i just got my bc coilovers in the mail... damn theyre pretty... but the instructions and everything are in japanese... anything i should know thats important in there?

how exactly do i adjust height? spring load? dampening? i know im supposed to use the key... but which is for what? theres 2 under the spring... why? and as for dampening... someone please explain that to me?

someone please help!!

 

PM Joe_s2k he has them.. oh have fun installing them.. it took my friend and i over 4 hrs to install, adjust, readjust and ADJUST again.. and I' have to wait until next week when they settle to adjust again!!! But damn my JIC's feel great!!!

 

To adjust the height loosen the perch lock on the very bottom and move the perch up and down as you desire (perch down= lower height, perch up= more height). Tighten the perch lock once you reached the desired height. To adjust spring load, loosen the perch locks that the springs are seated on (2 rings or locks), then move up to increase the load on the springs and move down to decrease. Tighten the perch locks once you get the desired load. To adjust the dampening, just use the hex key knob and turn as you wish, I'm not familiar with the BC dampening settings so I'll leave that to someone who knows to chime in. Hope that helps.

-Johnny

 

and yes....the adjustments are extremely time consuming and great fun...good luck on your install. Also, knee pads would GREATLY benefit you

 

damn Fly ... you are alittle too good

 

thanks kit

 

what does adjusting spring load accomplish?

 

To prevent the suspension from riding on the bumpstops if it hasn't been pre-loaded yet.

 

Pardon my ignorance, but could someone explain what exactly "pre-loading" is? Thanks.

 

Basically, to put load on the springs to acquire your desired compression/rebound travel. Coil-overs that aren't pre-loaded may be sitting on bumpstops(bumper things to prevent the suspension from bottoming out) when you drop your car or drive around with them. That may feel very bouncy and uncomfortable.