Need coilover help *BAD*

[Tensor187x]

Hey guys, looking to get positive help from you, and hopefully get this situation situated. Well, i purchased some Godspeed coilovers so a buddy and I attempted to put them on. We put the rears on with ease and the car sat really nice with them, but we're actually having a really hard time adjusting the fronts! They fronts came with "helper" springs so we took those off so the car would sit lower (with them on it sat high). So we put the fronts back on without the helper springs and the car sits even higher.....

We're stumped on how to adjust the height of the coilover so that the car isn't off roading...
We snapped a couple of shots, but i doubt they are great....Please help us.

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m383/Tensor187x/IMG_1521.jpg

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http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m383/Tensor187x/IMG_1526.jpg



Thank you for looking.

[ChristopherL]

That's hilarious.

[s13boy89]

first off you moron leave the helper springs on they are there for a reason and then leave it so when it is on there leave it till it barely has play

[mmdb]

lol... looks like you have a few more inches to lower the perch. If that doesn't help, you need to get a shorter spring. I'd think they might have stuck the wrong spring on there cause if you have a helper spring and you fully lowered it, and it's still too high??? then there's no other way of dropping the car any more other than getting a shorter spring.

btw you sure that isn't the rear spring you're using? :)

[Tensor187x]

first off you moron leave the helper springs on they are there for a reason and then leave it so when it is on there leave it till it barely has play

I don't think the name calling is called for.
We took off the helpers because the shop we purchased these from said take them off if you need the ride hieght to be lower.

These are the ones i have.
eBay Motors: GODSPEED 95-98 240SX S14 HYPER-RS COILOVER SUSPENSION (item 180334345740 end time May-04-09 15:03:14 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GODSPEED-95-98-240SX-S14-HYPER-RS-COILOVER-SUSPENSION_W0QQitemZ180334345740QQcmdZViewItem)

[s13boy89]

yes and it would lower more if you left them on duh. just as long as you dont preload it to all hell

[Tensor187x]

yes and it would lower more if you left them on duh. just as long as you dont preload it to all hell

Ok so leaving the helper springs on would make the ride hieght lower. It wasn't lowe enough so is there a special way to adjust these? We honestly sat there for hours trying to spin the coilover to see if it got longer or shorter. We're stumped. Sorry for being such a noob but it's my first time.

[Walperstyle]

from google

step 1) raise the car off of the ground.
Step 2) unlock the 2 perch nuts from each other
step 3) spin the bottom perch nut to the desired height then measure the bottom of the nut to lowest part of the shock cup.
Step 4) spin the upper perch nut & spring to the lower nut and lock both nuts together.
Step 5) move to the other side of the vehicle and start with step 1 again......

[Tensor187x]

from google


Thank so much!
Thats what we were going to try tomorrow when we had sunlight.

[NoPistons!]

After reading this thread, i want to do this:

:bash:

Facebrick

Forget facepalm.



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Thank you for looking.


WHAT is that on top of your spring?

OMG!


Please tell me that isn't the upper spring seat. PLEASE!

[DCP94]

WHAT is that on top of your spring?

OMG!


Please tell me that isn't the upper spring seat. PLEASE!

lol
btw you sure that isn't the rear spring you're using?
im wondering the same thing

[design240sx]

^^^holy shit!

[Chrischeezer]

YES!!!!

awesome!!
this is great!

( reminds me that movie w/ will farrell and he shoots him self in the neck with a tranquilizer dart) .. i dunno why

[dftsilvia]

godspeed coilovers suck. installed a set on some fags car around my house n even with them all they way down its not even close to being low. and they are soft as shit

[illvialuver]

oh my godspeed. they make off road suspension now too? lol, that sucks, I don't know how to help you out other than telling you not to buy godspeed coilovers.

[s13tilldeath*]

I think you have your springs mixed up.

With the one pic of the whole car the back looks lower.

Also they are not down all the way.

[sskracing]

rofl godspeed ftw!!!