Ridetech G Body Rear Coilover Install

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This is how much travel I now have at my desired ride height. For what it is worth the top of my rear fender is 26.75" from the ground and that's with a 295/35/18 tire on a 18x10.5 rim.

ridetech says that these shocks should be between 13.5-14.5 inches from eye to eye at ride height. That lenght is in the shocks "sweet spot".






Pic of the final product.




Cool view from the rear of the car...those coilovers look good under there!!!





I am very impressed with this coil over kit. The difference in ride quality and handling is night and day!!! The guys at ridetech really helped me out with the ride height issue and got me to where I wanted to be. I couldn't be happier with this product! The springs and shocks are 100% A+ quality and they are made in America...which just makes it that much better!!!



Feel free to ask me any questions.

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This is a pic of the upper eye of the shock where the adjusters are. You have to fully turn in the adjuster to allow the upper spring retainer to fit over it. The one on the left is fully extended while the one on the right is fully turned in.






You can see that groove there on the base of the shock's head. A retainer ring slides into that groove and allows the upper spring retainer to rest on it and not fall out.




That retainer ring is in the bag that is next to the shock in this picture.

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Once the upper retainer is in place all you need to do is slide the spring over the shock and screw on the lower spring cup/retainer/spanner. Once you have the bottom spanner at the spot where you would like it this little set screw keeps the spanner in place. The screw uses a 4mm allen wrench to tighten.




You want to start the intsall process with the bottom spanner just touching the springs so that they wont fall out of the upper spring cup/retainer. This gives the spring 0 preload and is the ideal spot to start at.