Rear Adjusters
Last Updated on Sunday, 14 February 2010 12:25 Written by Rob Sunday, 14 February 2010 11:54
In February 2010, We decided to finally install our rear shock adjusters. The BCR coilovers have adjusters to firm up or soften the ride by turning the knob on the top of the shock. It has 30 levels of adjustment from nice and soft for the street to rock hard for the track.
Naturally, we jacked up the car removed the wheel.
When we originally installed these, we didn't know there were rear adjusters. We cut a 1" hole to allow adjustment, then found out these adjusters were available. We used some steel plugs to fill in the hole. However, with these adjusters, we just drilled a hole through the plug to allow the cable to come out. If we had known about these adjusters , the large hole wouldn't have been put in.
We didn't need to pull the shock right out. We just un-did the top bolts and compressed it down to install the adjuster.
After that, we needed to cut to size the inner cable and outer sheath. This cable is just like a brake cable on a bike, just a lot larger.
In that last picture we put the plug back in. Once that is all done, repeat for the other side. Lastly is as simple as installing the adjusting knob. Just be sure it's snug when you tighten the small hex screw in. We have checked our final sizes and are happy with the results.
Here are the final results. Now we can make fine tune adjustments to our suspension firmness right from the trunk even easier than before.
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