Best Place ajdusting coilovers

[siir]

Hey guys,

noob question:
just dont want to get ripped off and also need advice for a good shop to adjust my coilovers..

i got tein monoflex and need sum adjustment (increase height adjustment)
hopefully balanced corner weight (afaik 500+)?

anyone know a good place to adjust coilovers in sydney?
how much am i looking at?

also what do they usually do beside adjusting height or lowering? will they balance it, camber adjustment, caster, toe adjustment?

cheers

[simonnowis]

just diy, its really simple and not worth paying someone to adjust height on adjustable coilovers. you can adjust it with the tein keys and a simple oem jack. If you really want someone to do it pm benjamin.
corner balancing is pretty pointless for a street car imo. you need adjustable camber kits to adjust the camber, shouldnt really worry unless you lower ur car to the point where ur tyres wear out unevenly.
better to save money on labour cost to spend on other mods!

btw a wheel alinement is advised after sussy mods. that would be the only adjustment that needs to be done professionally.

[FLICK]

If want perfect number and adjustment diy will never give accurate adj imo. Thats why people pay hundreds to get pro's to do it.

Try "HEASMAN STEERING" In tempe. $80/hour to adjust ride height, $200 to corner weight the car, $66 to adjust camber/toe for the rear and $88 bucks for the front camber/toe

You need to book with these guys, cant just rock up, there very busy. They do cars such as Lotus Exige's, ferraris, 8-9 sec rotors, so there quality. You get what you pay for.

If you have all the components and you spent all this money on your car whats another few hundred to get it done properly.

[siir]

just diy, its really simple and not worth paying someone to adjust height on adjustable coilovers. you can adjust it with the tein keys and a simple oem jack. If you really want someone to do it pm benjamin.
corner balancing is pretty pointless for a street car imo. you need adjustable camber kits to adjust the camber, shouldnt really worry unless you lower ur car to the point where ur tyres wear out unevenly.
better to save money on labour cost to spend on other mods!

btw a wheel alinement is advised after sussy mods. that would be the only adjustment that needs to be done professionally.


thx..for the info simon..but im lacking tools and the road in my plc in uneven slight angled hence..makes it hard to judge if even...

[siir]

If want perfect number and adjustment diy will never give accurate adj imo. Thats why people pay hundreds to get pro's to do it.

Try "HEASMAN STEERING" In tempe. $80/hour to adjust ride height, $200 to corner weight the car, $66 to adjust camber/toe for the rear and $88 bucks for the front camber/toe

You need to book with these guys, cant just rock up, there very busy. They do cars such as Lotus Exige's, ferraris, 8-9 sec rotors, so there quality. You get what you pay for.

If you have all the components and you spent all this money on your car whats another few hundred to get it done properly.

hey flick,

do have the number? preferred to do things professionaly & right at the first time :) cheers..

* btw just research - is MRT performance any good??

[FLICK]

hey flick,

do have the number? preferred to do things professionaly & right at the first time :) cheers..

* btw just research - is MRT performance any good??

Here's the Website. All details are there.

http://www.heasmans.com.au/new_site3/main.html

[Red_EG4]

If want perfect number and adjustment diy will never give accurate adj imo. Thats why people pay hundreds to get pro's to do it.

Try "HEASMAN STEERING" In tempe. $80/hour to adjust ride height, $200 to corner weight the car, $66 to adjust camber/toe for the rear and $88 bucks for the front camber/toe

You need to book with these guys, cant just rock up, there very busy. They do cars such as Lotus Exige's, ferraris, 8-9 sec rotors, so there quality. You get what you pay for.

If you have all the components and you spent all this money on your car whats another few hundred to get it done properly.

What do they do to adjust the height that is any more accurate than what anyone on here can achieve?

[FLICK]

What do they do to adjust the height that is any more accurate than what anyone on here can achieve?

Ask them.

[Benson]

Tape measure is your friend

[IEVAQ8]

Tape measure is your friend

i second that

[Red_EG4]

Tape measure is your friend

This is how I've done it/seen it done.
I only asked because I don't see why the shop would be more accurate.

[bennjamin]

guys while a tape measure is needed to make it equal both left/right or front/rear - the height you lower/raise at the coilover doies not indicate the height you will raise/lower the car :)
Time and experimentation is the key.

[FLICK]

guys while a tape measure is needed to make it equal both left/right or front/rear - the height you lower/raise at the coilover doies not indicate the height you will raise/lower the car :)
Time and experimentation is the key.

My point exactly. Thats why you pay professionals to do it for you.

[fatboyz39]

Why people so fussy over wheel alignment and such? We do $55 wheel alignment and its fine. Once you hit a pothole, ripple strip the alignment will go out of wack.

As for adjusting height, tape measure.

[F.O.B Squad]

If you want ride height just DIY.

But if you want a right car balance ratio then get the professionals to do it.
I've seen it get done, and it's time consuming with all the weighing of the car and adjusting ride height etc. It can take up to a few hours getting it right.

[siir]

If you want ride height just DIY.

But if you want a right car balance ratio then get the professionals to do it.
I've seen it get done, and it's time consuming with all the weighing of the car and adjusting ride height etc. It can take up to a few hours getting it right.


thx for the info..
one of the reason is for me to find a good plc to do it.. atm i did it with my mates..but in terms of adjusting the preload spring rates, im nott sure how that goes??:p

[jeffreymui]

best thing is not to touch the preload perch, correct me if im wrong, thats what i learn last week when i done mine:P

[altong0840]

BACK YARD>??bear and party always your guide!

[BlitZ]

i think u have too much money.

u really think corner balance would help much? how are they gonna shift the weight around>? ahaahah adjust it up and down..

Then you should just raise the front to maximum height and lower the rear to the max.

[BlitZ]

guys while a tape measure is needed to make it equal both left/right or front/rear - the height you lower/raise at the coilover doies not indicate the height you will raise/lower the car :)
Time and experimentation is the key.


you can just count how many turns from base. why are u using a measuring tape for?

and a mm or 2 isnt going to kill your performance..

[string]

i think u have too much money.

u really think corner balance would help much? how are they gonna shift the weight around>? ahaahah adjust it up and down..

Then you should just raise the front to maximum height and lower the rear to the max.

Raising the front will add weight to the front axle. Not a smart idea if you want good handling.

Adjusting the corner balance will make it feel similar in left and right turns. If you don't like the idea of this then you are obviously not into handling and should go polish your rims.

[mrwillz]

i raised the fronts myself on weekends. very easy

i used a tool (looks like a F to measure the amount of thread showing for adjust.

if u got coils, i rekon DIY buddy

also on another note. if i raise height will i have to do a wheel alignment again

[Killa From Manila]

for preload adjustment = tighten the spring so it is just held captive, but u can still spin it around with some force.

[F.O.B Squad]

I first had my height setup low at the front and a bit high at the rear. Then the fronts were supposedly bottoming out.
Took it to Fulcrum in Melbourne and they adjusted it so the fronts higher and the rears lower :confused: wtf.

[bennjamin]

you can just count how many turns from base. why are u using a measuring tape for?

and a mm or 2 isnt going to kill your performance..


I use a tape measure to be quick and accurate :) Not spend many minutes extra per corner trying to get the same amount of turns from base etc.

[crunkman99]

i have a set of racing logic coils and i am trying to raise them diy, is it easier if i change the damper settings so the spring can be raised easier with out being so compact? as it is getting very hard to turn the spring from the point i am at.

any advice on the easiet way to raise my coils back to stock height?