coilover height adjustment

tomcat · Post by **tomcat** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:07 pm

Found my driveside right to be 15mm lower than the passenger side with the platforms adjusted the same.
Is this normal due to differant weights (engine on driverside)?
Should I even the height by upping the platform more on this side or would this cause the spring to be stiffer on this side /effect handling?
I would have thought even height was more important especially as this is without me sitting in the driverside

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:31 pm

Do you have adjustments at the bottom of the coilovers to alter the height of the damper ?

tomcat · Post by **tomcat** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:48 pm

RX7 wrote:Do you have adjustments at the bottom of the coilovers to alter the height of the damper ?

nope only platform adjusters

they are koni race units

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:38 am

Put a couple a couple of turns in to even things up a bit.

Without setting your geometry spot on and without a session on the scales there won't be any notable difference.

I would highly recommend a basic chassis setup it will transform the car on track and get the best out of all the handling gear you've already spent your hard cash on.

tomcat · Post by **tomcat** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:17 pm

sorted it, took ages getting the car level and the camber right all round!
you alter one thing and you end up having to alter the other side etc and end up going around in circles :oops:

Because the car wasn't level the camber was miles out when I checked it.

Tried it out after and its the first time the cars now drives really straight (used to pull to the left)
Also with the new poly bushes all around it feels much tighter now 8)