How do I raise omnipower sport coilovers?

[pyaarawala]

Wow thanks so much for clarifying everything. But did B&G give you any reason as to why I can't just twist the coilover while it's bolted on already? The bolts are on tight and were air-tightened and I don't really want to take it off. Especially for all 4. But even if I did the bolts are already tightened from up top, where the front upper strut bar is, right? So how will it even be able to wobble around for me to do all this spinning, measuring, and marking, and what not?

 

[Sketch o5]

Wow thanks so much for clarifying everything. But did B&G give you any reason as to why I can't just twist the coilover while it's bolted on already?

because it could potentially damage the shock was all i was told.

But even if I did the bolts are already tightened from up top, where the front upper strut bar is, right? So how will it even be able to wobble around for me to do all this spinning, measuring, and marking, and what not?

yea, the top mounting bolts will hold it in. once you take out just that bottom bolt at the bottom of the coils, the knuckle will drop down more than enough to give you adequate room to work in.

 

[pyaarawala]

because it could potentially damage the shock was all i was told.



yea, the top mounting bolts will hold it in. once you take out just that bottom bolt at the bottom of the coils, the knuckle will drop down more than enough to give you adequate room to work in.

Knuckle will drop down more than enough? By knuckle do you mean the whole hub assembly thing? If I were to remove that one bottom bolt, can I immediately start turning B? Or do I have to have someone use their feet to push down the entire hub assembly (rotor, caliper) and then I can turn it?

 

[champaned_out]

quick question while we're on topic... how do i adjust coilovers like the Apexi WS... they dont have a third perch...

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

I think we should just have a meet and a bunch of us do DIY's on suspension.

 

[Sketch o5]

Knuckle will drop down more than enough? By knuckle do you mean the whole hub assembly thing?

yes.

If I were to remove that one bottom bolt, can I immediately start turning B?

if youve loosened the locking collar already, yes. before you take out that bottom bolt, loosen the locking collar since itd be easier to do it when the coilover is still attached and wont spin when you try to loosen the locking collar, like it could do when youve already taken it out of its mount on the knuckle.

Or do I have to have someone use their feet to push down the entire hub assembly (rotor, caliper) and then I can turn it?

youll probably have to push it down after you take the bolt out at the bottom, after its out tho, youll be fine.

quick question while we're on topic... how do i adjust coilovers like the Apexi WS... they dont have a third perch...

you raise and lower them by the only way possible.....the spring perches.

 

[pyaarawala]

Even after I pushed down the knuckle enough for the coilover to come out, the long piece of the knuckle coming from up top as right against the coilover, touching it, making it so difficult to turn the coilover. I was able to adjust them but it wasn't so easy because of that stupid knuckle. Was I supposed to pry the knuckle away from the coilover or something? So that I can adjust it freely? Since it was touching the knuckle it was so difficult to turn. What a headache.

 

[Sketch o5]

you couldve put a jack under the knuckle to push it up a little to get it off of the coilover.

 

[talontsiawd]

Just for people who are not understanding why this is...The shock is threaded like that and adjusted like that so you can change the ride height without changing the spring rate. The top collar is to adjust how stiff or soft you want your car, the bottom mount is to set ride height. That's why you don't mess with the top collar (A) in the picture for ride height. It changes ride height but you don't want to adjust your ride height off it.

 

[SykVSyx]

I think we should just have a meet and a bunch of us do DIY's on suspension.

For real, although, Andy, I'm sure this thread is DIY worthy between Hassan's questions/scenarios and your responses.