Let me get this DIY right
I will not be messing wit the rate? even if I turn the rings up?
Turning the rings up means lowering the car....right?
again.....what is the meaning of the column: up/ option ?
thanks
You're not actually compressing the springs when you lower the car. So you don't turn the rings (spring perches) up but down. Think of it as releasing to lower and tightening to raise. first you turn the bottom perch to indicate how much you want to go down (a gap will show), then you turn the upper perch to match the bottom perch to lock them.
You should be more worried about messing with the suspension travel. too high or too low, you'll be sacrificing ride performance. there's a set amount of travel in the shock, so going too low, you'll miss the sweet spot entirely and end up with a galloping ride.
I've not tried the Wagon spec but had the Tein Super Street for a couple of months on the MINI cooper s and it was great at normal height (2-3 fingers gap), comfortable and all, but it wasn't the firmness i was looking for. It got worse when i lowered it down to less than a finger which was what i was used to running on the Bilstein PSS9.
So most coilovers are okay to run at reasonable low ride height but not slammed.
tein wagon used into SM4...
rear side cannot adjust anymore...
but still got 3 finger gap...
with 50 17" tyre series...
what is the better solution...
cut or compress the spring...
looks like your set wasn't meant to go as low as you'd want it go. either that or it has the wrong springs. If you want to experiment, try looking for shorter, used springs in that diameter.
