ST Coilovers *Review from the Beginning*

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by *LongFella

Question for the ST installed folks:

Where did you set you top bolt (camber bolt?) when you did your install? This is on the front strut...one of the bolts allows you to adjust camber I believe???

I set mine to the maximum negative setting (about -1.9), which is slightly out of spec (range is 0 to -1.2 I believe).
If you want 0 camber (I believe that's the factory setting), set it all the way to the positive setting (pull top of rotor all the way outward).

[*LongFella]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

I set mine to the maximum negative setting (about -1.9), which is slightly out of max factory spec (max -1.2 I believe).
If you want 0 camber (I believe that's the minimum factory setting), set it all the way to the positive setting (pull top of rotor all the way outward).

Awesome! Thanks!

[Jwong]

are you maxed out on these coilovers

[*LongFella]

Camber-wise? I have more room in the front. I had mine set about -1.25. My rears came in at -2.5 at the drop I'm at...

[hanabie]

I came from swift springs and noticed the difference after switching to ST.

Softer ride and not too stiff handling. It is perfect. No clunks issues, make sure your struts are properly tightened.

I want to add something for the rear height adjustment. You can't really measure the height per adjustment revolutions, they are not correct. You need to measure from the center of your rotor to the fender. I used water level and meter to measure.

[*LongFella]

+1 on measuring the hub to fender method. The revolutions and "how many threads are left" doesn't match up perfectly...

I went through multiple adjustments in my rear to find the right height I was looking for, but it's so easy to do...

[DarkestBuddha]

just installed these and they are pretty good,
but when i go over really big dips the left rear coilover make s a loud squeak or scrunch sound

any ideas on what causes this?

[*LongFella]

Originally Posted by DarkestBuddha

just installed these and they are pretty good,
but when i go over really big dips the left rear coilover make s a loud squeak or scrunch sound

any ideas on what causes this?

Everything torqued to spec?

I heard some might have left the top nut (for the top of the shock) short of what the torque should be and it caused some noise during driving...

[DarkestBuddha]

hmm, yea i went back and torqued em down because the first time the fronts weren't torqued and made some bad rattling sounds.

might be the load but not sure.

[switchlanez]

How many threads are you guys seeing from out of box? My fronts were 0 (collars all the way at bottom) and rear collars were 15 up from the bottom.

[*LongFella]

Originally Posted by DarkestBuddha

hmm, yea i went back and torqued em down because the first time the fronts weren't torqued and made some bad rattling sounds.

might be the load but not sure.

Maybe it is how the springs are seated? Maybe try turning the helper and main spring a little (with load off of them) and see if that helps?

There's no guide to positioning the spring on the collar, so maybe that might help??

[*LongFella]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

How many threads are you guys seeing from out of box? My fronts were 0 (collars all the way at bottom) and rear collars were 15 up from the bottom.

Mine weren't set to anything and packed bad... hence needing to file a claim and have ST(KW) send me two me springs...

My current setup is 0 left in front and 16 in rear... I made some small turns to get everything matching measurement wise (center hub to top fender)... Matching threads are not 100% perfect to each other...

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by *LongFella

Mine weren't set to anything and packed bad... hence needing to file a claim and have ST(KW) send me two me springs...

My current setup is 0 left in front and 16 in rear... I made some small turns to get everything matching measurement wise (center hub to top fender)... Matching threads are not 100% perfect to each other...

Ah, thanks. Was that the out-of-box setting after ST sent your replacements? It's odd that the fronts come preset at the lowest setting. I was at a meet today and saw a couple KW V3 owners with out-of-box settings and their fronts were just 1" lower than stock. They couldn't remember # of threads but definitely wasn't 0 like ours.

Now that I think about it, I have 16 threads in the rear. One of the rears was 15 but I turned it up so both matched at 16.

[*LongFella]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

Ah, thanks. Was that the out-of-box setting after ST sent your replacements? It's odd that the fronts come preset at the lowest setting. I was at a meet today and saw a couple KW V3 owners with out-of-box settings and their fronts were just 1" lower than stock. They couldn't remember # of threads but definitely wasn't 0 like ours.

Now that I think about it, I have 16 threads in the rear. One of the rears was 15 but I turned it up so both matched at 16.

To be honest, I do not believe ST "pre-sets" the coilovers to any height. I think they just pack them up and ship. It's easier to get the helper spring and top collar on when the lower adjustable collar is all the way down... I could be wrong... Idk

To your point about the KW V3, they might have the ability to go lower than the ST's... (All guesses...LOL)