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byrds8 · 02-01-2019, 08:03 AM

What happens when they bind up? How much work/cost would be involved in having someone raise it to 660mm? I also know that I could never have LTs on it with it as low as it is.

VR Baron · 02-01-2019, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by byrds8

What happens when they bind up? How much work/cost would be involved in having someone raise it to 660mm? I also know that I could never have LTs on it with it as low as it is.

The arms just bottom out/ hit . Excuse my lack of knowledge here. Only saw it once on here from Pete, forget exactly. Do a search on it. Never happened to me at 660. I don’t know what coilovers you have, but the guy you bought them from has to give you the spanner wrench to raise or lower the lock rings or perch

SSkat · 02-01-2019, 03:42 PM

I remember seeing that camaro on craigslist. It did look clean with tasteful mods. Glad someone on the forum got it. Where in florida are you?

byrds8 · 02-01-2019, 03:58 PM

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The arms just bottom out/ hit . Excuse my lack of knowledge here. Only saw it once on here from Pete, forget exactly. Do a search on it. Never happened to me at 660. I don’t know what coilovers you have, but the guy you bought them from has to give you the spanner wrench to raise or lower the lock rings or perch

Gotcha. I havent heard anything bang around yet so I guess so far so good. As for the spanner wrench, the previous owner said he was going to give me it when he is back in town. That along with a few of the stock items that he took off. I am not sure what coil overs or adjustable shocks he has on them.

byrds8 · 02-01-2019, 04:01 PM

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I remember seeing that camaro on craigslist. It did look clean with tasteful mods. Glad someone on the forum got it. Where in florida are you?

I never saw it on CL. Not sure what all mods he had listed there. I got it from the dealership.

VR Baron · 02-01-2019, 04:40 PM

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Gotcha. I havent heard anything bang around yet so I guess so far so good. As for the spanner wrench, the previous owner said he was going to give me it when he is back in town. That along with a few of the stock items that he took off. I am not sure what coil overs or adjustable shocks he has on them.

Take a pic of the coilovers and post up

byrds8 · 02-01-2019, 06:16 PM

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Take a pic of the coilovers and post up

What’s the best place to get a picture of them?

VR Baron · 02-01-2019, 07:09 PM

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What’s the best place to get a picture of them?

Just get one from behind and inside the rear wheel. Fronts if you want, justvturn the wheel and get s pic from the front of the wheel well. Whatever works best

byrds8 · 02-02-2019, 05:17 PM

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Just get one from behind and inside the rear wheel. Fronts if you want, justvturn the wheel and get s pic from the front of the wheel well. Whatever works best

Hows this? May not be exactly what you were looking for. By this point I was tired of fighting a squeal when I was turning right. After hours of fun searching, it turned out to be the caliper cover on the front driver side. Needless to say I took them off.

VR Baron · 02-02-2019, 06:12 PM

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Hows this? May not be exactly what you were looking for. By this point I was tired of fighting a squeal when I was turning right. After hours of fun searching, it turned out to be the caliper cover on the front driver side. Needless to say I took them off.

Looks like BC Racing on the label? If so, similar to my old Pedders. These are single adjustable, that is rebound adjust only.You should be getting two spanner wrenches from the seller.

byrds8 · 02-02-2019, 06:22 PM

Not sure what you mean by single adjustable. However, the previous owner said he would give the original parts and tools to me when he gets back in town. Looking them up, I believe you are correct. They look like BC Racing. Dunno if that means they are good or not though lol. Can any suspension shop not just adjust them if need be? I wouldn't think it was a keyed tool.

VR Baron · 02-02-2019, 07:30 PM

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Not sure what you mean by single adjustable. However, the previous owner said he would give the original parts and tools to me when he gets back in town. Looking them up, I believe you are correct. They look like BC Racing. Dunno if that means they are good or not though lol. Can any suspension shop not just adjust them if need be? I wouldn't think it was a keyed tool.

Bc are low end Chinese but are ok for the street. Actually the quality seems to be pretty good. May last 75000 miles or more.Do search on this forum, lots of owner input and settings they like. Single adjustable is rebound . It controls ride quality and handling. You have a knob on top for the front struts, and an a cable adjuster that should be through a hole in the trunk. Turn counter clockwise for a softer shock, clockwise for stiffer. There are 30-32 clicks of adjustability.

And no you need the wrenches and bc instructions to set height. If you have a shop then I would think they can. But they need to know how.

byrds8 · 02-02-2019, 08:23 PM

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Bc are low end Chinese but are ok for the street. Actually the quality seems to be pretty good. May last 75000 miles or more.Do search on this forum, lots of owner input and settings they like. Single adjustable is rebound . It controls ride quality and handling. You have a knob on top for the front struts, and an a cable adjuster that should be through a hole in the trunk. Turn counter clockwise for a softer shock, clockwise for stiffer. There are 30-32 clicks of adjustability.

And no you need the wrenches and bc instructions to set height. If you have a shop then I would think they can. But they need to know how.

I saw the instructions online. So if they have the tools then it could get adjusted depending on what they would charge for it. Id like to bring it up a little. I cant even get my low profile jack under the car. Had to put down some sheets of wood today to get it high enough to jack up lol. Plus Id like a little softer ride. Im also hoping the slight vibration I get at hwy speeds would go away as well.

VR Baron · 02-02-2019, 09:42 PM

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I saw the instructions online. So if they have the tools then it could get adjusted depending on what they would charge for it. Id like to bring it up a little. I cant even get my low profile jack under the car. Had to put down some sheets of wood today to get it high enough to jack up lol. Plus Id like a little softer ride. Im also hoping the slight vibration I get at hwy speeds would go away as well.

At 655 mm front with my 19” race wheels I have to drive into wood boards also. No issues with the 20’s. To set height you need to use a hammer and a blunt tool to break the lower lock ring loose. Not a sharp tool, has to be blunt, like a 3/8” extent like I use. A sharp one can split and break the adjuster
Rings/ collars. Spin that collar downward some.Then fit the wrench into the upper collar to turn the collar/spring perch upward to set higher. 1 to 1.5 turns= about 1mm height adjustment. You have to play with both sides a bit to get them even or same. When done spin the lower lock ring back up to the upper adjuster ring. Then with the blunt tool and hammer hit the lock ring to turn it tight against the adjuster ring so it won’t move

02-01-2019, 08:03 AM	#15
byrds8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS, L99 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 447 View My Garage	What happens when they bind up? How much work/cost would be involved in having someone raise it to 660mm? I also know that I could never have LTs on it with it as low as it is.

02-01-2019, 03:42 PM	#17
SSkat Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 268	I remember seeing that camaro on craigslist. It did look clean with tasteful mods. Glad someone on the forum got it. Where in florida are you?

02-02-2019, 06:22 PM	#25
byrds8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS, L99 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 447 View My Garage	Not sure what you mean by single adjustable. However, the previous owner said he would give the original parts and tools to me when he gets back in town. Looking them up, I believe you are correct. They look like BC Racing. Dunno if that means they are good or not though lol. Can any suspension shop not just adjust them if need be? I wouldn't think it was a keyed tool.