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r3dn3ck · 07-31-2006, 12:44 PM

I've been having a problem with speedbumps lately. The city I live in has been erecting these 4ft wide x 8in tall speed bumps all over creation and I've been getting more and more scraping on my suspension and exhaust so I finally broke down and adjusted my ride height to something more streetable.

Maximum motorsports bilstein coil over systems adorn both the front and rear of the car so I just jacked up the car one side at a time crawled underneath and spun the adjuster collars up about a half inch.

Verified front and rear were at equal ride height (measured from the bottom of the sill panel to the ground) and done. Including taking out my floor jack and measuring the whole thing twice it took 10 minutes to adjust all 4 corners. Damn I'm good.

Ride quality is improved a little now that all the rake is out of the stance but I don't think it looks nearly as good with the front up that extra half inch.

So, the moral of the story is: If you spend the right money in the right places, you buy yourself flexibility rather than pidgeon-hole-ing yourself into a setup that may or may not continue to serve your needs.

07-31-2006, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,182	The benefits of coil-over strike again. I've been having a problem with speedbumps lately. The city I live in has been erecting these 4ft wide x 8in tall speed bumps all over creation and I've been getting more and more scraping on my suspension and exhaust so I finally broke down and adjusted my ride height to something more streetable. Maximum motorsports bilstein coil over systems adorn both the front and rear of the car so I just jacked up the car one side at a time crawled underneath and spun the adjuster collars up about a half inch. Verified front and rear were at equal ride height (measured from the bottom of the sill panel to the ground) and done. Including taking out my floor jack and measuring the whole thing twice it took 10 minutes to adjust all 4 corners. Damn I'm good. Ride quality is improved a little now that all the rake is out of the stance but I don't think it looks nearly as good with the front up that extra half inch. So, the moral of the story is: If you spend the right money in the right places, you buy yourself flexibility rather than pidgeon-hole-ing yourself into a setup that may or may not continue to serve your needs.