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crestwood36 previously said:
Right now I have the Walker Evans Coilovers with adjustable reservoirs on just the front of my rig. I am planning on raising my rear in a couple of weeks and will need to bring up my front end to compensate. What is the best way for me to adjust my height? Should I jack the front end up? Take off the wheels? Should I put anything on the collar to help it move any better? I've heard of people needing to cut the spanner wrench so they can get a full turn. Is there anything else that will make this easier?
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OK, I've adjusted the height on my rig numerous times and I know how to do it the easy way.
1)Take an initial measurement with your truck sitting on the ground from the bottom black front fender down to the ground. Do this for both sides, they should be the same if the truck is on flat ground and the height was adjusted correctly the first time. Write that down.
2)Next, Raise the front of the truck up by placing a 2x4 under your skid plate and using a good jack so that the front wheels are at full droop (they are all they way off the ground and the suspension won't go any lower).
3)Using the spanner provided (or sometimes you might need to use a punch and a couple of box wrenches as a lever), you should be able to easily turn ONE full revolution 360 degrees on the adjustment ring.
NOTE: You should never have to use a HAMMER! To make this easier place a mark on the ring before you begin that faces directly out toward you if your are looking at the shock from the wheel well. This mark will act as your counter. After completing one revolution on each side lower the truck and take your measurements again to see how much lift ONE revolution gives you.
If one revolution only nets you 1/32 inch try two on each side the next time you go to raise it some more.
Note of caution: When you are tightening or loosening the adjustment nutt the entire body of the shock will rotate a bit and you could damage your reservoir line if you are not careful. I used a small nut and placed it between the top of the shock and where the shock mounts to the truck to stop the shock from rotating under loosening or tightening. Look in the picture in this post at the top of the WE (the red part) you will see the gold bolt and it goes through the black mounting plate. Well, next to the red part is a gap on both sides. Now if you want to loosen or tighten the lift when you go to turn the ring the entire coil will want to move until it binds up on the bolt at the top. To prevent the entire thing from moving you just jam the right size nut into the gap in between the red part of the shock and the black mounting plate to prevent it from turning while you apply torque...
Repeat my steps until you reach the desired lift.
HTH
Frog
