brought the rear down some more
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Originally Posted by kevink2
Those are very stiff, highly adjustable Racing Coilovers, probably the best way to slam a ride.
I had some experience with similar Buddy Club coilovers, trying to fix mistakes made by BC in a custom batch of CO's for another car. Changing the spanner at the bottom is the normal way to set ride height. Messing with the upper spanner nuts only changes the preload, and does not directly change ride height.
You may have the option of stiffer, shorter springs to drop ride height. Need to contact D2 tech on that.
www.d2racing.com optional springs....
I had some experience with similar Buddy Club coilovers, trying to fix mistakes made by BC in a custom batch of CO's for another car. Changing the spanner at the bottom is the normal way to set ride height. Messing with the upper spanner nuts only changes the preload, and does not directly change ride height.
You may have the option of stiffer, shorter springs to drop ride height. Need to contact D2 tech on that.
www.d2racing.com optional springs....
To lower the car, did you turn the shock body (part that purple lock nuts turn on) all the way into the lower body (bottom right of pic above) that does not rotate? That would be the lowest setting. The "preload" set by the upper 2 purple lock nuts, does not change ride height. Most kits say don't mess with the preload setting.
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dude im in!!!
yeah i didn't mess with the actually strut body, just the purple spanners for the springs... i can probably drop my front another inch 
redkid's ml :
To lower the car, did you turn the shock body (part that purple lock nuts turn on) all the way into the lower body (bottom right of pic above) that does not rotate? That would be the lowest setting. The "preload" set by the upper 2 purple lock nuts, does not change ride height. Most kits say don't mess with the preload setting.
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To lower the car, did you turn the shock body (part that purple lock nuts turn on) all the way into the lower body (bottom right of pic above) that does not rotate? That would be the lowest setting. The "preload" set by the upper 2 purple lock nuts, does not change ride height. Most kits say don't mess with the preload setting.
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The purple nuts should be set precisely for the right preload, or bench compression of the spring. You messed with it, although the instructions say don't do it, so you should call D2 and find the correct way to reset the "preload", which has nothing to do with ride height. It's a standard proceedure, and you can do it with the struts on the car.
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I grew up in the honda days and had a honda civic my self. I had gold wheels with a polished lip on a hunter green 96 civic and I liked the combo. My brother went with the red on white combo on his 94 civic and i think it worked out nicely.
However, I do not feel that the red coincides with the white color and body shape of the Mercedes. When I see or hear of euro's (BMW, MB, Audi, etc) I think clean, sleek, and simple.
The red is REALLY BOLD and way too much for my taste.
However, I do not feel that the red coincides with the white color and body shape of the Mercedes. When I see or hear of euro's (BMW, MB, Audi, etc) I think clean, sleek, and simple.
The red is REALLY BOLD and way too much for my taste.
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I grew up in the honda days and had a honda civic my self. I had gold wheels with a polished lip on a hunter green 96 civic and I liked the combo. My brother went with the red on white combo on his 94 civic and i think it worked out nicely.
However, I do not feel that the red coincides with the white color and body shape of the Mercedes. When I see or hear of euro's (BMW, MB, Audi, etc) I think clean, sleek, and simple.
The red is REALLY BOLD and way too much for my taste.
However, I do not feel that the red coincides with the white color and body shape of the Mercedes. When I see or hear of euro's (BMW, MB, Audi, etc) I think clean, sleek, and simple.
The red is REALLY BOLD and way too much for my taste.
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You guys really have no clue about the Euro show car scene do you? His car is unique and clean, nothing wrong with it. It may not be your cup of tea but its his and that's all that matters. I happen to like it because it doesn't look like 1000 other member's cars. Kudos to you bro! Way to be original. Drop is sick, red alphards look crazy. Keep on making these guys hate their average cars and enjoy turning heads. Stop hating just because its not what you prefer. Come to a euro car meet or show and his car will seem mild to say the least. It's a culture best left for those with imagination. Enjoy your car brother
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As I said before, don't change the pre-compression of the spring, as defined by the two vertical arrow heads pointing toward each other, by messing with the "A" nuts.
The D2 spring rates are about 600 lb/in, vs about 200 lb/in stock rates.
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Last edited by kevink2; Apr 15, 2013 at 03:56 PM.
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I wasn't directing it at you my friend, I just happened to post after reading the entire thread and that's where my comment ended up. I was directing the "you guys" at the haters with no imagination that were crapping on this guys car. You have a clue, some of the other posters in here do not.
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1) -- Looks like the rear has one threaded ring that supports the spring's bottom, and a 2nd lock ring, no?
http://www.carshopusa.com/ebay/d2-rally.jpg
2) -- On the front, you must not change the two spanner-nuts that set the preload, as shipped, correct?
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http://www.carshopusa.com/ebay/d2-rally.jpg
2) -- On the front, you must not change the two spanner-nuts that set the preload, as shipped, correct?
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