My Pedders Xa coilovers

[2SSRS]

On my car i put on Pedders xa coilovers it was a Easy job for me i did it in my garage, This is the install papers from Pedders.

[2SSRS]

The first thing you need to do is buy a MM tape measure from some one like home depot, As long as it will give you up to 750 mm it will work, So to start get some painters tape and put on the front and rear of your car over the center of the 4 wheel opening , I used blue Tape as it comes off easy, Now measure from the bottom of the rim on the tire side to the fender lip and put it on the tape.





This pic is after.



The reason for measuring the 4 sides is that your car is NOT the same in the front from side to side (my car was off 5 mm from one side to the other)
So i started the work and this is pics for you.



This is the sway bar link.





This is the strut on the ground.



You need to put some anti-zeize on the treads of the struts.



Then you set you gap in between the two adjusters



You need to set your coilovers to your set up height you want, And add or remove mm for the side that is high, On my car the drivers side was 675 mm and the other side was 679 mm so it was 4 mm higher, So when i did my front i set up the driver side at 12 mm between the two adjusters and the other side at 8mm to get the ride at the same side.





Ther is more to come.

[WICKEDSS]

VERT NICE!!!!....im only doing a 1.5 drop. What was the drop on yours?

[2SSRS]

The max at 2 1/2 in the rear and 2 in the front.

[WICKEDSS]

Man that sucker is low...how does it drive??

[2SSRS]

I like it, As it got the body roll down more the 1/2 and if you like a firm ride you will like it a lot.

[general23cmp]

Being totally ignorant of suspensions, I have a couple questions...

1. Do you have to get a realignment after this install?
2. With a common floor jack and basic mechanic tools (non-pneumatic), can this be done by the average guy?

[2SSRS]

Yes you do need an alignment after this install, Yes if you look at the pics i did it on my ASS on the floor in my garage with hand tools and it was easy.

[WICKEDSS]

That why i love working at a dealership i can use the lifts when even i need...But the car looks great that low

[2SSRS]

And it drives great too, If you can do it you will be happy as it makes the car handle better.

[xtreme industries]

is there a reason for the difference in height on the suspension? why would you not make it equal on both sides? is it to compensate for driver weight?

[speedster]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

Could you do me a HUGE favor and measure the diameter of the widest point at the top of the coil? i.e. It should be around 3" compared to the factory 5" coil diameter at the top.

Thanks a bunch !!

[2SSRS]

Originally Posted by xtreme industries

is there a reason for the difference in height on the suspension? why would you not make it equal on both sides? is it to compensate for driver weight?

It's the car, It is not 100% the same and that is why you need it on a flat floor and then do what i did to set up the car at the same ride height, Hoop that helps.

Originally Posted by speedster

Could you do me a HUGE favor and measure the diameter of the widest point at the top of the coil? i.e. It should be around 3" compared to the factory 5" coil diameter at the top.

Thanks a bunch !!

Are you asking ME and if so do you need the front or the rear or the 2 let me know and i will do it for you.

[JusticePete]

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[2SSRS]

After i got my new hood from Tommy Z i had one thing to fix so the hood will sit right, the hood was on top of the XA coilovers adjuster and was cutting the paint and fiberglass, So i had to drill a 1 3/8 hole in the bottom of the hood but as this is a 2pc hood only drill threw the bottom pc, I had a machinist friend make me some parts to make it look like it was meant to be there.

Let me know what you think.