Jayrdee wrote:Unfortunately I've found there's no way around this other than getting down and dirty. I'm super anal about my ride height being equal all around so you have no clue how many hours I've spent jacking the car up, fiddling with the rings, setting the car down, measuring, etc.
Ran into this issue when adjusting my fronts. Regardless of what I did, the front right was always about 1/4 inch lower than the left. I finally got it within a 1/16th of an inch even yesterday Lol.
Although be sure and remember it takes a few days for the suspension to settle after being fully decompressed. Measuring as soon as you let the car down doesn't always provide an accurate reading. So when you get the adjustment as satisfactory as you want it, take it for a drive and/or let it sit for a few days and then measure it. 100% guarantee you, the measurement will be lower than when you first let the car down.
Dang, solid advice man. Good to know I'm doing it right and not just crazy. I did notice the car settled quite a bit after I got it dialed in for the most part.
CloudStrife wrote:I would just have it corner weighted at a proper shop.. Also you should check for frame straightness.
CloudStrife wrote:Also, I would take all the shocks out and test if they are in working condition, and not "blown". Even BC Racing has had blown shocks from the factory. Basically just push down on the rod and make sure it goes down and returns full stroke in a reasonable time.
You can also just push on each corner of the chassis, but that's less specific.
The shocks are not blown I can promise you that, it was about the first thing I checked when I thought I had it adjusted properly and realized it was totally out of whack.
I'm in the home stretch of a 9 month long corolla project, funds are a little tight to be taking the car to get corner balanced unfortunately lol and also the frame is in fact straight, the car was in a minor accident but no frame damage.
SgtRauksauff wrote:I'd say get to an alignment place that can do corner-weighting, and set it up with you in the car. Especially if you plan on actually driving the car in any timed events. That's the point of adjustable spring height, to perfect the balance of the car for racing applications. "stance, yo" is just a cool side effect.
Roger that, honestly I could care less about any sort of ' stance' I was really only going for like an inch or so drop over stock, and in reality I'd be cool with the stock suspension and lowering springs BUT my car came with coilovers when I bought it. Not that I'm complaining by any means, I just want to get it setup somewhat decent. Oh and no competitions for this cars foreseeable future, I got it to be a fun daily. Yes, that was a bad idea.
totta crolla wrote:Changing the height on one side also changes the height (in the same direction) on the other side.
Measure from the centre of the track control arm inner pivot bolt to the ground as per the factory service manual.
Don't assume the spring rates are exactly the same each side.
Make sure that the springs are pre-loaded by the same amount and ensure tyre pressures are the same.
Will do, tire pressures are all identical.
Deuce Cam wrote:Its because each corner of the car is a different weight. More weight compresses the spring more so the ride height is lower, and the opposite for less weight.
Measure the distance between the hub and fenderr at each corner, then adjust the height to compensate. Will take a lot of trial/error.
Cornerb weighting will help. A pro can do it for u if needed.
Good to know, glad I'm not crazy or have a terribly twisted corolla.
Thanks for all the replies! Your assistance is greatly appreciated, I have new motivation to tackle this challenge