hey guys,
need ya help...a friend of mine just bought a new set of arospeed full coil/shock from a shop down here for a good price...its the full treaded coilover shocks, not the slip over coilover sleeves kit...well, after me & him installed it on his eg hatch, the front passenger side is higher than the front driver side ( fp=2" gap, fd=1" gap) and the rear passenger side is lower than the rear driver side(rp=0 gap, rd= 1.5" gap)...wtf...all we did to adjust the height of the car was by turning the thing that the springs sit on( sorry forgot what it was call) up or down and measure everything just to make sure its correct...and yes the car is on a flat surface...i dont know if it needs time to break in or what to sit right...we drove it up and down the street to see if it'll be better but nope...so we're out of luck....any suggestion from you guy will help...let me know if we adjusted the height on it right...

 

bump...need help

 

anyone?...

 

So... it sounds like you just measured in correctly is all. Its possible to get the heights all perfectly equal at all 4 corners, its a matter of time. Most people don't see the need to get it exactly equal though. The springs will probably settle a little bit so you'd need to go back and check like a week later, and readjust.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PIC Performance &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So... it sounds like you just measured in correctly is all. Its possible to get the heights all perfectly equal at all 4 corners, its a matter of time. Most people don't see the need to get it exactly equal though. The springs will probably settle a little bit so you'd need to go back and check like a week later, and readjust. </TD></TR></TABLE>

well, the measurements on both shocks is equal to the same adjustment of each other...but is it better if i adjust the height of the car by the measurment from fender to the wheel or to adjust height by the strut?...

 

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well, the measurements on both shocks is equal to the same adjustment of each other...but is it better if i adjust the height of the car by the measurment from fender to the wheel or to adjust height by the strut?...</TD></TR></TABLE>

you have to remember that the weight at each corner of your car will be different. So even though you have the shocks equally measured on both sides it;ll sit lower on the heavier side. Adjust until it sits level according to the measurement of the body to the ground. You can also measure from the center of the hub to the top of the fender opening.

 

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you have to remember that the weight at each corner of your car will be different. So even though you have the shocks equally measured on both sides it;ll sit lower on the heavier side. Adjust until it sits level according to the measurement of the body to the ground. You can also measure from the center of the hub to the top of the fender opening. </TD></TR></TABLE>

the funny thing is that the heavier side is higher than the lighter side...ie the front passenger side have a 2" gap ( w/ tranny on it) and driver side have only 1" gap...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbochargeb18c &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the funny thing is that the heavier side is higher than the lighter side...ie the front passenger side have a 2" gap ( w/ tranny on it) and driver side have only 1" gap...</TD></TR></TABLE>

The drivers side is heavier than the pass side (engine weighs more than trans) and Hondas always sit lower on the drivers' side. It's more noticable when you lower it. If you juat have regular springs you have to live with it, if you have coilovers you adjust it.