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    Post HELP/? about raising adjustable coilovers

    Im trying to raise my car,but i've forgot the way to do it,The way im doing it is front then back.Abviously aint right bc when done,the front thrown off some.Go to raise the frt and i the back goes of
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    any advice on how to do it to were they'll stay level?
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    side to side. I have always done the right then the left.
    Try not. Do or Do not.

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    Thanks ill try that
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    ok,i tryed and failed.Im measuring from the ground to the fender's lip.
    On the back of my civic i have skunk2 adj springs and on the front i have the actual skunk2 coilovers.
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    Im going side to side but at the last wheel when i get it to measure up it throws of the opposite front wheel.
    Any suggestions on how to start over from scratch again and how to go about it.
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    You forgot how to raise a car? You don't just forget this over night.

    holy shit....
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    How do you have skunk2 adjustable springs and skunk2 adjustable coilovers?lol.

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    Count the number of full turns and apply it to each corner.

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    take a marker, mark a line on the adjustable part. spin it, count it.
    front to back or side to side.
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    I always took mine off, set them next to each other, and set them... THEN put them on the car. You probably have a bent subframe.
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