Vmaxx rear springs

[c11ris]

Hi there im pretty useless when it comes to working on my car but i can be handy enough so I put my own coilovers in which I bought from the group buy.

So my problem is the rear of the car is very low and even when I adjust the spring adjusters it doesnt seem to lift the car very much. I just want to know if there is any chance that the springs could be in upside down as the spring itself seems to be compressed where it meets the car and pretty untensed where it meets the adjuster.

Any help would be much appreciated as the arches are destroying my tyres due to it being too low.

Thanks
Chris

 

[Firas]

get a picture up with how you have installed them however its difficult to put them on upside down as one hole is biger in order to get the adjuster rings to fit through it

 

[Greeny.]

The bottom of the springs are totally flat so they would only really be able to go onto the platforms?

 

[c11ris]

There is a pic there you can see what I mean about the spring being compressed and how high the adjuster is up. The car is only 22" from the bottom of the tyre to the top of the arch too.

Cheers

 

[Greeny.]

That doesnt look right at all...

 

[c11ris]

I know it doesnt but I cant work out why.

Any ideas??

 

[Tucker]

I think you have put the whole platform on upside down mate

 

[c11ris]

@Tucker what do you mean the whole platform?

 

[richy22]

Turn the spring around...you have it upside down?????

 

[c11ris]

Thats what I was thinking richy22 anyone else agree with us?

 

[Firas]

no looks fine to me from the pic mate. they are progressive coils which is why the spacing isnt equal beteween the coils. do you have anything heavy in the boot because from experience vmaxx rear springs tent to be quite soft. also if you can post up a side on pic of how the car sits on the back

 

[StevenMc29]

I know nothing about thse but to me the actual springs dont look right :S

 

[Plummer]

Is there not fitting instructions with them?

 

[c11ris]

Right I have took some pics of both sides to show the problem. I did have a heavy boot build so I took it out to see if it made any difference.

So this is the back left spring

And a pic of the back left wheel

And a pick of the back right spring

And the back right wheel

There appears to be an inch of a difference with the left side being lower even though the spring on that side of the car is wound up futher.

Any help apreciated greatly
Cheers
Chris

 

[Firas]

as sated before mate. they are very soft springs so the only thing i could suggest for the difference in height is unequal weight distribution in the boot. is your sub in the middle or shifted to the left? but they both seem to be fitted correctly from what i can see.

also pm fred as he knows his stuff so might be able to give further feedback

 

[c11ris]

I have removed the sub as i said and it has definately helped with the rear. And as for the uneven distribution would it have anything to to with the fronts being out? As in if the front left or right was higer or lower would it cause uneven weight on either side of the rear?

Again thanks for all the help but i think you hit the nial on the head with the extra weight in the boot as the sound system wieths 50KG+ so it does.

Cheers
Chris

 

[adamlewis01]

the spare wheel is also situated on the right rather than in the middle so this could be a contributing factor.