Need clarity for coilover height adjustments!!!!

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gatorglaze
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Hey guys, so i have a 2008 altima sedan and i recently got BR type BC racing coilovers and i got them installed at shop. Now i had a friend raise the rear and now my car is very raked, i need to raise the front a little and i dont feel like calling my friend again, id like to do this outside asap. Now I want to raise the front by a little under an inch and i basically know how to do it but i want to make sure i know what im doing. The shop took the BC racing instructions and i forgot to ask for them back, lol.

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Now im assuming to raise the front i:

jackstands in the front
remove wheel
spanner wrench to start turning ring #3 upwards to unlock the bottom
and then i adjust ring #1 upwards to raise the car, keeping measurements to match the otherside
then i lock both ring #2 and #3 outwards, put wheel back on and im done. thats the whole process correct?

Thanks for looking guys, i know this is a simple task but i want to make sure i got the right idea.


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nogears909
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how do you like the ride on them so far?

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gatorglaze
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Could b better honestly but that requires me lifting the front and to get through the break in period

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IBCoupe
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Have you tried adjusting your damping?

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gatorglaze
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IBCoupe wrote:Have you tried adjusting your damping?
Yep, both ways. Keep in mind ive only had them for 2 days and i havent gotten used to them. Through curves the setup is amazing, i can barely feel body roll, high way loop entrances are butter. i just need to raise the front because i feel like its ALMOST sitting too low and i think i bottomed out once because of a pretty steep dip. so 1/2" in the front higher and i think it'll be much better.


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