hey guys...as we know. winter is coming. it crossed my mind that maybe there is a way i could raise my coilovers a bit higher then fully up. since i go snowboarding a lot and there is a lot of snow during the rides. i was thinking maybe you can put something under the sleeve of the coilover since it has play up and down when the car is lifted off the ground. just thought i would ask if anyone has attempted this.
rob

 

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Rob

 

There are spring perch adapters so that people can fit 2.5 ID springs on 2.25 ID spring perches, they look kind of like big washers. That might raise it a bit, and maybe more if you put them on top of large diameter washers. I am not sure how safe that approach would be, it would basically be adding height to the perches.

Another approach would be to buy some longer coilover springs (Eibach ERS, Vogtland, H&R) with a higher spring rate, so they don't compress as much. I am assuming you have something similar to Ground Control coilovers, so 2.5 ID springs would work. The only problem with this approach is that your ride would be harsher, and it's possible you would have a very hard time turning the perch to raise the car. I think the default GC coilovers are 7" free length, 2.5 ID springs, with 325-350lb spring rates.

These springs usually leave a 2-3 inch gap at full droop - so you may be able to fit a 9 or 10 inch spring with a spring rate in the 300s, or an 8 inch spring with a 400+ spring rate. The issue with custom length springs would be whether there is enough space between the perch and top hat to comfortably fit them without all of the coils being pushed together, and not having any impact on height. I bet this approach would take a lot of trial and error, and a lot of money to go through all of the different combinations of spring lengths.

Your idea may also work, if you got put enough tape around the shock body, and maybe some rubber washers/bands to keep the sleeve from going all the way down than it would be slightly higher, although it would force the spring to be compressed a bit more. I am not sure how effective or safe that approach would be.