Ride height

[Jeze2903]

Hi, just fitted Springs/Gaz shocks from Rally Design, and the car appears to be sitting very low, particularly at the front. Chassis looks about 3" from the floor.
The shocks are, eye to eye, 13" open and 9" closed. Front springs are 9" long, 350lbs.
Anyone got any ideas?

[mr henderson]

Adjust the spring platforms upwards, til you get the ride height you want?

If that closes the springs up to much then you might need some different units.

[Jeze2903]

Hi. The spring are hardly under any compression now off the car

[mr henderson]

So why not just wind the platforms up until the car rises to the correct height? I'm not quite seeing what you are getting at.

[snapper]

We have in the past used trolley jacks back and front lifting the chassis to the height we would like, usually having the bottom wishbones level, then wind up the spring platforms to take up the slack. Keep winding until the chassis is just off the jacks.
At this stage at least the ride height should be correct.

[Jeze2903]

Ah, the pennies dropped. I shall go and adjust up the dampers now, what a fool. Thanks guys