mk2 coilovers.............help please.

To some this is gonna be a stoopid question, can anyone tell me how to adjust the ride height of my coilovers as they were already fitted to my car when i bought it but have never used a car with them on.

cheers peeps

You need a c spanner mate and wd40 ! There are two spinning locknut (If you are lucky they are not stuck) One sets the height and the other locks it in position adjust and make sure you measure so you know what height to set the otherside at! Thanks a rough guide

Ok cool. Where and what does a c spanner look like? I know the two nuts your on about, where is the best place to measure to and from. Is measuring the amount of thread below the lower nut accurate enough?
Thanks for the advice.

If you havent got the C spanners have a look on ebay but sizes vary though so you will need to measure your adjuster ring.

measuring the thread is a good way to get each side close but to get the same ride height either side the coilovers may need to be at different heights Also the amount you drop on thread does not equal the same on ride height.

Like matty said look on ebay or speak to some one who sells coilovers for the c spanner ! When you take the wheel look for some where fixed to measure off!

like already been said, c spanner on ebay. but if you havent got one, hammer and a punch to knock the adjuster rings round.

ROUGH JONNY ROUGH LOL Or just borrow on !

Brilliant, thanks for the advice. Just to confirm, to lower the ride height of the car you have to tighten the rings (squeezing the spring tighter)? How do I know when I have reached the maximum limit both ways?
Sorry for sounding so dumb but wanna get it right.

duxdubber wrote:

Brilliant, thanks for the advice. Just to confirm, to lower the ride height of the car you have to tighten the rings (squeezing the spring tighter)? How do I know when I have reached the maximum limit both ways?
Sorry for sounding so dumb but wanna get it right.

the lower you want the car the further down you want the rings.

LOWANDSLOW wrote:

ROUGH JONNY ROUGH LOL Or just borrow on !

Does sound a bit extreme.

duxdubber wrote:

Brilliant, thanks for the advice. Just to confirm, to lower the ride height of the car you have to tighten the rings (squeezing the spring tighter)? How do I know when I have reached the maximum limit both ways?
Sorry for sounding so dumb but wanna get it right.

other way around.

thread the lockrings downwards. you will know when you have reached the limit as the lockrings will fall off, or the arch will rest on the tyre

whittle wrote:

duxdubber wrote:

Brilliant, thanks for the advice. Just to confirm, to lower the ride height of the car you have to tighten the rings (squeezing the spring tighter)? How do I know when I have reached the maximum limit both ways?
Sorry for sounding so dumb but wanna get it right.

other way around.

thread the lockrings downwards. you will know when you have reached the limit as the lockrings will fall off, or the arch will rest on the tyre

Downwards?? You sure? I thought tightening the springs (upwards) would make it sit lower?

duxdubber wrote:

whittle wrote:

duxdubber wrote:

Brilliant, thanks for the advice. Just to confirm, to lower the ride height of the car you have to tighten the rings (squeezing the spring tighter)? How do I know when I have reached the maximum limit both ways?
Sorry for sounding so dumb but wanna get it right.

other way around.

thread the lockrings downwards. you will know when you have reached the limit as the lockrings will fall off, or the arch will rest on the tyre

Downwards?? You sure? I

duxdubber wrote:

whittle wrote:

duxdubber wrote:

Brilliant, thanks for the advice. Just to confirm, to lower the ride height of the car you have to tighten the rings (squeezing the spring tighter)? How do I know when I have reached the maximum limit both ways?
Sorry for sounding so dumb but wanna get it right.

other way around.

thread the lockrings downwards. you will know when you have reached the limit as the lockrings will fall off, or the arch will rest on the tyre

Downwards?? You sure? I thought tightening the springs (upwards) would make it sit lower?

LOL seriously dude, you want the body to go lower, so wind the adjuster down.

Your the experts (compared to me) , so i will be winding the rings downwards. Excellent! Thanks again for all the advice. gives me a job to do at some point this week before sunday at players.

duxdubber wrote:

Your the experts (compared to me) , so i will be winding the rings downwards. Excellent! Thanks again for all the advice. gives me a job to do at some point this week before sunday at players.

Put a photo up once its done!

whittle wrote:

duxdubber wrote:

Your the experts (compared to me) , so i will be winding the rings downwards. Excellent! Thanks again for all the advice. gives me a job to do at some point this week before sunday at players.

Put a photo up once its done!

I would if i could but seem to have problems posting photos on here. It sits low anyway as you can see in my avatar pic but i gotta a feeling the front is slightly higher than the rear. Want to get it as low as poss without the wheels rubbing as its sitting on 17s!!