Lowering-start with front or rear-does it matter?

[hkspwrsche]

I know if you lower the front the rear comes up more &vice versa. Should I start from the front or rear first? Drop the rear and then move to the front? Just curious which way makes it easier.

Thanks,

[Wil Ferch]

Never did this ( imagine !) but....

I would think you'd do the "harder-to-do" end first....the rears. Then you can adjust...and re-adjust the front to "match". If you do the front's first...it will be harder to get the rears "just right". Besides...corner weights will likely determine "success" in this regard...when compared to getting ride heights correct....

IMHO.....

Wil

[Chuck Moreland]

Changing height on 1 end does not have a significant impact on the other. You can upset one corner, but the other end of that same axle moves in the opposite direction.

You will need to check corner weights and this process is iterative, you will likely make several adjustments to each end before it is correct.

[jluetjen]

My vote is for "it doesn't matter". Pick your desired ride heights front and rear and then you set the car. Keep in mind that as you lower one end it pivots on the other end's axle line, so it really doesn't make much difference where you start.

Once you get the car set where you want it is when you need to start fixing the corner weights. If you move opposite corners (adjust LF and RR together or RF and LR together) you shouldn't affect the ride height by much. But Chuck is right (as usual) -- it will be iterative. Just be patient and keeping zeroing it in.

[hkspwrsche]

thanks guys!

[Wil Ferch]

I think people may have misunderstood what I said....

It will be very hard to get the rears to the height you want....the spring-plate angle calculator notwithstanding. Therefore...dink around with that end first. Get it to where you want it to be. Fronts then are simply "screw adjustable". If you get the fronts to be where you want to be first...fine. Now do the rears. Did you get it exactly where you wanted? Even with the calculator...probably got close but not as close on first try as the fronts. So...what to do ? Either live with it ....or re-adjust the rears. So now you end up re-adjusting the fronts too. Again. Basically, it seems to me you'd have a better chance with less iterations when you do rears first.

True enough..it's diagonal corners that affect corner-balance the most. I'm just saying that when you're all done....the results you get from a corner-balance check will trump whether ( or not) you're 1/8-1/4" off on where you want to be on "levelness".

Wil

[911pcars]

Conveniently adjusting front and rear ride heights is the objective. In that regard, try to make it as easy as possible. If there's a budget, install adjustable spring plates in the back (factory or aftermarket).

With the early, one shot spring plate adjustments, I've failed to get the rear height where I wanted on the first try. You may have better luck.

Sherwood