adjusting rear height, quick easy question

1. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

   #1 12th July 2009, 01:19

   Im getting my mechanic to lower my car this coming monday and I need to know for sure what height each click of the rear setup lowers the car by?
   
   Ive been told 25mm?
   
   Also if anyone could point me in the direction of a guide or a quick explaination as to what needs to be done that would be great!
   
   Cheers guys
   Lippy
2. Matto Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2007 Bolton Posts: 233 Mk2 Golf

   #2 12th July 2009, 01:23

   clicks? Is this for a VTS? You need springs, I think.
3. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

   #3 12th July 2009, 01:25

   yeah its a vts but is the same for all saxo's iirc, i just need to know about the rear.
   The front is pretty self explanitary and I already have all the springs and dampers.
   -25mm front and rear full kit, not that it makes any difference i dont think?
4. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #4 12th July 2009, 01:25

   Doing it by clicks is the wrong way... I'd do it properly, or wouldn't bother tbh.
5. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

   #5 12th July 2009, 01:26

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by LeeumH Doing it by clicks is the wrong way... I'd do it properly, or wouldn't bother tbh.

   hows that? i want to do it properly but dont know what that is!?
6. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #6 12th July 2009, 01:28

   A single click is about 30mm, but doing it that way will eventually ruin your beam.
   
   Do it this way. There's also another good guide on Rallye Reg, written by Sandy Brown I think.

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7. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

   #7 12th July 2009, 01:30

   reading now cheers
8. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #8 12th July 2009, 01:31

   Sandy Brown's guide is here.

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9. user_9396 Established Member Joined: Apr 2006 torquay (England) Posts: 1993 supercharged vts. 1.1 saxo. accord type r

   #9 12th July 2009, 01:43

   hi m8, clicks on the saxo is the wrong way, you want to measure it properly so you get the exact hight you want, how much is it costing you to get done, if its an hourly charge they can take some time to free up
10. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

    #10 12th July 2009, 01:47

    im not too sure how much he is charging me tbh! i might get the front done and get the new rear dampers fitted and see what it looks like as the back is already lower than normal with my stereo weight!
    
    ive been quoted by someone else £108+ vat but wanted my mechanic to do it as i trust him and he does everything else to my car mechanical.
    
    is £108 + vat a good quote?
11. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

    #11 12th July 2009, 01:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by adzvtr hi m8, clicks on the saxo is the wrong way, you want to measure it properly so you get the exact hight you want, how much is it costing you to get done, if its an hourly charge they can take some time to free up

    did you do yours yourself?
12. user_9396 Established Member Joined: Apr 2006 torquay (England) Posts: 1993 supercharged vts. 1.1 saxo. accord type r

    #12 12th July 2009, 01:50

    not many places do it down here now, but 108 is a good price imo, 150 is the usual price i have sin, if u hav any trouble, i have lowered a few now, and am close, see what your mechanic says first, where is it you get yours done if ye dont mind me asking. pm me if you like
13. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

    #13 12th July 2009, 01:59

    pm'd you bud
14. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #14 12th July 2009, 08:51

    it'd be intresting to know for a lot of members, what are the ways of telling if your cars been lowerd by clicks!?
15. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #15 12th July 2009, 09:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ashleyp it'd be intresting to know for a lot of members, what are the ways of telling if your cars been lowerd by clicks!?

    Not really a way of telling really. I suppose if you were to alter the height, and one end of the torsion bar comes out easy, and the other size is not moving when you hit it hard then potentially has been lowered using the clicks.
    
    Also, if you rear trailing arm bearings were to go quickly after being lowered the might hint at this (I don't think they'd go that quickly though)
16. bmx91ben Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Essex Posts: 125 mk2 desire :)

    #16 12th July 2009, 09:34

    follow an guide and d.i.y.
17. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

    #17 12th July 2009, 10:47

    Clicks/notch method is a bad way to lower, will reduce the life of your rear beam
18. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

    #18 12th July 2009, 12:10

    DO NOT lower your rear beam by the clicks/notches method as it will fu*k iy up...
19. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

    #19 12th July 2009, 12:12

    tbh, if a beams gonna fail then it will. anything that disturbs the bearings will increase the chance of it happening quicker.
    but i'd look out for somwhere that knows exactuly how to do it the proper accurate method and go there, post in your regional section to see if anyone knows the best place
20. user_27198 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 Exeter - Devon Posts: 3179 Nitrous'd Saxo VTS '52 Plate (S33 VTS)

    #20 12th July 2009, 22:46

    cheers for your replies guys!
    Think Ive decided to get my local mechanic to do the front end and fit the new rear dampers and take it to somewhere that has done the rear loads to get it finished off