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Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp! Pleaaaaaase! America!!!!!
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Is there anyone out there with jackstands and tools so I can adjust my coilovers? Its too low for my taste and would like to have a bit more height on all sides. I have no idea what the hell im doing though..... so any advice would be greatly appreciated. The shop that installed it is closed for the weekend and would like to get the height issue situated.
Coilovers:
Intrax PRO-FLEX coilovers, currently have a 1 finger gap in the rear and slightly higher in the front. I believe I have the saggy butt syndrome.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Coaching is also needed for I have no idea on how to measure the coilovers. I dont have the caliper measuring flux capacitor tool. PLEASE! someone saaaaaaaaaaaaaaave my django!
Is there anyone out there with jackstands and tools so I can adjust my coilovers? Its too low for my taste and would like to have a bit more height on all sides. I have no idea what the hell im doing though..... so any advice would be greatly appreciated. The shop that installed it is closed for the weekend and would like to get the height issue situated.
Coilovers:
Intrax PRO-FLEX coilovers, currently have a 1 finger gap in the rear and slightly higher in the front. I believe I have the saggy butt syndrome.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Coaching is also needed for I have no idea on how to measure the coilovers. I dont have the caliper measuring flux capacitor tool. PLEASE! someone saaaaaaaaaaaaaaave my django!
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You should take it to a shop. When you raise it up you HAVE to get an alignment and it is also highly recommended that you do corner balancing as well. Go to a shop that does both. Corner balancing is when they have each wheel on a different scale and balance everything out proportionally
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You should take it to a shop. When you raise it up you HAVE to get an alignment and it is also highly recommended that you do corner balancing as well. Go to a shop that does both. Corner balancing is when they have each wheel on a different scale and balance everything out proportionally
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You should take it to a shop. When you raise it up you HAVE to get an alignment and it is also highly recommended that you do corner balancing as well. Go to a shop that does both. Corner balancing is when they have each wheel on a different scale and balance everything out proportionally
Corner balancing will often result in each corner being slightly different heights and will not solve the cosmetic issue he is talking about.
Adjust your height, measure it, then take it to get an alignment. More then likely if you are just adjusting it a small bit there shouldn't be much to do on the alignment side.
Motorsports Techniques in Hayward does awesome alignments and are open from 10-6 on Saturdays.
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If you are not tracking your car and measuring everything to the exact weight etc. there is no need to corner balance a daily driver. It's way overkill and a waste of money.
Corner balancing will often result in each corner being slightly different heights and will not solve the cosmetic issue he is talking about.
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Corner balancing will often result in each corner being slightly different heights and will not solve the cosmetic issue he is talking about.
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The corners will NOT be at heights different enough to notice with the eyes...unless you have bigger issues.
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If you are not tracking your car and measuring everything to the exact weight etc. there is no need to corner balance a daily driver. It's way overkill and a waste of money.
Corner balancing will often result in each corner being slightly different heights and will not solve the cosmetic issue he is talking about.
Adjust your height, measure it, then take it to get an alignment. More then likely if you are just adjusting it a small bit there shouldn't be much to do on the alignment side.
Motorsports Techniques in Hayward does awesome alignments and are open from 10-6 on Saturdays.
Car Parts, Car Accessories, and Auto Repair - Motorsport Techniques
Corner balancing will often result in each corner being slightly different heights and will not solve the cosmetic issue he is talking about.
Adjust your height, measure it, then take it to get an alignment. More then likely if you are just adjusting it a small bit there shouldn't be much to do on the alignment side.
Motorsports Techniques in Hayward does awesome alignments and are open from 10-6 on Saturdays.
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Don't worry too much about the slightly lower rear Al it's probably the correct height and you're just noticing the little bit of extra travel on the front(which is how it should be)
i used to question my wagons stance on the swifts sometimes but realized the front is just supposed to have slightly more travel by design, as for adjusting the coils tho I'm clueless
i used to question my wagons stance on the swifts sometimes but realized the front is just supposed to have slightly more travel by design, as for adjusting the coils tho I'm clueless
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Don't worry too much about the slightly lower rear Al it's probably the correct height and you're just noticing the little bit of extra travel on the front(which is how it should be)
i used to question my wagons stance on the swifts sometimes but realized the front is just supposed to have slightly more travel by design, as for adjusting the coils tho I'm clueless
i used to question my wagons stance on the swifts sometimes but realized the front is just supposed to have slightly more travel by design, as for adjusting the coils tho I'm clueless