Coilover ride height

[Spooky]

How do people generally measure their cars ride height after they've fitted coilovers?

I usually measure from the top lip of the damper bolts to the bottom lip of the spring platform adjuster...

Reason I ask is that I'm getting new suspension and the ride height on a lot of coilovers seem to suggest that you can not lower more than -60mm before it affects the warranty/damper etc etc

My Avos are currently a lot lower...but from what point(s) is the suggested ride height taken from?

:smokin:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

How do people generally measure their cars ride height after they've fitted coilovers?

I usually measure from the top lip of the damper bolts to the bottom lip of the spring platform adjuster...

Reason I ask is that I'm getting new suspension and the ride height on a lot of coilovers seem to suggest that you can not lower more than -60mm before it affects the warranty/damper etc etc

My Avos are currently a lot lower...but from what point(s) is the suggested ride height taken from?

:smokin:

When i'm lowering one i normally measure from bottom of side skirt (defining line on it) to the floor.

[Spooky]

Yea but is that the way Renault measured how high the car 'should' be? :D

Hang on, this should be in the Haynes surely?!

Looks like I'll be hassling Mr Cooke & Mr Cook :wasntme:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Yea but is that the way Renault measured how high the car 'should' be? :D



No prob not the way Renault do it but if you measure a standard one then minus the amount you want to lower it you get and idea how low they can go by the distance from the side skirt gap to the floor ;).

[Spooky]

Whats the standard height again ? :laugh:

[Gttnutter]

Whats the standard height again ? :laugh:

Coilovers + Spooky + standard height = Err :scratch: Cant quite add that one up :laugh:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Whats the standard height again ? :laugh:

Hmmm........ :laugh::D;)

I did a Raider little while back which was standard hieght, life of me can't remember what it was now:laugh:

[Spooky]

:D

I just want to know the 'proper' way of measuring the ride height before I start barking down the phone ordering up some s****y new coilies :laugh:

Hopefully, the car will be lower than before with the new suspension :smokin: :eek: :D

[Markey Mark (BD)]

:D

I just want to know the 'proper' way of measuring the ride height before I start barking down the phone ordering up some s****y new coilies :laugh:

Hopefully, the car will be lower than before with the new suspension :smokin: :eek: :D

Thats cool mate, sure someone on here will know ;)

[Spooky]

Or someone with an oe car/ride height could measure from the top of the driveshaft nut to the lower lip on the wheel arch...:p...

Mark, thanks for the help tho...:bored:...:wasntme:

[Gttnutter]

:D

I just want to know the 'proper' way of measuring the ride height before I start barking down the phone ordering up some s****y new coilies :laugh:

Hopefully, the car will be lower than before with the new suspension :smokin: :eek: :D

I fitted some the other day to the @lag 16v and i guessed the height i wanted, turned out the platforms ended up near the bottom, works fine but needs to come up if i'm honest :laugh:

[Ricardo]

:D

I just want to know the 'proper' way of measuring the ride height before I start barking down the phone ordering up some s****y new coilies :laugh:

Hopefully, the car will be lower than before with the new suspension :smokin: :eek: :D

You'll have a heavier lump in there to help out :)

[Lewis]

I have the renault document that details measuring the ride height and what the measurements should be for a standard car in pdf format. Can email it over if you want?

[Spooky]

Lewis that would be awesome :agree:

[Spooky]

I fitted some the other day to the @lag 16v and i guessed the height i wanted, turned out the platforms ended up near the bottom, works fine but needs to come up if i'm honest :laugh:

guess work only gets you so far :laugh:

[Spooky]

You'll have a heavier lump in there to help out :)

New springs and dampers are aimed at helping to compensate for that but I imagine the weight difference isn't bad as I first thought.

Wouldn't mind knowing the engine weight without it's ancillaries actually :)

[Woznaldo]

How do people generally measure their cars ride height after they've fitted coilovers?

I usually measure from the top lip of the damper bolts to the bottom lip of the spring platform adjuster...

Reason I ask is that I'm getting new suspension and the ride height on a lot of coilovers seem to suggest that you can not lower more than -60mm before it affects the warranty/damper etc etc

My Avos are currently a lot lower...but from what point(s) is the suggested ride height taken from?

:smokin:

I wouldn't use that method because if the springs have different rates it won't mean a thing. You just need to pick a point on the shell (near the wheels) to the ground on a level floor and try the different heights. For std ride height, ask some on here to measure their ride height from the same point your using for comparison.

Your method would be fine if you where pulling yours apart and putting the same ones back on using all the same spec components.

[Spooky]

I had a feeling my way wasn't the most accurate...or correct method but hey ho :D

Cheers Woz :agree:

[Lewis]

I have the renault document that details measuring the ride height and what the measurements should be for a standard car in pdf format. Can email it over if you want?

:ashamed: For the time being I can't find the document, I'll keep hunting but I guess I could be getting it mixed up with something I have or have seen for the 21 or Clio...

[Spooky]

No rush...I'll just harass you via pm :laugh:

[Lewis]

What I might have more luck doing is weighing a complete F4R for you, I'll see if I ca borrow some scales from work that are more suitable. I can't see the usual method of me holding the part and standing on the bathroom scales working well this time.

[Spooky]

If you can get it weighed that would be brilliant :agree:

Just gives me an idea of what to expect :)