Raising ride height

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driftedtofu
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I got Megan Street coilovers that need some ride height adjusting, but I dont have the suspension forks. Any ideas, or anyone with extras lying around.


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Do you mean spanner wrenches for the collars? I don't use those. I use a screwdriver and my mini sledge to loosen and then adjust by hand. Tighten with same screwdriver and mini sledge.

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adrianfromthecastle
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fourLUG_hero wrote:Do you mean spanner wrenches for the collars? I don't use those. I use a screwdriver and my mini sledge to loosen and then adjust by hand. Tighten with same screwdriver and mini sledge.
yep, same here. Be gentle though...

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HAHAH...gangster...i like it

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TimTurboZ
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^^^^ what they said

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driftedtofu
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So Im not exactly sure how coilovers are threaded. Is one of them reverse threaded or are they both normal (righty tighty lefty loosy)?

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They are normal threads you just have to tighten the 2 collars together so they don't loose up and drop down.

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Procedure.

Take said screwdriver and ball pien hammer, not sledge (take her easy there) and break the bottom collar loose. Then by hand turn the top collar to appropriate height. Then...turn by hand the lower collar thus mating the two, and then tighten lower collar to top. Rinse and Repeat if ness.


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