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I'm about to start the install of the BC coilovers but I have a couple questions about ride height.
I measured the distance from the fender arch to the floor on all 4 corners and found that currently, with the airmatic in the lowered setting, my driver's side is about 1/4" higher than the passenger side at both the front and the rear. Is that normal? Do I want to replicate that with my coilovers?
Also, about how high will the car sit if I don't make any adjustments to the BC's before I install them? I want the car to be pretty close to the factory airmatic lowered setting.
I'm about to start the install of the BC coilovers but I have a couple questions about ride height.
I measured the distance from the fender arch to the floor on all 4 corners and found that currently, with the airmatic in the lowered setting, my driver's side is about 1/4" higher than the passenger side at both the front and the rear. Is that normal? Do I want to replicate that with my coilovers?
Also, about how high will the car sit if I don't make any adjustments to the BC's before I install them? I want the car to be pretty close to the factory airmatic lowered setting.
I didn't trust the BC "from the factory setting" I started with setting the rears (as you have read too its a PITA to adjust) 1.5" from where the threaded nut would be flush and there would be no room for the spring to seat in the threaded adjustment portion. That will leave the fender just over the rear tire... I run a 285/30/19 fwiw. The locking nuts end up near the middle of the threaded section.
I had a hard time finding info on a good "start from here mark" and chose the 1.5" from max mark just by guessing... thus far I have been happy and not dragging too much with my EC LTH
The fronts are cake, just throw them on and adjust to your liking
Hope that gives you an idea of how to get it near sport II or a mark to judge how much higher or lower to go with
I had a hard time finding info on a good "start from here mark" and chose the 1.5" from max mark
Since a picture's worth a thousand words...
... is this the measurement you were referencing? It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo, but the distance from the bottom of the threads to the plastic surface where the spring mounts is almost exactly 1.5", as set from the BC Racing factory. Both mounts are adjusted and locked at the exact same position, so maybe they took your advice?
... is this the measurement you were referencing? It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo, but the distance from the bottom of the threads to the plastic surface where the spring mounts is almost exactly 1.5", as set from the BC Racing factory. Both mounts are adjusted and locked at the exact same position, so maybe they took your advice?
Yes that is it exactly, I don't think I measured the plastic piece though. You are basically right there. Sorry for the delay, bet you have those suckers slapped on already
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