help please mateys

[normski c]

long time since have appeared on here but thought i'd ask for some help see who knows.

just got coilovers on my car as below:

in order to lower it more do i move the red rings up or down or one up and one down or wat?

they are FK if that helps anyone.

cheers

 

[chaos]

You'd lower the platform wouldn't you?

 

[normski c]

by lowering platform you mean screwing the two red rings down towards ground and stretch spring out more?

 

[arc]

yeah

 

[normski c]

i thought stretching spring out more would result in it being higher then?

is that not why people buy shortened springs to lower car?

its confusing me.

 

[arc]

the spring is a set length isnt it. so by lowering where it sits at the bttom, the top will be lower too - therefore the car will sit lower

 

[normski c]

but the spring isnt really a set length, as you wind down the rings the spring comes too and the gaps in the coils widen, surely this means its making it higher?

 

[arc]

i see your point.

 

[normski c]

thats why i'm confused.

someone on another site said he winds his down on his FK, guess should try that then.

someone on here used to drive a stilo that had FK coilovers, kinda navy colour, they still about.

 

[Hellcat]

Trust Arc.. winding the red rings down will lower the car. Winding them up will raise the car.

The spring is compressed more as you wind up exerting more force which pushes the car up more. As you wind it down the spring exerts less force upwards and the car sits lower.

 

[normski c]

nice one hellcat, knew you guys were the best to come and ask for advice

posted it on local site yesterday and c2 site and no1 will help lol.

now to wait for a dry night and some time, damn things take ages to wind up and down.

thanks again

 

[normski c]

cause here she is at the mo, too high at the front still: driveways slanty so doesnt help for car sittin flat and true either

 

[chaos]

The make of coilover is irrelevant really, they are fundamentally the same design If you were to screw the rings up, then you are essentially trying to raise the body up i.e. raising the suspension.
If you wind the rings down, the overall length of the spring does not change as its still compressed to the same amount regardless of where the platform is on the strut. The only way you'll change the spring length is by altering the weight on the spring, e.g. chucking loads of bricks in your boot will compress the springs due to the extra weight. Take them out and the suspensiion decompresses.

This is the same thing as Hellcat just said...................

 

[arc]

thats what i was trying to think of how to say, but im half way trying to write 2500 words of utter bull**** about an application i've developed... its eaten my ability to form real, meaningful posts

 

[Hellcat]

cause here she is at the mo, too high at the front still: driveways slanty so doesnt help for car sittin flat and true either

Nooooooo! I've helped a Citroen :bang:


Nice looking shocks and springs - Would love to be able to afford them for the Tipo.

 

[wolfracepunto]

I used to be confused about this aswell How do the FKs ride? Ive heard theyre a bit hard...

 

[normski c]

they not too bad, seicento was worse with just springs changed and ive yet to get the shorthened bumpstops for the rear so am sure it will be a little better.

koni work close with FK so the shocks and springs are good stuff but yeah tou still know every stone tou roll over although to me its not too bad and could be worse.