HOW TO ADJUST YOUR COILOVERS THE RIGHT WAY!! - Subaru WRX 15-20

Coilovers can make or break your car.. Make sure you're adjusting yours the right way!
In this week's video, we go in depth on every step of this process and some tips&tricks along the way.
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Coilovers: Fortune Auto 500
Wheels: Enkei TS10 18x9.5 +35
Tire: General G-Max AS05 245/40/18
Fitment: No rubbing, about 1.25" drop, 1.5 degree camber on all corners
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[@stupedaso4935]

Great video bruv!! I just picked up a 19 sti and it came with the fortune auto coilovers which I knew nothing about.

[@crusoebower3391]

Very informative

[@Danything123]

I need to raise mine a bit after watching your video. It looks better with a tiny gap

[@juliussmith4001]

Great Video !

[@bramptoncoolie]

good video on adjusting FA 500's

[@cruzctrl2311]

Awsome video man just gained a new subscriber! Its so helpful. What did you choose for your front and rear spring rates?

[@mylesgratton2552]

Yep great video. I just moved back to Connecticut from Florida with a Florida WRX. So there's been a lot of retraining on how to deal with winter adjustment

[@kianpierce3912]

instaBlaster...

[@robhall1757]

i thought one of u guys bought FACTIONFAB F-SPEC COILOVERS, WOULD LOV TO SEE that video on the same thing as u did on fa-500,, DID A GREAT JOB ON EXPLAINING

[@FadiAljada]

Hey, you are the only one who has a step by step video for the FA 500 S G7, thanks alot for the great video. I have i question please and i hope you can help. So did you set the preload as per FA, fron 1/4 and rear 1/8? Also how many inches you left between the locking rings for the rear and the back? 3 inches, am asking because i will go with the same setup? Thanks alot in advance

[@bretturioste9790]

Very interested in the answer to this question 😬 you had a 3 and 1/4 gap you measured between lock rings in the front. What gap did you measure in the back?

[@Gotboost428]

Thank you!

[@themendozafamily5055]

Looking to put my car at a stock height . I’m on coil overs the same ones actually . What’s the stock height ?

[@tommanning7337]

Nice👍🏻 cool video guys

[@WRXGarage]

Thanks Tom ♥️

[@Apdec06]

Where did you get your Coil Over covers from?

[@MamunShaikh]

Nice vid. Couple questions. Are you running the Gen 7 FA500’s? Did you get the swift springs?

[@WRXGarage]

Yes, those are the FA500s, and no I'm just running FA's springs for now, might switch to swifts in the future!

[@Kfezz1t0]

Where u get the cover coils I have a fortune auto too

[@adzjim]

Any footage of this car lowered on those factory 18 inch rims?

[@joshuacarlos8991]

On front you did 3 and quarter. how about the back?

[@philippausawm]

What is the measurement on the rear? The same 3inches?

[@bxrecon19d]

Awesome video man. I ordered my set. I noticed that only the front coilovers have the camber plate on it. Are the rear sets suppose to have them too or no? Also, did you have to camber your rears? how did you do it? Sorry for all the questions. I've been searching all over the internet for answers specifically for this brand.

[@WRXGarage]

Hey man! Thanks! Most coilovers for the 15+ platform don't have camber plates in the rear and people just do lower control arms instead, but some companies do offer them. At this point, I think I'm running about 2deg camber front and rear as-is, so I don't think I'll ever need to do that. The rears will camber themselves naturally as you lower them on the stock LCAs

[@bxrecon19d]

@@WRXGarage thanks for taking the time to reply and the advice. I did some more research on the rear camber. I was glad to see that you'll naturally get camber when lowering. I'll still be purchasing the control arms as well, just to achieve the look I'm going for. Thanks again.

[@rockinawayawd7915]

Just wanted to say thanks. I was trying to adjust the height of my rears and was confused why my springs were compressing. No radial bearing!

[@WRXGarage]

Yes!!!! For the rears and fronts, don't touch the two locked collars underneath the spring! That's the preload.

[@BKersey]

You can adjust the rear without taking the control arm loose. The strut will thread up or down despite the absence of a radial bearing. If your preload collar is locked down real tight you can grab that and spin the whole thing by hand without affecting preload.

[@WRXGarage]

I don't think that is true, definitely not for the models of coilovers that we've experienced. The threaded body is fixed to the top plate. If you're able to spin your rears the way you've described, there's something wrong.

[@BKersey]

@@WRXGarage Just installed my FA500 coilovers on my WRX. I can assure you this is how I did it. If the preload collar is locked down tight af, when you grab it with your hand and turn it, the whole threaded portion of the strut spins up or down, depending on the adjustment you're after.

[@WRXGarage]

I'm 99% sure it's not supposed to do that.. I'm going to reach out to FA and see what they say.

[@BKersey]

@@WRXGarage maybe I did it the wrong way. I'd be interested to hear what they say about it. Let me know.

[@cpwhitesti9605]

@@WRXGarage Any update on feedback from FA in regards to what @Ben Kersey had mentioned here? I'm Also curious if this is effecting the Set preload by adjusting the rears without dropping the LCA's, if the Preload collar is locked. Following!

[@bellabc]

What lug nuts are you using with the ts-10s?

[@WRXGarage]

Muteki super tuner spline lock.

[@nickorozco5933]

What was the final measurements front and rear for that height?

[@WRXGarage]

If I remember correctly it was about a 1-1.5 finger gap between tire and fender!

[@zyshots4902]

You look like jacksepticeye 🥺 Mad videos bro♥️

[@WRXGarage]

😂 who's that?

[@zyshots4902]

Some gamer search him up🤣

[@markborreta7407]

Do you have to do alignment every adjustment like going to winter to summer

[@WRXGarage]

Yeah! Anytime you change height or camber, you need an alignment done

[@nicholasschultz7935]

What do you have on the rear, to fix any alignment issues when raised?

[@WRXGarage]

Nothing aftermarket needed for rear alignment.

[@dsnchez123]

what was the final measurement for the rear threads?

[@PenRippyJr]

so disappointing this wasn't in the video, he was so thorough with the fronts and just skipped this on the rears!

[@ernestoguitron5851]

So with the new tires are you going to use the same rims

[@WRXGarage]

Yeah, I'll be using the same wheels!

[@speed2k5]

I reached out to FA, and they said we don’t need to drop the lca to adjust the rear (works the same as the front). I wonder if it is because of the version you have on this video. I have Gen 7.

[@WRXGarage]

Yeah, I've done some more research on this. When you adjust the rear height, you do hear the adjustment dial on the inside clicking, but the point at the top is fixed inside the tube so you just have to reset the stiffness afterwards.

[@picolrallyteam5821]

What coil over are these specs

[@Jordan-ql6tm]

What was your camber settings with your raised right height? I'm raised 1/2" front 3/8" rear.

[@WRXGarage]

Camber when raised was pretty close to flat. Maybe 1 degree on all corners

[@Jordan-ql6tm]

Right on thx for the reply bud.

[@juliosanchez6342]

Do you need to get an alignment if you adjust by 1-2 inches?

[@WRXGarage]

Yes, you'd need an alignment even if you adjusted by 1/2 inch

[@thecarsavant]

Do you have rear lower control arms?

[@WRXGarage]

No, not yet! All stock suspension other than the coilovers

[@aldwindj]

Do you do wheel alignment everytime you raise it on winters and lowerd it on summer ?

[@WRXGarage]

Yeah you have to get an alignment anytime you change your coilover height or camber!

[@brother_maleik]

@@WRXGarage why do you raise it in the winter?

[@WRXGarage]

Better clearance when driving through deep snow!

[@brother_maleik]

@@WRXGarage ahhh makes sense!! I live in long island NY and have a order of Cygnus performance motorsport coilovers coming. Hoping I can lower and inch from stock and make it through snow but we'll see!

[@TheDeacondemon]

Does ur tyre rub you inner fender cover in the front.....

[@WRXGarage]

Nope! Not at all.

[@treblemix_]

So i tried to keep stock height but now my rears are at 1 and a quarter(basically what the rears were at stock i think) and fronts are 2 and a quarter from tire to fender 😂

[@integra8502]

Do you have a "link" to those coilover covers...thanks

[@WRXGarage]

I made them myself! So unfortunately there is no link. You can find other ones online for about $65-75 for a full set though!

[@integra8502]

@@WRXGarage thank you

[@oakzei]

ARE THOSE STOCK COILOVERS

[@PastYears]

Who makes the Coilovers covers?

[@WRXGarage]

Me!

[@PastYears]

@@WRXGarage you selling?

[@WRXGarage]

Nah I made them by hand with a sewing machine and some materials from a fabric store. You can find them online for sale from ISC or coilover depot

[@zanidueproductions9841]

Where did u get the coil boots ?

[@WRXGarage]

I'm not sure what you mean by coil boots...

[@zanidueproductions9841]

WRXGarage covers

[@WRXGarage]

Oh, I made them. If you watch our video on lifting my car for the winter, I describe how I made them.

[@zanidueproductions9841]

WRXGarage thanks I’m putting my 500s on today!

[@WRXGarage]

Nice!!! Let us know how you like them! Also, you can order coilover covers from isc or coilover depot

[@m4rkm4rk13]

Heres the PDF Instructions From Fortune Auto 500 Series: fortune-auto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/500-Series-Instructions.pdf Heres the Link to each PDF Instruction manual for all Fortune Auto Series Coilovers: fortune-auto.com/instructions/ **** ALWAYS CHECK YOUR BRANDS OWNER MANUAL , THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES ****

[@JjHarrisHONDA]

Bro look at my car. Doesn't rub to bad way more slammed n tucked

[@marcz9482]

$1400 for 1/2 an inch of difference.....stock suspension is not that bad

[@PenRippyJr]

lol coilovers typically have the height adjustment feature, it is not the main reason you install them, just a feature you can adjust.