Adjustable Coilover Setup Question

[Taleb Tyres]

Hey guys, i have a set of Aragosta fully adjustable coilovers on my 34, came on it from Japan.

My question is, when tightening the top ring where the spring is, how tight should that be

ie should i tighten the ring up until the spring sits snugly in place, or should i be compressing the spring and tightening the ring so the spring is compressed? if so, how compressed should it be?

Just want to make sure its setup properly as i want to head to the track pretty soon

Cheers

[blind_elk]

The spring needs to be "captive", ie have some compression on it, when the suspension is at full droop.

BUT

The suspension you have is designed to allow the weight of the car can be evenly distributed across the 4 corners. So, it's not a matter of simply tightening the spring seats. You need to get the car corner weighted, particularly if you intend to take it to the track. An unbalanced car will handle worse than crap.

[Taleb Tyres]

Ok i get you.

I found out that yes the spring has to be captive as you said, snug but not too compressed

gonna get it looked at for the corner weighting,

anybody in sydney that does this work?

[Finchy33]

Heasman @ Sydenham

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Edited June 30, 2008 by Finchy33

[Taleb Tyres]

Heasman @ Sydenham

9557 3739

yea gonna level the car up first then see how it goes i know they do a top job