Are YOU Making These Mistakes With Your Coilovers?!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2020
- 🔥 Check out our huge selection of coilovers on FI’s website
bit.ly/3mj698I
On today's episode of "Did You Know?" Alex explains what common mistakes car enthusiasts make while purchasing and installing coilovers. In today's episode, we take a look at the purpose of coilovers, how to maintain them, and the proper settings to get the most of your purchase. What mistakes have you made with coilovers? Drop a comment below!
🚘 Add YOUR car to our Fitment Gallery!
bit.ly/3g60q32
Subscribe now ► bit.ly/2x8fvNX
#Coilovers #RideHeight #StancedCars - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Have you ever made any of these mistakes while purchasing or installing your coilovers? Let us know in the comments below. Also, don't forget to check out our massive selection of wheels, tires, and suspension! //bit.ly/36WGUoj
Alex the phrase you are looking for is "cars are like women".
You love them, but you gotta work for them and keep them maintained.
I just bought the tein advance and I read the instructions, it's almost like a break in period before lowering it really low, drove it like that for about 2 weeks and then lowered it to my liking and it's a beautiful ride, I don't go to much on the hard setting I stay a few clicks away from it, you actually keep people watching your videos with your crazy ass, thanks for so you want a honda prelude, that one also has Tein advance
Best car channel i ve ever seen. Been enjoying and learning so much.
Installing I have no Idea yet I need to check it out is making clunky noise that's it
I learned that anti-seize And suspension parts go like butter and toast
Whyd you have to call me out like that!? "200,000 mile lexus you might wanna change your bushings"
Faxxxxx I feel attacked
Too accurate 😂
The hardest part about installing coilovers arent the coilovers themselves but those DAMN END LINKS
Factual 😅
Moog makes some that don't have a hex but a squared part of thread to loosen them without the damn hex stripping
@@wky411 MOOG take a look what "eric the car guy" had to say about them...
Tell me about it💀 “easy install” took me 3 weeks because of a damn stabilizer link bracket wasn’t even oem and had to order from Japan😂
9:50 Alex blink twice if you’re ok 😂
Just a helpful tip, if the ride height is too low after the install without any height adjustments, you can raise it. For rear divorced setups, the spring perch will have threading below the adjuster rings showing how much room you have to raise the ride height. Be sure to adjust the shock body height accordingly.
I don’t do any of this but my tein coils have been great for over a year now
opposite for me but hey, like Alex said probably my fault
@@Kylelngram I used to like Tein & recommend them. The set I recently purchased ride like shit.
@@crxk20r59 Yeah I put mine on about a year ago and didnt adjust anything and put them on how they came, and as soon as a I reversed out of my driveway, front passenger side coilsovers were creeking and still to this day they do it, and plus my front driverside coils have lowered itself twice now after readjusting them back to the height I want.
@@Kylelngram damm that sucks. So far the best coil over set up I’ve owned is Koni yellow w/ground control. Also wanna try fortune auto someday. Good luck on ur next set up 👍
Kyle Ingram tein rides decent
I was watching a video where in japan they just wrap their threads with electrical tape. then when they need to adjust them take off the tape and the threads stay looking clean and fresh.
But at the same time, it would be annoying having to unravel all that tape just to adjust your coil overs. but then again.. most of us who have coil overs make a few adjustments and almost never touch them again lol.
Electrical tape leaves a nasty residue. I'm sure there's something better than that, like coilover socks. But they also have problems of their own, so pick your poison.
i’m raw doggin my coils
@@Synthwave89 thats typically what I think too but it didn't look like it did in their case. Maybe it was some different kind. But it seemed to work.
Teflon tape you mean??
I love you're passion and enthusiasm talking about this. Makes me wanna just blow my whole check on coilovers right now!
“Banski piece of art” 🤔
We coat the threads with Silicone with Teflon additives. Simple Green and a hose before adjusting. No issues, 2yrs on Fortune Auto coils.
You guys know what your doing with your wheels and that website is 🔥🔥🔥 those wheels look so good on that 370z in about a year or so im only using your products bro i love how organized the website is
Appreciate it fam!🙌🏼
Love the intensity. Like a lot!
I really needed this
Fitment Industries takes the W for 2020. They have very informative content, great people and their customer service is 💯
Recently bought my first set of BC’s through them and plan on passing along the good word
Just picked up some tien street flex for my 99 miata budget build but have seen very good reviews on tien for just dailying
First up big respect! You guys are extremely informative. I bought a set of Coilovers from you guys and I can't wait to install them. I was recommended to change the bushings while I'm at it. My question is: what are these bushings?
No problem fam! Thank you for the support! 🤝🤝🤝 and we recommend replacing the strut mount bushing up on top! Especially if youre vehicle has had the OEM suspension since the beginning, did that to a couple of my cars and it makes a WORLD of difference from it being sloppy to tight! -Edgar
So in January some time I’m getting a 3rd gen prelude, and the first thing i want/need to do is replace suspension, because the previous owner let it sit for 4 months cause she didn’t want to drive in winter, I was thinking some Ksport coilovers with a budget of around 1k? Should I go with something else?
I have a 1997 Lincoln Town car it has air suspension and I was wondering if there is a way to use the stock suspension and add something so I can lift and lower it to whatever height I want? I would love an answer
Can you make a video that explains and what causes and how to fix coilover clunking ?
Can you guys make a video on what to look for when buying used coilovers please!
Never buy used👍🏾
I messed up and didn’t buy the extreme low “BC coils” so now I can’t lower my front or else I hit my cv boot :(
remove boot :p
you can buy the extreme low shocks for the front and swap everything else over to it
Have you guys heard about the Shockworks coilovers from SouthKorea, designed and tuned in Australia?
What would cause the front coilovers to change height on you every 10,000 mi? I had Megan Racing Street Series kit on my 1993 3000GT and it seemed like I was the only person in the clubs experiencing this with that brand or similar brand kits. Yes I started out making these adjustment mistakes, but even after I learned how to adjust them correctly with the bottom collar, they still never stayed put. Also for some reason the GT would always change height every time it got an alignment. 🤔 Try explaining that one knowing they wouldn't they wouldn't go through the trouble of trying to adjust the coilovers themselves. I've been adamant that I had a kit that was subpar in Megan Racing's QC, as well as agreeing with someone who pointed out that I should get thrust bearings for the fronts.
Any recommendations for a kit that doesn't give me these headaches, and isn't going to break my back on my daily driven Genesis Coupe R-Spec?
I really needed the relationship advice nearly as much as the automotive advice. 😂😂
My kid put an ISC N1 coilover kit on his 07 E90 335i. I just had to rescue him on the roadside as the rear tires were rubbing on the suspension. He ran all winter in his winter tires with no issues. I think he may have tried to lower the car a little and may have done it wrong. My question is, if you are adjusting ride height for summer and winter, do you need to get an alignment each time?
Anyone know if mixing components from different brand coil overs works. Thinking of getting second hand BC lowers already welded onto a spindle and may use a different brand upper if found for a good price at sometime down the line. Wondering if the BC threads will accept upper threads from other brands... not sure if anyone has experience doing this and has recommendations.
Wondering if this would make for a good Fitment vid...maybe?
Day 28 of asking for "So You Want a Acura TSX"
Anyone know what the wheel is to the right of his head is? The 5 spoke silver wheels
I put on some Coilovers on my S14 this year easy peasy :)
I always smear the thread in vaseline. When i need to adjust them i get degreaser to get the vaseline off and after adjusting give it a fresh load. It prevent water from entering the thread so it doesnt rust. Used it for 15 years and never seized
Smart
i am curious to compare that vs antiseize for fun
Do a bag edition. I blew out two rear bags because of airing to the recommended 5 psi, fun fact: air out until it just barely bottoms out or above that. happens to be 40 psi for my car lol, also bag on bag rubbing eats them #fun fact number 2.
On my focus st the back is stiff asf and causes my trunk hardware to rattle, i was like why tf my suspension makin noise but it ended up being the spare tire being loose and some tools knocking around at lower speeds
What white wheels where on that Evo
is it wrong to go for kw v3 as my first coilovers
thanks for the feature, shoutout all my static homies YERRRRR
ayyy Thomas from illiminate gang made the video!
a bunch of days asking for "So you want infiniti q50/60"
I'd definitely watch
Definitely
Good god going from stock suspension to coilovers was the best thing I've done to my miata
Favorite coilover brand then? :)
I would prefer KW, TEIN, BC and Öhlins :)
Planning to get a KW coils for my car.
Must the car go for wheel alignment everytime coilovers are removed to be cleaned?
Thanks for sharing, I'm getting a ticking and cluck sound in my new BC coilovers, any ideas what it could be ?
I’d start by making sure everything is tight!
Thanks for your reply, apparently it's the. Pillow ball top
Wheel:* exists *
Dakota:so you have chosen... Death
We installed some bc racing coilovers on a 10th gen civic hatchback everything’s been good they ride really smooth except when we hit a bump it makes like a clunking noise and that started like a week after getting installed
How did you fix that
Same here.. whats the fix?
That TSX 💚
I am new to fitting wheels and tires, if my car comes stock with 245/45/R18 size tires, does getting larger wheels/tires affect my speedometer, and if it affects my speedometer, does that affect how fast or slow my car’s odometer reads? so will a larger set of wheels and tires make my speedo read slower since there’s less revolutions and therefore gain mileage slower?
It will effect it due to the amount of distance per revolution for both speedo and odometer, yes. This difference with the odometer with a slightly larger size will be very minor and is no cause for major concern. You have the right idea with the larger wheels/tires making your speedo read slightly slower.
do you guys do truck wheels
I just bought D2 racing RS coil overs but the lower body is stuck it doesn’t want to lower the car at all I unlocked the ring tried everything but it doesn’t want to move
No mistake here. I stuck with springs, shocks, and struts.
8:47 LOL! That’s me, I got a 2001 IS300 with 220k miles on it and I wanna slap on BC coilovers, and I haven’t done it yet for that exact same reason that I am not sure what else needs to be replaced 🤷🏼♂️
Does anyone know what wheels are on the miata at 2:03 ?
just got my coils rn lol
As a Swed, i was pretty much born to assemble Ikea furniture.
I have no idea why but I find Ikea furniture extremely easy to pice together (even more than the average swed).
😂
Currently sitting on those RPF1s 😏
Is that THOMAS!!!!! 😂
Teins for 4 years...just starting to hear some noises. Probably about time to upgrade.
Quinn from throttle was helping lower that BMW haha
Hey can you guys do a Mitsubishi Galant episode?
Lmao i felt that 2:19 to 2:23 my gf hates going in my car, she says it gives her headaches 😅
2:08....
These 15seconds are way to much on point... :p
he was spittin 📠
I’m currently in the market for G37xS Coilovers, I wanna get something that will be close to stock in comfort just wanna get rid of my wheel gap 🤢 price range between 700$-1000$ I’m looking at tien and bc racing, i was just about to order bc racing but some friends tell
Me that those are over priced that all I’m paying for is the name could use some feed back to know what I’m getting
What if the threaded cylinder itself is able to be rotated? Is it fine to adjust height without taking disconnecting the lower mount then?
you can absolutely adjust height without disconnecting the lower mount, yes!
@@FitmentIndustries wow senpai blesses with answers 😩
I’ve broken two of those damn top hat coilover mounting bolts
Bro when you said when you’re wife doesn’t want to go for a ride in car now now because it’s rides horrible I almost choked on my food I’m going through that situation right now my wife hate getting in my car now 😂💀💀💀
I'm installing coilovers this weekend. My biggest concern is finding a decent shop to do the alignment. I wish alignment machines were affordable for the average person. 😔
Donut media has a video on how to do your own alignment on a car.
That Benz at 6:59 tho🔥
Lol love it
I’m gonna be honest, I was one bolt away from becoming a meme when I was installing my OEM struts...
if it was air suspension or coil overs at least it would’ve been worth it
What's the beat at around 1:00
intro song?
Seriously felt attacked about the 200k mile Lexus 😂😂 I promise I’ll do the rest of them when my sister gets a new car she needs it for now
What car should i get im going to get one in a year i want a old Mercedes but im scared it’s going to break dow alot
Down*
Are tein flex z coilovers good for daily driving for a 17 accord?
Lol no upgraded coil is THAT comfortable for daily...but if they are a good buy...definitely. Make sure you understand rebound and dampening setups....I didnt at the start....every bump in the road sent my head into the roof of the car....
I’ve heard many say they like it, it won’t be as comfortable, but it won’t ruin the overall feel of the ride.
Slicktop 2jz appreciate it , might need to research dampening and rebound.
I’ve been running tein flex z on my daily for over a year now and I’m pretty happy with them. mess with your dampening setting till you find what you like. Ride quality isn’t bad imo. stiffer than stock but that’s a given with any set of coilovers
Hey lads, what can you tell me about the EW10 J4S engine from the PSA group.
Is it reliable ?
Is it cheap ?
And most importantly, can you turbocharge it ?
(If not, are there other options among the PSA engines ?)
Well they are commonly found among French cars such as Citroen or Peugeot (maybe both).
They come around 115 hp -125 ish hp.
They are 1.3-1.5l 4 banger small engines so turbocharging them can be tricky. But if u wanna do it, go with a single turbo setup that can boost around 5-8 psi of boost per pressure.
Well that’s all I know most about psa engines so hope they will help u :).
@@car-enthusiast3141 thank you mate 👍
@@llama_wehraboo7274 no problem mate. Still I need to learn a lot despite being a young car guy. I’m only 14. But I see all mechanical stuffs and i research a lot of information and have books based on car engines and stuffs. Never stop learning 🤙
Goodnight imma sleep now.
You and I brother 🤙, engines are truly impressive
nice
im already avoiding these mistakes bc you guys havent shipped my coils yet😀 its been 4 weeks
Shoot us an email sometime so we can try to get you an update!!!
To protect threads on the coilovers, go round them with insulation tape.
Hmmm...
Haven't watched the video yet but maybe😳🎆
1:22 Me too
I thought everytime u remove the coil u have to get alignment? So we can’t remove them everytime we want to go lower or higher
Month 1, day 6 of asking for "So you want a BMW E9"
They won’t do this. E9s aren’t that common anymore man
People have asked for shopping carts I think this is reasonable
WAIT, PARTS WILL COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS???? I've never ordered before but I'm wanting to fix the non engine parts and the trans on my integra and I thought I had to do way more research than I did
Most do! Unless you’re doing something buckwild. 😅😅 -Edgar
can someone pls tell me what the wheels @9:05 are called
PLEASE 😭
Sorry I'm late, was driving my car that you guys said modifying coilovers for would be dangerous.
8:46 ......yeah.... change the bushings
Day 3 of asking for "So you want a Acura TSX"
my frs came with coil overs and i have no idea what im doing :D
I thought he was going to mention spring compressors and how to be safe around them.
Seriously, those things are terrifying.
Video: Car trends that came back
Yo i literally have a 97 es300 i just got w 240k miles. and threw some max speedingrods on it. Lol...
Swaybar bushings were gone. Sounded like golf balls in the trunk.
That half ass naruto run 😂
Alex out here giving me relationship advice
So I don’t have a car yet but every single time I see these videos it makes me not want to buy these things but I am still going to and I am probably going to regret it but we’ll see that later
So essentially you lower the coilover only by the shock body ? Correct? They are already pre loaded. Iv seen ppl actually compress the spring which is stupid but also can lower the spring instead of compressing but I’m guessing that kills the suspension. Last full body ones I put on my mini they were ore loaded which I wasn’t sure on but I did my research and only adjusted the shock body. Rides great and is for sure slammed way more than the shitty spring sleeve junk with 2 cut coils talk about rough lol
I put on coilovers on and I couldn't figure out why my car felt like I was an a dirt road all the time. Come to find out I forgot my front bushings 😅😅😅
Alex = crazy cat man
Bump Steer: We just going to act like I don't exsist after lowering your car ?
Day one of asking for so you want a Geo Metro👍
Get a good torque wrench and learn how to use it. Know your torque specs for what your working on.
uga dugas> torque wrench
Happy to be the 900th like
❤️