05thumper

I installed PSS9s a few weeks ago. The rears came out perfect but the passenger front was 1/2" higher so I adjusted the coil over on the front passenger side 6mm lower to make it even. Now I'm about to get an alignment. It was on Swift Spec-Rs before and aligned but curious if the new alignment might have a big effect of ride height. I don't want the passenger front to come out too low after. How much does alignment affect height if any?

Everything was per-loaded properly before tightening bolts.

Thanks!

ungucpho

no affect, but i would get the car corner balanced and an alignment

ZDan

Alignment doesn't affect height, but height affects alignment.

Also, any twist in the car can't be adjusted out with coilovers. I.e., if on a flat plane the distance from rear wheel centerlines to the fender are the same, and the passenger front is 1/2" higher vs. the driver's front, that's twist in the fixed chassis/body of the car (not uncommon, but 1/2" seems a lot). You can't lower just one corner. If you adjust the passenger front to lower it, you also lower the driver's front and to a lesser degree the passenger rear.

05thumper

Yep, good advice. I finally got it setup. I've been measuring from the top of the center cap (easier to repeat) where there is a small gap to the fender. I'm basically 12" give or take all the way around now (unloaded). The rears are setup the exact same and are at 12 1/8" gap, the fronts are at 11 15/16" (+/- 1/16"). The front passenger side coilover is set the lowest (5mm lower than the driver side front) but still within the approved range specified by Bilstein (all are within range). It's fairly even all the way around. I wanted the back a tad higher because I like it that way and because I often carry stuff in the trunk for road trips, so I wanted a little sag room.

Tomorrow I get an alignment. I have almost 1,000 miles on the setup so they should be settled well by now. All struts are set on #3 for damping and I like the way it feels.

Thanks for the help...

ZDan

You'll probably want to check corner weights, too.

05thumper

Good idea and you're correct. Right now I think I'm ok. No weird driving aspects to worry about with the car. Once I get more into track events (more than 2 a year) I'll put more effort into getting it dialed in. For mostly street driving it's fine for now.