Heres a question.. i just bought an EJ that was absolutely slammed on these cheap ebay coilovers.. its waaay too low for a new england winter... and i need to raise it back up a little.. i do not have the tool that came with the coils originally... and i can only seem to turn it a little ways by hand.. once i get about 1/2" - 3/4" higher.. the tension increases and i cant do any more by hand.. not to mention that the entire unit wants to spin freely, making it hard to turn the actual adjustable part- obviously i want to get better suspension for the future.. but i dont really want to do anything till spring.. unless this just becomes impossible.. so...
has anyone got a 'trick of the trade'? if so.. im all ears.. I dont have any experience with this type of coilover.. ive always used ground control coils that are actually pretty easy to do by hand.. anyway, lmk
thanks-

 

Some how your gonna have to grab the bottoms>>

Then go buy some real ones

 

ya these coils would be fine for someone who wants to lower once and then never adjust.. because i think even with the tool these would be a bitch to adjust just because they are so cheaply made.. but i think its rediculous that i cant budge them by hand..
Ground controls are definitely worth the money.. anyone buying stuff like this on ebay to save money will definitely pay more later in aggravation.


Modified by twelvesorbetter at 11:50 PM 1/1/2006

 

why is this in appearance?

anyways, to adjust, jack up the car, then jack up the control arms, that way it should compress and you should be able to turn the lock rings up.