coilovers for my 2014 Chevy Cruze LT. I wanted a set of 17" aftermarket wheels (tentatively the ESR SR11 or the Enkei RPF1) and a set of these will help the wheels fill out the wheel wells, which is the look I'm after. It's great having a straight forward explanation on how to adjust coilovers and It's good to know how easy they are to install and adjust. It may be late in the year to gear my car up for the driving season, but I'm looking forward to next year when I can install the mods I want on my car.
Excellent video, 1 question what the tallest it can go, I want to raise my car about 2 to 3 inches, can't drive anywhere keeps scraping the ground, or I need loose weight, lol😂, can I raise that high ??
If you want to adjust your coils perfectly you want to measure from the center of your hub or bbs cap to center of your wheel arch/fender. A lot of factors such as worn bushings and uneven floor will throw your height off. Trust me I tried matching the coils and it did not get me anywhere. Cheers!
Thank you got the Megan racing coilovers on m45s and it is way to low bottoms out with the slightest angle scrapping my stainless steel muffler setup. Your vid has shed some lite on the adjustments
Great Vietnam very helpful… Just installed some new PCs today… There's a little baggie that comes with two black washers… Any idea what these are for… There's nothing in the manuals that I can find… Thanks
Great video. Can you give some advice what if the whole thing is stuck and turning that top ring won’t move it. How do you get it to move without taking apart the whole bottom
Have them on my Lotus Elise. It sits lower at the front than my first Elise but now it hits the driveway even with the steel chequerplate I have installed - hopefully I can adjust the ride height.
This actually is the correct way to set the ride height. You can’t add preload to a linear spring. Say it’s a 5kg/mm spring it doesn’t matter how much you compress it it will still compress another 1mm for every 5kg added until your spring coils touch. The correct way to set coil overs is to first fit them without the spring and use the bottom mount to get your damper compression at your desired ride height. Damper should have 2/3 bump and 1/3 droop at ride height. Then you can install the spring and use the spring perch to set the car back to your ride height. If you have to compress the spring so the coils are touching it’s too long, if it becomes loose when the wheel is unweighted the spring is too short. Spring perch height may be different on every corner of the car but that’s ok. Some people will add their weight to the driver seat while setting the heights so it spreads it across the car for better balance.
There's nothing wrong with loosening the top collars in order to unload the coil (assuming your jackstand is under the frame/jackpoint/pinch weld), it makes it easier actually to turn the threaded assembly by hand if you don't have the spanner wrench since it will not be sprung.
Thank you! I don't always show this step, but I added all of the tools I used to jack the car up. Everything is linked in the description now! I used a Jack with a pinch weld pad and did one side at a time.
I raised the passenger side already, but for some reason when I try to raise the driver side, the whole coilover won't turn, just the spring does, messing with my preload. Help?
I really hope you or someone reply to this. Is it really compulsory to do a wheel alignment after I raise my ride height? Last time I did it was a week ago when I lowered the car. I would like to raise it up by a few centimetres.
Meor Hariz Your alignment will change slightly, but not by that much if you only raise it by a few centimeters. Your camber will change the most, but if it makes you feel any better, I didn’t realign my car after doing this.
@@DriveItRyan Hahaha, thank you for being honest and genuine! Your explanation in the video was clear and I really need to raise my ride height as the stock exhaust is scraping the ground when I go through some speed bumps. Need to raise it for a while before I fit an aftermarket exhaust. Thanks Ryan!
Like the detailed explanation. I have one question. I measured both sides in the front the same measurements. But one side is 1/2 inch to high. Any suggestions? Just wanted too point out that my tires are new and have the same pressure.
could be unequal weight on each side, my rear suspension had different heights even though the coilovers were set to the same height. it happens, and if absolutely everything seems the way it should be, you’ll just have to chalk it up to more weight being on one side of the car than the other and you’ll have to adjust as needed
Does the front and back coils have same length? Meaning if you measured the fronts to be at 6 1/2 the rears should be measured at 6 1/2 for them to be even out?
You got it! Twist the smaller of the 2 top collars to the right (clockwise) and it will raise the entire assembly. Be sure to leave at least an inch of threads in the bottom shock mount though to be safe.
does it matter if u can't get the bottom coller loose but need to higher your car as its rubbing there's like 2 centermeter gap between the strut and bottom coller ?
No because the whole tower is spinning within the bottom housing. If the tower wasn't turning too, you would be making the spring tighter. But as we can see the whole thing spinning, he's doing it correctly
No but you are supposed to adjust via the spring not via the base. You are supposed to have the base height set for wheel travel. Then you set the height by compressing the spring
Man ur a life saver no one has a video like this uploaded
Thank you for keeping this easy and straight to the point. Not 20 minutes of how to take the wheel off. This is extremely helpful. So much so that I'm watching it again 6 months later before I readjust
I have been doing it wrong for years by adjusting the top two collars only and have merked my coilovers over the last two years riding super low on pretty much nothing but blown shocks. Somebody told me I was doing it wrong and so I looked into it and I just wanted to thank you
Just got a set of these BC coilovers installed in my 83 Civic. Well worth it and now I know how to raise it up to stock height, it looks great and handles well sitting low but I need it just a little bit more up.
To me it just says that the product is good and easy to install and adjust.
Very helpful. Just put coil over on this last week and with the wider wheel setup I run now I'm rubbing hardcore. Gonna raise mine in the morning. Thanks.
Good man, just installed mine and it's been awhile since I've done so. Forgot how everything works and this video was simple and straight to the point.
Awesome man! A little refresher is all ya need sometimes 👍
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I just bought a car with coilovers already installed and I realized it's a little too low for being a dd. I was even thinking about paying to have someone adjust them for me, but it looks way easier than I thought. Thanks for the video!
Adam Morris It’s pretty simple! Save yourself the money and give it a shot 👍
Don’t forget to get an alignment!
"Look at that wheel gap, that just makes me sick"🤣 same here man, same here.
Lmao 😂 it’s gross 🤢
I’ve been trying to find the simplest instructional video like this for months. Thank you so much for uploading your video, and for keeping the video clear of obstructions so we can see what is actually being adjusted. Time to raise my 2010 Focus XR5 up by about a half inch….currently way too low for every day driving. Cheers from down under
I am new to coil-overs with the car I just purchased. Thanks for the show and tell with a clear and concise explanation!
1:45 quick start to adjust 👌
oh man thank you so much for this. i need to lower my front a tad and i was way too scared to even attempt this but now i feel confident because of this video
Same!!! Just had a shop install ksports on my Altima but they dint lower them enough so now I gotta go adjust them a bit
I just fitted HSD coilovers to my S14 and the ride is now awful. I was going to give it to a garage to set up correctly but after watching this simple yet concise video I know I can do it myself. Thanks.
Nice! Glad I was able to save you some money 😎
Thank you sir. I just bought a miata that was too low. Had the same brand Coilovers, so your instructions made it easy for a novice like me to raise it. Except... you have "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise" mixed up in your comments. And... if you don't loosen the lowest collar, it is super easy to see/measure how much you have raised it.
This was the first video I actually understood...great
Tip: If the motion ratio of the damper is not 1:1 with the movement of the suspension, then the amount of length change required to raise/lower the height is not 1:1, either.
Bro. THANK YOU so much. This is the exact video I was looking for. I bought a used set of coil lovers years ago and just put em in my car as they were. Later I went back to stock and nooooow I got a brand new set of coil overs and I been watching lots of vids on ride adjusting till I found yours.
Awesome I'm glad this helped! If you have any other questions feel free to ask!
I know this is old or whatever but I can't stop laughing at "coil lovers"
Old content is good content. Simple: First, don't loosen the bottom of the two collars up top. To raise: Loosen the bottom lock collar, then righty tighty on the bottom of the two top collars. To lower: Loosen the bottom lock collar, then lefty loosey on the upper of the two top collars. Use a tape measure to check your work before and after. Then tighten the bottom lock collar.
Quarter Inch is really Yes, ALL it needed! Thank you for sharing how to do it! GREATLY APPRECIATED!
This is the right way adjusting height unlike other videos telling you their way which doesn’t work… thank you
3:50am In the morning trying to figure it out . Thank you man for this video !!!
I have a Subaru BRZ and followed the "use the bottom bracket to adjust the ride height" recipe before. I then found myself in a situation where my ride was very harsh on bumps, and yet the height was still too high. I'm talking "almost OEM height" too high, and I'm not a stance boy.
I was lucky to stumble upon a video that recommended the opposite: use the adjustments at the bottom bracket to set the "comfort" (more specifically, to set the correct amount of compression travel) and from there set the ride height using the top lock ring. After some trial-and-error and then analyzing all the before and after measurements, I found out that the preload was set too low. By *adding* preload and screwing the damper into the bottom bracket by the same amount, I was able to significantly *improve* the ride comfort without changing the ride height. I've made a few iterations until I noticed minor rubbing, and then I've undone the adjustments a couple of mm.
After that experience, I came to a conclusion in certain situations (such as cars on the FT86 platform with big tires, such as 245/40R17 in my case), once the correct damper length (adjustment at the bottom bracket) is set, the only correct way to adjust the ride height is by changing the preload. Many say that "too much preload can negatively affect the ride comfort" which is true, but my point is that in a certain range of preload, it's in fact a better tool for adjusting the ride height than the bottom bracket.
You have no idea how much you helped me. I have the same coilovers on my STI and Mazdaspeed and the STI rides way stiffer. I was an idiot and was using the top preload adjustment for height and never touched the bottom. Makes since why it rides so stiff because I was jamming the springs so close. I should have caught on when I was struggling to tighten the collars anymore. I feel like an idiot with how easy it is to do. Thanks man!
Harry Crisp haha that must have been a real rough ride! Glad to help dude, it’s way easier than most people think. Fix that preload and go out and enjoy! 👍
.25" at the coilover probably equals almost .5" at the wheel, because the coilover isn't connected at the hub; it's inboard, so the length of the lower control arm multiplies any height added at the coilover. The multiplier is different for each car.
How would I figure out what the ratio is? Or is it simply just trial and error?
@@diddlemeister7210 measure LCA inner bushing to shock mount and inner bushing to hub. Divide shock over total to see the ratio.
This video helped me out with adjustments on my is250, a measure tape is a must
Wow thanks man this really helped, its way easier than i thought
Ol' NoName happy to help!
@@DriveItRyan You still need to align it, right?
@@vlenhoff it’s not absolutely necessary for this small of a change in ride height. You probably should, yes, but I personally did not after this adjustment.
I did not know this I took the whole coil over off 🙁 this definitely helped bro thank you
@DriveItRyan so that 1/4 adjustment raised the car 1/4 correct?
Best video for raising ride height!
Thanks alot! Really helpful!
And I like your choice of height. In not a fan of stance/slammed cars. I consider you should be able to drive your car without any risks of damaging it, or hurt yourself ( see shocks from roadholes etc)
But to lower it a little bit for the looks its just ok!
Warm regards from Sweden !
Anders Johansson I agree! I was hitting the bumpstops and scraping my front lip far too often before. The ride height now is just right! Glad you liked the video 👍
DriveItRyan do you know what the maximum ride height is in millimeters for the br-series?
Anders Johansson I’m not sure what the exact measurement is offhand.
Very helpful, my current car is my only
Atm and I’m moving to another state soon and the car was lowered when I got it, to carry my head and other parts I want to use in the future I would need to raise it a little bit to get rid of my wheel rubbing the fenders with the extra weight thanks so much brother 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵
Best video for bc coilovers. Very informative. Thanks man .
I will be installing my brand new bc br series this weekend on my srt4. Won't lower it though. Not much wheel gap so will be fine .
Why even get coilovers if you’re not altering the height?
@@seanwilks7712
Its not all about height. What about damping , ride comfort and handling.
Like I said i don't have much wheel gap in my car. Got bigger wheels
@@azimaslam6375 good luck getting ride comfort with BC coilovers...lol.
And nothing you do will make your Neon worth driving, especially in the handling department.
Although small adjustments don’t make a huge differences, there will be changes to your alignment if you adjust ride height.
Absolutely correct! I’d always recommend an alignment after any changes in suspension geometry 👍
Losers get an alignment
@@awwbubba3071 fr lmfao, lowered the fuck outta my car about 9 months ago and never got one. Nothing happened
@@razaahmad9942 that’s bc you can’t see the inside of your inner tire. LMFAO
@@razaahmad9942 Uneven wear on the tread bro, no Bueno!
I've never used coilers before but after watching this video I have more of an understanding. In my opinion, maybe 7" would have been more suitable since the weight of the car is substantial. I feel that full 1" increments would make for a more visible lowering and raising effect.
Outstanding video. Definitely have a better understanding about the adjustments. I am about to put them on my 1970 Camaro Z28 and needed a little more information. Thx..
Happy to help!
Super helpful video. Just purchased a car with the bc br’s and i need to raise it a tad.
Broseph THANK YOU 🙏 I just received my GodSpeed Coilovers w/ adjustable Damper, ride height and Camber. I thought I would just slap 👋 em on adjust ride height and be done. I did not know about setting the “Preload” so I was a little confused about what exactly I’ve been tightening. You showed using the top perch w/ “jam nut” to lock preload and loosing bottom perch and turning the top jam nut so that you don’t compress or change preload only ride height.
THANK YOU! ✨
How were the godspeed coilovers?
Kentucky Blugrass mannn the damn Godspeed momo SS had me pissed off so confusing lol this video helped me too lol
I'm thinking of a set of coilovers for my 2014 Chevy Cruze LT. I wanted a set of 17" aftermarket wheels (tentatively the ESR SR11 or the Enkei RPF1) and a set of these will help the wheels fill out the wheel wells, which is the look I'm after. It's great having a straight forward explanation on how to adjust coilovers and It's good to know how easy they are to install and adjust. It may be late in the year to gear my car up for the driving season, but I'm looking forward to next year when I can install the mods I want on my car.
.25 inch made a huge difference. Definitely looked better before but if you're happier like this thats nice. Thanks for the helpful tutorial.
Dr. Dylan glad to help! Yeah it’s all it really needed to make daily driving more tolerable 😂
Thank you 1 million times, I had done it wrong while trying to lower my car and was really confused😂 I understand now, great video
One of those things that's so simple and confusing at the same time. BC coilovers, great piece of kit.
Good video, clear, easy, not too wordy, thanks!
Thank you! This is when I first started TH-cam and didn’t think for a second that this video would catch on but I guess I did something right 🤷♂️
Thanks for being the person to teach me
Happy to help 😊
i know everyone thanks you but honestly thank you, this helped alot
Excellent video, 1 question what the tallest it can go, I want to raise my car about 2 to 3 inches, can't drive anywhere keeps scraping the ground, or I need loose weight, lol😂, can I raise that high ??
Hello,
same issue here 😂
Helped so much! Thanks for the full walkthrough
Simple, Straight to the point, and very helpful!!!! Thank you!
You are very welcome! I’m happy it helped 🙂
I just installed mine and I thought I had to take them out again to adjust them thank God!!
haha nope! You're good 👍
Good vid. A digital caliper is also a good tool for this.
I definitely agree! I didn’t have one at the time of this vid.
If you want to adjust your coils perfectly you want to measure from the center of your hub or bbs cap to center of your wheel arch/fender. A lot of factors such as worn bushings and uneven floor will throw your height off. Trust me I tried matching the coils and it did not get me anywhere. Cheers!
Thanks heaps for the advice helped a lot🤙
Don’t need to do all that if your car is on a flat surface. Worn bushings don’t affect ride height only suspension affects that.
Thanks for posting bro and looks way better and actually livable lol
Anytime man! Yeah it's nice being able to actually take it places now 😂
Thank I was struggling to figure out how to adjust those things
Thank you got the Megan racing coilovers on m45s and it is way to low bottoms out with the slightest angle scrapping my stainless steel muffler setup. Your vid has shed some lite on the adjustments
So easy....even a caveman could do it....Good vid, thanks.
Great Vietnam very helpful… Just installed some new PCs today… There's a little baggie that comes with two black washers… Any idea what these are for… There's nothing in the manuals that I can find… Thanks
I just did it like you showed us. It worked thank you so much my friend.😃
Thanks for the video, very helpful for the DIY warriors, thanks for the professional editing too.
Happy to help! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have to adjust mine and this was very useful. Thanks!
That's what I like to hear! No problem!
Great video. Can you give some advice what if the whole thing is stuck and turning that top ring won’t move it. How do you get it to move without taking apart the whole bottom
Lubrication is a good idea
Looks like a perfect height
Thanks! It’s been at this ride height since I made this video. It’s just right imo👌
Have them on my Lotus Elise. It sits lower at the front than my first Elise but now it hits the driveway even with the steel chequerplate I have installed - hopefully I can adjust the ride height.
You should be able to. Lmk how it works out! P.S. I love the Lotus Elise. It’s next on my list of cars to own 😎
@@DriveItRyan Yes I fixed it, two turns clockwise lifted it up half a centimetre. Thats all it needed.
Thanks for this informative video I need to adjust mine up an inch higher
Only thing is, even though you can adjust ride height with the perches it’s not actually the correct way cause your just messing with you preload too
This actually is the correct way to set the ride height. You can’t add preload to a linear spring. Say it’s a 5kg/mm spring it doesn’t matter how much you compress it it will still compress another 1mm for every 5kg added until your spring coils touch. The correct way to set coil overs is to first fit them without the spring and use the bottom mount to get your damper compression at your desired ride height. Damper should have 2/3 bump and 1/3 droop at ride height. Then you can install the spring and use the spring perch to set the car back to your ride height. If you have to compress the spring so the coils are touching it’s too long, if it becomes loose when the wheel is unweighted the spring is too short. Spring perch height may be different on every corner of the car but that’s ok. Some people will add their weight to the driver seat while setting the heights so it spreads it across the car for better balance.
Nice looking good I like it i want to get mine high to see how it would look
I needed this thank you most videos ran me around this was very helpful I subscribed thanks
Thedevilsreject thanks for the support and glad I could help! 👍
Hello 😊, how can we know the max height adjustment before taking the risk of breaking it ?
Alignment recommended after adjustment??
Yeah I would recommend an alignment after any changes in suspension geometry.
Here i thought I was going to have to uninstall BR's to adjust the height. Thank you so much.
FireKnight43 nope! Saved a bunch of time 🙂
There's nothing wrong with loosening the top collars in order to unload the coil (assuming your jackstand is under the frame/jackpoint/pinch weld), it makes it easier actually to turn the threaded assembly by hand if you don't have the spanner wrench since it will not be sprung.
You explained it for us newbies really well
Do what do you do when u got a older coil over with only one nut
Thanks, now I know how to raise my vehicle.
Great video brother thanks
Great video short simple and to the point thumbs up
Christopher Fierro thank you!!
Great video !! Short and clear!
Thank you!!
What was it that you said we could use other than a tape measure?
great great video! just wish you wouldve shown how you jack up the car
Thank you! I don't always show this step, but I added all of the tools I used to jack the car up. Everything is linked in the description now! I used a Jack with a pinch weld pad and did one side at a time.
Just to clarify, you are spinning the second collar after unlocking the bottom one? Solid video btw
You got it! You have to unlock the bottom collar first if your Coilovers are built the same way.
@@DriveItRyan thank you man I was just outside spinning the wrong collar and was wondering why it wasn’t raising 😂😂
@@SPOOKYPROJECTS haha that’ll do it! No problem bro
Straight to the point and easy, good video bro 🤙
Thanks man!
Good video bub. Right to the point. Simple.
Thanks buddy! I've been getting a lot of backlash for this video lately. This comment was refreshing :)
Are coilovers can be setup to the same high from stock ?
I raised the passenger side already, but for some reason when I try to raise the driver side, the whole coilover won't turn, just the spring does, messing with my preload. Help?
How did u fix this??
Is it same for the fronts and rears ?
Shoulda probably done this before installing them
You always want to get it as close as possible before hand. The point of this video was to show that you can easily adjust ride height after the fact.
Str8 to the point and very easy thanks
Happy to help!
Great vid. Straight to the point no bs
Thanks man!
I really hope you or someone reply to this.
Is it really compulsory to do a wheel alignment after I raise my ride height?
Last time I did it was a week ago when I lowered the car. I would like to raise it up by a few centimetres.
Meor Hariz Your alignment will change slightly, but not by that much if you only raise it by a few centimeters. Your camber will change the most, but if it makes you feel any better, I didn’t realign my car after doing this.
@@DriveItRyan Hahaha, thank you for being honest and genuine! Your explanation in the video was clear and I really need to raise my ride height as the stock exhaust is scraping the ground when I go through some speed bumps. Need to raise it for a while before I fit an aftermarket exhaust.
Thanks Ryan!
Meor Hariz haha yup I’ve been there! Anytime, I’m always here to help!
Hi was it 6 half inches at the rear coilovers to?
Do you need adjustment of wheel and camber when adjusting the height of coilover?
Yeah, changing the ride height will change your alignment settings. It’s best get your car right where you want it, and then get an alignment.
Like the detailed explanation. I have one question. I measured both sides in the front the same measurements. But one side is 1/2 inch to high. Any suggestions? Just wanted too point out that my tires are new and have the same pressure.
could be unequal weight on each side, my rear suspension had different heights even though the coilovers were set to the same height. it happens, and if absolutely everything seems the way it should be, you’ll just have to chalk it up to more weight being on one side of the car than the other and you’ll have to adjust as needed
I finally figured it out and its like you said it happens some are the same and some are not. Thank you.
I had no idea it was that easy
Great vid helped me alot to adjust the coilovers my self 👍😀
Curious as to what the ground to top of wheel well height changes to. Looks like 1/4" translated to 1 or more over all lift.
Correct .. the measurement on the coil is multiplied in actual lift
Does the front and back coils have same length? Meaning if you measured the fronts to be at 6 1/2 the rears should be measured at 6 1/2 for them to be even out?
MrRainnnsss no, you will notice that the front Coilovers have less distance in between the collars than the rears do.
About to level my 240 thanks man
Sickk I’ve always wanted a 240. Hope it went well!
Would you say you have a 2" gap from tire to wheel well? Thanks
So loosen the lower collar and turn the top collar to the right to rise it ?
You got it! Twist the smaller of the 2 top collars to the right (clockwise) and it will raise the entire assembly. Be sure to leave at least an inch of threads in the bottom shock mount though to be safe.
Now i need detailed instructions on how to do the independent rear shock and spring...not much out there for bc br rears
For which car? BC Racing must have something out there to help you out.
Are there sizes for wrenches or is one size good
Your Coilovers should have came with spanner wrenches to fit the collars. If not, you can buy them separately.
does it matter if u can't get the bottom coller loose but need to higher your car as its rubbing there's like 2 centermeter gap between the strut and bottom coller ?
What’s the max you can raise the car?
Aren't you messing out your spring preload?
No because the whole tower is spinning within the bottom housing. If the tower wasn't turning too, you would be making the spring tighter. But as we can see the whole thing spinning, he's doing it correctly
No but you are supposed to adjust via the spring not via the base. You are supposed to have the base height set for wheel travel. Then you set the height by compressing the spring
Preload doesn’t affect stiffness