Coilover height adjustment - Lateral-g Forums

DRJDVM's '69 · #1 07-18-2011, 04:27 PM

Okay...stupid question....on my DSE subframe do I thread the coilover collar up or down to raise the front end ride height?

I'm looking at them and if I thread it upward, the spring gets compressed and the front end should drop....is that right?

Its kinda of a PITA to get in there with the spanner wrench....right now the car is sitting too low, so I need to raise the front end up alittle

Ron in SoCal · #2 07-18-2011, 04:42 PM

On my AME frame the spring collar is on the bottom of the shock and I thread it up to raise the car...

DRJDVM's '69 · #3 07-18-2011, 08:42 PM

I've been doing that and it seems like the car isnt moving up much... thats why I figured I would ask to make sure I'm doing it right. So I guess I keep cranking it upwards until I get the ride height I need.

Vegas69 · #4 07-18-2011, 08:51 PM

You are compressing the spring. Keep wrastling with it...

2Bad4Ya · #5 07-19-2011, 07:35 AM

it takes several turns to make anything noticeable those things a re fairly fine threaded.

Musclerodz · #6 07-19-2011, 10:48 AM

once the collar engages the spring, roughly 6 full turn from there. you can compress the spring to about 3/8" between coils loaded. If still too low, may need to go to slightly heavier spring.

**GregWeld** · #7 07-19-2011, 10:54 AM

Ned -- You don't even have to read between the lines here.... if you thread the coil adjuster up and the car doesn't rise a corresponding amount - then you have the wrong springs. The car should sit "right" and you shouldn't have to be up the body of the coil over more than about a third the distance. More than that and you've got too light of a spring or the wrong length spring - or both.

My guess is you're 100#'s too light. If you have a 450's you need 550's....

DRJDVM's '69 · #8 07-19-2011, 02:51 PM

Ok....I've got 1.75 inches of thread showing below the collar....looks to be slighlty less than half of the threads on the shock

So...based on what you guys are telling me, I should have the 525's...

Its an iron 434 small block, aluminum heads etc....nothing major up front to add additional weight.....why the hell would I need the BBC springs?

96z28ss · #9 07-19-2011, 03:13 PM

Didn't you just buy the whole complete subframe from DSE?
I would of thought they would have the correct spring rate.

Vegas69 · #10 07-19-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69

Ok....I've got 1.75 inches of thread showing below the collar....looks to be slighlty less than half of the threads on the shock

So...based on what you guys are telling me, I should have the 525's...

Its an iron 434 small block, aluminum heads etc....nothing major up front to add additional weight.....why the hell would I need the BBC springs?

450's are fine. Dial em up and enjoy. My understanding is Kyle still runs 450's on his car.