Ride Height questions, Too high or too low? |
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Ride Height questions, Too high or too low? |
robkammer |
May 15 2021, 12:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 7-January 21 From: Vermilion Ohio Member No.: 25,049 Region Association: North East States |
Hi teeners. Getting close to exorcising the demon air bubbles from the brakes and I notice something in driving around. The inside rearview mirror is worthless! All I can see is the pavement 20 feet back.
So, I'm thinking the front is too high or the rear is too low. The car has Koni coil overs on the rear and unknown struts on the front. The Konis are adjustable but only for damping, and they're over 15 years old. The rear wheels have a significant amount of camber. I watched one of Ian's videos about installing rear coilovers and if I follow his rule of using a straightedge from the rocker panel the rear is too low. However, I believe I could also lower the front pretty easily. I'm new to the 914 world so all opinions and thoughts will be considered, absorbed, and used to bring the BB to the straight and level. Thanks. Oh, a photo is included. Attached image(s) |
wonkipop |
May 17 2021, 06:28 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,403 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
i studied all this in the factory manual when i recommissioned my 1.8.
we rebuilt all the suspension, shocks, bushes etc so had it all apart. the manual does not give ride hts. not at least as far as we could figure out. what it gives is unloaded spring length (for the rear springs). this is what we used to set up the rear strut (shock). we kept the original springs. we also measure the location on the original boge shocks we removed and used the same location on the new bilstiens we put in. i'm guessing if you use springs with stronger strength they are still all the same length? from there we just put it all back together. the front was sitting up, us spec style when we first got it back on its wheels. i drove it around for a bit to settle the suspension. and then we set it up dead level measuring the sill panels above ground by adjusting the front suspension torsion bars. which is supposedly how it should be set up - level. some folks here like to set them up nose down slightly. the manual says to have a full tank of gas when you do it! very german. i've got no complaints with it set up dead level. i did have some complaints when it was nose up. yours looks pretty right in those photos. looks level. there is a section in the manual tells you how to set up the spring on the rear shock strut. but i've never seen anything in there that i can find with heights specified. like some have noted here, sounds like your rear view mirror is wrong. when you have it right you will be staring into the license plates of SUVs right up your quoit or blinded by lazer beam audi LEDs at night..... |
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