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[AverageVolvo]

cr854r, on 02 July 2009 - 06:06 PM, said:

well the bottom spring seat i have screwed all the way DOWN, should it be up?... i lost about 600lbs, an i have 17" volans

It should be up. Shorter spring = shorter ride height. I can lower mine so low enough that you can't see an inch of tire top or more. : )

And Ipd is definetly not shorter than Kw's and they are a bith too soft in the rear But I have read that Kw is notorious for softer in rear setup.

[cr854r]

???? how can that be... because on the front i had it all the way up and it looked stock, so i put it all the way down an my car is almost touching the ground... is it different than the front????

[AaronD81]

AverageVolvo, on 02 July 2009 - 08:38 PM, said:

It should be up. Shorter spring = shorter ride height.

With coilovers you don't change the length of the spring, you change the height of the perch. It should be all the way down.

[Che'_Moderator]

prasamin, on 02 July 2009 - 08:36 PM, said:

nobody....just wait a bit to let them settle, or remove the lower perch all together, see how you like it.

if it's still too high....do the Johann trick and cut a coil.

Yeeehawwwww

If you need to go lower do it right.
http://www.hrpworld....&action=product

[cr854r]

lol damn those are small,,, what size do you think i should really get?....... an that website looks preety damn sweet good find chuck

[prasamin]

Che, on 02 July 2009 - 08:49 PM, said:

Yeeehawwwww

If you need to go lower do it right.
http://www.hrpworld....&action=product

i was referring to specifically for our cars....but yeah, those will work with 10" wheels!

[HtownTurboBrick]

lol guess rubbing is key with some 4" coils

[bigmay850]

what about afco springs? afco

[Johann]

[cr854r]

pardon my ignorance, but what am i looking for? why is the perch on top?

[Ghost Shadow]

cr854r, on 03 July 2009 - 07:57 AM, said:

pardon my ignorance, but what am i looking for? why is the perch on top?

did you find another way to install them?

[Johann]

cr854r, on 03 July 2009 - 07:57 AM, said:

pardon my ignorance, but what am i looking for? why is the perch on top?

This is a self made setup using KW race springs. The perch is on top because the axle rotates away at max travel. Using a longer perch at the bottom could cause the spring to interfere with the perch.
At the bottom there's an aluminum non adjustable perch which is just large enough to hold the spring in place. Also the shock is mounted higher else the spring can fall out at full travel.

Same idea as Chuck was offering only in this case standard race springs are used instead of 4" diameter springs.

[Ian Carr]

take the threaded collar off. that will be low enough

[B Mac]

Che, on 02 July 2009 - 08:49 PM, said:

Yeeehawwwww

If you need to go lower do it right.
http://www.hrpworld....&action=product

Ohhh yeahhhhhhh that'd go perfectly with a set of Ronal Turbo wheels hahah