Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Fitted my new dgr coilovers last night, wound the fronts three quarters inand they sat nice... adjusted the rears the same and they sat high so I fully adjusted them to the max and this is how they sit:-/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Still looks high on the back on my phone mate is that right ? Is the rear as low as it will go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 They're fully wound into the bottom mount until they hit the bottom... it's near enough standard height again now :-/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Fronts will go lower Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danb Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 arent CJ doing a gb on these? may be worth speaking to them to see if they can offer any advice - ie make sure youve got the correct parts etc as opposed to it being a manufacturer/design flaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Well that don't make much sense to me dude ask Cj performance about it see if he can help u out dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danb Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Oh nice user name Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danb Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 also may be worth dropping jarrod a message to see how he got on with his - his rears are a similar ride height to yours but appear to have more adjustment left. http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/59948-black-beauty/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StuDoc 72 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Take a pic of the shock and let us see incase you are adjusting the wrong part Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ok cheers lads ill take a pic in a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 just dropped you a pm dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jarrod Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Also pm'd you mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulStarletSR Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 monster truck! somethins defo not right, ul have it sorted quick enuf tho mate, dont worry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Lol! Cheers mate James and jarrod have told me I can lower the spring on the shock to lower it more, ill take some pics as I'm doing it and let you know the results Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Try driving it mate they need time to settle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danb Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 isnt that going to alter the preload though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jarrod Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Don't forget to keep damper as hard as it goes then drive it and sofen accordingly and put all 4 to the hardest then count the clicks so u match fronts to eachother then match back to what ever you decided is good for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I thought that, basically I've been told to set damping as hard as it will go then loosen the spring so it's slack and lower the jack so the damper takes the slack off the spring then after half an hour soften the damping until I'm happy with height (they have damping adjusters on the top) Nice one Jarrod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 wouldnt have thought adjusting the damping would effect height adjustment, so are you changing the preload? ^ also the rears will need to be softer than the fronts as the rears have more spring weight, be interesting to see how they compare to meisters on uk roads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Sorry might be preload it's the adjuster that you slot onto the centre of each one at the top? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 the knob you turn at the top affects damping not ride height, none of the sets of coilovers i purchased/fitted have said anything about messing with the damping adjustment to obtain correct ride height....as for the riding around on hard.....RIP spine...adjust to 10 clicks from the softest for the front and 5-6 on the back and see how you like it.... as for the pre-load (how compressed the spring is) it should be so the spring is snug and doesnt move freely AND isnt under any great tension.....you should be able to pretty much bottom out i.e have no arch gap without even touching the springs pre-load in my experience of course... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 That's what I've always thought and I checked the instructions last night and they said the only way to adjust ride height is by loosening the bottom locking ring and winding the bottom mount further up the threaded tube which I've done as much as possible, if the threaded tube was shorter it would solve my problem but I'm not about to drop £500 on a set of coilovers and then start hacking them up... I hope that's not the lowest they go at the rear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 That's what I've always thought and I checked the instructions last night and they said the only way to adjust ride height is by loosening the bottom locking ring and winding the bottom mount further up the threaded tube which I've done as much as possible, if the threaded tube was shorter it would solve my problem but I'm not about to drop £500 on a set of coilovers and then start hacking them up... I hope that's not the lowest they go at the rear. You are adjusting it correctly. Do not loosen the locking ring that holds the springs in place, yes your car will go lower but it's not the right way to adjust them and as Asad said, the spring should not be loose. I've been told to set damping as hard as it will go then loosen the spring so it's slack and lower the jack so the damper takes the slack off the spring That's completely wrong, and your instructions make that clear! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan B Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 So basically I've spent £500 so that my car can sit at standard ride height Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 They've made the threaded part that goes not into the base of the coilover too long by the looks of things. Would handle awesome like that to. Get them sent back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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