How to Set PRELOAD on Coilovers - the CORRECT & EASY Way!!!

someone finally explained this in normal human terms, thank you !!

Hello, Thank you for your video. One note; Yes, when you put 200lbs of preload on your coilovers they will not compress until the load is more than 200 lbs. But that is not why we have preload on our coilovers. The preload is only to ensure that the spring does not come loose from its seat during suspension drop (and thus creating all sorts of problems like strange noises or coilover damage). Other than keeping the spring seated, preload doesn't do anything at all! Almost all car coilovers have linear springs. A few mm more or less preload, or diffference between left and right, is not important. As soon as the weight of the car comes on the coilovers, the preload is cancelled out by the weight of the car. Just make sure there is enough tension on the spring to keep it in place, 7 to 15 mm preload (stiff spring/soft spring), and you are ok. Have fun driving your car!

This helps me understand so much more and I appreciate it. Gotta now redo my preload on my racelands

Awesome video, great explanation and demonstration.

Thank you sir!! Even I can follow this tutorial! 👏👏👏

Hey man, this has made figuring out how to do preload, WAY easier😊 thank you for your intuitive video

Dude I learned a shit ton. Great job, and thankyou.

Brilliant and very informative 👍

someone who is doing it correctly. 😊. Most honda guys DIY would of adjusted all the way down and think that is how they adjust height.😮

so cloee to 1000 subs bro! keep up the good videos

Excellent video! How I think of it is setting which part of the stroke on the shock you want to use, so if your suspension goes over a dip, it can extend far enough to keep road contact. Now, I might be wrong but increasing preload does not increase the firmness of the ride if you are using a linear spring. But will increase if it's a dual rate or progressive rate springs.

only video simply explaining and showing the process of adjusting preload ty 🙏

can you make a video explaining adjusting ride height?

Hello, please tell me what kind of shock absorbers are used by drift cars. Thank you

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Thank you and another quick question so recommended preload is 7-10mm, is that for both front and rear? or does the front need to be higher preload than the rear or does the rear need a higher preload than the front?

What if I have the suspension on the car already? Can I adjust preload still? Can I lift one corner at a time and adjust it? Or do I need to have the whole car fully lifted off the ground?

I wanna buy Godspeeds, are they any good? How’d you like them?

Are these preload settings for all godspeed coilovers?

my coilovers came loose from factory u can move them freely with ur hands is that normal ?