Coilover setup

[Wobba]

Just asking for advice on something I know very little about: coilovers.

How hard is it to know the correct setup on each corner of a vehicle? Would it require weighing the car etc or can I guess/experiment? Also, if one side was incorrectly set relative to the other side of the car, surely it would make any kind of progress a bit messy?

Do many of you run these, and if so how do you set them up?

[Wobba]

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[AndyFielder]

take them to deamon tweeks, they have a suspension setup machine, that weights corners and checks camber toe etc.

I mite get this dont to my car at some point. the dampers arnt set the same on both sides :(

[stan]

start with the basics....put all damping/rebound etc to neutral/middle settings.

car will need corner weight staken, then along with ride-height, the platforms can be adjusted. Its abit tricky on a closed-wheel FWD car...but doable non the less.

Then set camber and toe to kinda basic settings.

then take it from there, and test on track/road to fine tune as you see fit.

[Wobba]

ahh thanks lads :)

I know each car is different, so I guess you have to fine tune them to your car and personal tastes. One thing I would be worried about is totally botching a setup so it drives like pants. I know I could reset the settings easily enough though, but having to go to a specialist each time would be a pain.