B6MFD 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 i got my car and it had height adjustable coilovers on....not sure on make sorry think they are the venom home made ones...loli lowered it and measured from the bottom of tread to the underside of the adjuster bit and made the rear two even and the front two even, however my car now pulls to the lst and im not sure what to do really.Have i measured from the wrong points?this doesnt seem a very accurate way of setting up my car to be honest as it could potenitally be a couple of mm out? Link to post Share on other sites
cadguy77 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 your camber and wheel alignment might be out now that you've lowered it Link to post Share on other sites
B6MFD 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 yes i could but i just wondered if there was an accurate way of setting the height first? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Most accurate way would be to measure the arch to floor.The pulling to the left is due to the camber/wheel alignment not being setup afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites
B6MFD 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 but if i measure each arch to the floor i have to put the wheels back on etc....also the ground could be uneaven Link to post Share on other sites
francisjonno 2 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Measuring arch to floor would be best, but as you say you would need a level floor - i'd say measuring the tread, as you've done, is the best alternative.Just get your geometry sorted and that should solve your problems Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 When I did mine I just left a 1 inch gap between the end of the thread on the coilover and the spring platform/nut.Might require a bit of trial and error to get right. Link to post Share on other sites
TVR6 0 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 One of the chaps at Styledynamix told me that they should be setup with a full tank of fuel, oil topped up, water levels also and the driver in place. lol sounds a bit excessive but he says it works. Link to post Share on other sites
B6MFD 0 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 so then when you have a passenger the car will go wonkey? lol Link to post Share on other sites
zuludong 0 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 The correct way to measure ride hight is to measure from the centre of the hub to the wheel arch. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 As VR6Rich says, trial and error. I was playing with mine for about 2hrs. Measure, wheel on check height, wheels off, adjust, wheel on. And just kept repeating till i was happy Link to post Share on other sites
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