i have skunk2 coilovers and i want to level my car, where should i measure the hieght on the body to give the car the best level look,

ps. i got a wings west kit, and i know its kinda hard to understand/explain

 

i always use the 4 jacking points as my point fo reference for my measurements.

 

um what do you mean by that?

why cant you just adjust the fronts and then the backs and put them on??

 

The reason you can't just do that is becuase the car doesn't weigh the same on all 4 corners. That's why cars with lowering springs have sides that are not equal. You have to initially place the collers at the same level. Then once the car is down, I bounce the car on all 4 corners to make sure the spring is set. Now I measure the distance at the fender well. I measure the distance from the ground to the tip of the middle of the fender arc. Now the Helms book says that the rear is going to be slightly higher than the fronts. Now all you do is measure, and adjust till to get them where you want. After that, make sure you get an alignment.

 

the reason i use the 4 jacking points is that they should all be equal in height off the ground. the fender wells from front to back are shaped differently, giving you a different ride height.

 

The Helms manual measures the ride height at the wheel arc, and that's why I use that. It gives you the exact height the stock suspension should be at. I used that as my start, and lowered my car to exactly 1.5 inches from stock.

 

Well can't you just count the # of theads on each to make sure it's all even?
anyone know what i'm talking about?

 

I know what you're talking about, but it will not be even if you do it that way. It will be kinda close, but not even. Like I said before, all 4 corners don't weigh the same. The lighter side will be higher, and the heavier side with be lowered more.

 

Very true guys, if you make all the threads even the car will be sitting lower on one side. I started with the threads even, then took it for a spin, came back, measured from ground to wheel well, then adjusted.

 

Do what the baron says. That's the best way I can think of.

 

Yeah just make sure you let your springs settle. I usually go run the **** out of it and hit small bumps fast to get it to seat fast. Then take a measurement. Just make sure your floor is level. But that is a no brainer.