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ls400 EZ Coilovers what Damper ??

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Old 04-18-13, 11:28 AM
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the coilovers already come with preload out of the box. if you want to go stiffer w/o adjusting the damping what you do is you increase the preload. it is essentially compressing the spring further which equals more tension and stiffness.

what you do is you bring the collar, located directly below the spring, upwards to compress. it will be difficult to spin due to the tension already there, and bringing it up will add even more tension. there is a better way to adjust the preload but that requires the coilover to be out of the car and taken apart.
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Originally Posted by timmy0tool
the coilovers already come with preload out of the box. if you want to go stiffer w/o adjusting the damping what you do is you increase the preload. it is essentially compressing the spring further which equals more tension and stiffness.

what you do is you bring the collar, located directly below the spring, upwards to compress. it will be difficult to spin due to the tension already there, and bringing it up will add even more tension. there is a better way to adjust the preload but that requires the coilover to be out of the car and taken apart.
I see. So, damping equates to ride comfort and not height? Then how do you adjust the height? Is that also "set" out of the box? Sorry, but never had coils before.
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Originally Posted by Hiroshi12
I see. So, damping equates to ride comfort and not height? Then how do you adjust the height? Is that also "set" out of the box? Sorry, but never had coils before.
To adjust height you do that with the bottom ring collar. Move the bottom collar up will lower your car, the first two collar where the coil sit on that's where you set your preload.
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Let me know what you think about this set up. Was looking at the same set yesterday.
Old 04-29-13, 11:35 AM
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