i recently aquired an ej1 with dc2 itr ohlins coilovers on it. I would love to know how to adjust these, they seem pretty complicated though, i see a slit at the top of the shock and there is room for an allen key and then on the shock there are grooves in the shock body but they are not threaded to lower the spring perch which confuses me. how do i adjust the dampening and ride height on these coilovers?

 

is there a bolt on the perch?? do you have pics?

 

i figured out how to adjust the dampening just loosten or tighten the top of the strut with the allen key and it clicks. but there is no bolt on the perch it just wraps around the strut and then dips down in one area for the spring.. and i dont have a camera at this time... ill try and get some up though.

 

bump for help. could i replace the springs?

 

we would help if you posted pics

 

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Ohlins+suspension

Try the second or third link that returned.

Give Ohlin's a call. I'm sure their technical department could help you.

 

There is a thin coiled spring (we'll call it the height-spring to avoid confusion)that sits in those grooves, and then the spring perch is held up by that height-spring. To change the height, you have to remove tension from the spring perch (by either compressing the main spring or removing it), and then roll the height-spring up or down on the shock to the desired groove. The last step is of course to let the spring perch rest back on that little guy and reassemble/decompress.

There's a chance you have a metal c-clip instead of the height-spring, but the principle is the same. It's an old Ohlins design, and unfortunately kind of sucks. Mine are the same way. I was considering a threaded sleeve to remedy that, but then wound up magically having a 49.6% crossweight, and so decided that was close enough