Setting the 'correct' Coilover ride Height
11-18-2007, 06:57 PM
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Setting the 'correct' Coilover ride Height
Hi y'all -
I've posted about my problems with retrofitting a B7 sport suspension into my non-sport B6. After futzing around, I decided to abandon that project and purchase a Vogtland Coilover kit. Now I'm wondering how to set it.
Do any of you have pics. you can post of the side view and the height you set your suspensions at? I'm not looking for a slammed look at all, just maybe something a touch more aggressive than the OEM Sport suspension ride height.
Thanks
Ben S.
I've posted about my problems with retrofitting a B7 sport suspension into my non-sport B6. After futzing around, I decided to abandon that project and purchase a Vogtland Coilover kit. Now I'm wondering how to set it.
Do any of you have pics. you can post of the side view and the height you set your suspensions at? I'm not looking for a slammed look at all, just maybe something a touch more aggressive than the OEM Sport suspension ride height.
Thanks
Ben S.
11-18-2007, 07:13 PM
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On mine (see post)
With vogtlands, the bottom of my rear perch adjuster (that sits on TOP of the spring; remember that, it's different than other makes of C/O) is dead even with the bottom of the threads. Once you see your kit, you'll understand what I mean by that. I have about 1" more of thread I can let out to drop it more, but the adjustment washer is about 1" thick, so it is even with the bottom of the threads.
On the fronts, I'm at about 4.75 inches from bottom of threads to where adjustment perch/washer are. That makes car sit at the level in my pics. Which is about 25.25" up front and about 25" in back, on 245/35/19 wheels/tires
Remember, 1" of thread travel does not equal 1" of ride height, and as you wind the thread up higher, it will vary more. Also, note that driver to passenger side has minute variances in both front and rear. Partially do to driver weight.
The good thing with the Vogtlands is that adjusting is way easy. Get them on, adjust a little, then drive it a few days to a week, then the next weekend, just micro-adjust, then get it aligned. The hardest part is that every time you adjust one corner, the others seem to get messed up. It takes a while to get it "just right". Oh, and before I forget, if you adjust with anything jacked up, when you let it off jack, that WON'T be the ride height. It will sit way higher than you'd think. You need to drive the car around the block or something to let it settle in and compress fully. I learned that the hard way. I had to get weight off the corner to adjust it, but when I let it back down it wouldn't be the height I'd think until I ran it to the end of my driveway and back.
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On the fronts, I'm at about 4.75 inches from bottom of threads to where adjustment perch/washer are. That makes car sit at the level in my pics. Which is about 25.25" up front and about 25" in back, on 245/35/19 wheels/tires
Remember, 1" of thread travel does not equal 1" of ride height, and as you wind the thread up higher, it will vary more. Also, note that driver to passenger side has minute variances in both front and rear. Partially do to driver weight.
The good thing with the Vogtlands is that adjusting is way easy. Get them on, adjust a little, then drive it a few days to a week, then the next weekend, just micro-adjust, then get it aligned. The hardest part is that every time you adjust one corner, the others seem to get messed up. It takes a while to get it "just right". Oh, and before I forget, if you adjust with anything jacked up, when you let it off jack, that WON'T be the ride height. It will sit way higher than you'd think. You need to drive the car around the block or something to let it settle in and compress fully. I learned that the hard way. I had to get weight off the corner to adjust it, but when I let it back down it wouldn't be the height I'd think until I ran it to the end of my driveway and back.
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11-19-2007, 05:38 AM
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Here you go
This is before I had them adjusted. It was ~24 3/4"(+/-) F and ~25"(+/-) R. I had it adjusted to (I think) 25 1/4" F and 25 1/2" R. I'm a big DIY guy normally so I'll try to explain how to adjust it. Measure from the ground to the bottom of the lip on the wheel well (along the centerline of the wheel) and get a number of what you would want. Then, take out your phone and call the shop you had do the install or any other performance shop you wish to use. Take car, open wallet, and pay them to adjust it. Lol. In all seriousness though, if you're a patient person you can do it yourself, you just need to measure the perch height or something like that, but if you can afford it, having the shop adjust it will be much less of a headache. Also remember to have a full tank of gas and to drive 500 miles before adjusting, and then to get an alignment after adjusting. Vogtlands are great; I love mine, and you won't be disappointed. Hope this helps, if theres anything else let me know.
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