How to Adjust Coilover Ride Height (FM Live)

This week on FM Live, join Nick as he shows us the basics for setting and adjusting the ride height on FM Coilover suspensions! (Note: This will specifically cover adjustment of our V-Maxx and Fox Racing coilovers. The process should be similar for most other coilovers.This not an installation video. Please see the links below for more suspension tech and theory videos!)

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Original live video recorded 3-24-22. See new live content every Thursday at 2:00 PM (mountain time) on Facebook, and check out our YouTube channel for more Miata videos!

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[markfelkey]

Thanks Nick. That was very helpful and also appreciate the links for deeper dives on related topics.

[skurjsk]

jelly of the hubstands... makes it look so much more convenient

[airliquid]

How do you index the bushings without the hub stands? Previously I’ve jacked up the hub with the car lifted but maybe that swings the index too “low” when it goes back to the ground.

[kentcurrie]

I have an ND2 RF GT that has stock (non-bilstein) shocks. The car is my daily driver and I love Colorado mountain roads. I have no intention of track driving. BUT, I am interested in lowering the car to improved stability and decrease body roll. Adjustable coilovers seem to be overkill, so I am looking at getting lowering springs. Suggestions and do I need any other changes to the suspension?

[BlackOpsHR]

Are adjustable droplinks needed when using the Vmaxx coilovers?

[tech]

I need to jump on these for my nb2. Too many maintenance things to do. Ugh. Lol.

[Keeping-It-Real-]

Do you have to loosen control arms and bushings to raise the car? Or does that just make the turns easier?

[petarkukolj]

Can you please explain what to do if you have difference in corner hight after you set the ride hight?
I have that issue where my front left wheel is closer to the fender by about 15mm - and if I raise just this coilover, my rear right one looses hight too. Please help xD (I have checked everything multiple times)

[ryomai]

Does changing the ride height on the Vmaxx result in a harder/softer ride? Mine are set on to almost the highest settings, and the springs are almost completely compressed in the rear. The front looks normal.

[teotudor]

Do you remove the plastic between the helper and the main spring on the Vmaxx, I read in your pdf guide it needs to be removed, but it seems to be in the on the coilover on the table

[PyroPlays]

Hi there. What is the maximum ride height on European VMaxx coilovers? For the NB that is. Thanks!

[scottkulickyepper]

Just bought a set haven't done before but one set linger than other..question is longer ones go on front?

[BlackOpsHR]

I have the european Vmaxx version, they are 9k front, 8k rear, do you possibly know if your front springs in the track pack that are 9k are longer than the european version? This would help me a lot, as I would order the track pack springs from FM if so...

[Bigduff]

I have a NC with meister coil overs. my ride height is 13" front and 13 1/4" in the rear. the alignment shop says my alignment is at it's mechanical end of adjustment, yet my rear camber is -2.9 degrees. I don't want to go any higher, but I am wearing out the inside of my rear tires. does my alignment shop suck, or is there something wrong? car has never been raced, and the coil overs have been on the car for 6 months. any help would be appreciated. thanks.

[csanyidamian]

My v-maxx coilovers are rubbing against the drive shaft

[Keeping-It-Real-]

Helpful. are you just doing a tutuorial here or are those your actual adjustments? What I mean there was no rhyme or reason to your turns on raising the car, Isn't a little more precise for alignments. Shouldn't you measure or mark with a piece of tape how much you raised the car based off turns or coilovers threads? make it even all the way around kinda a thing.