How do coil overs adjust?

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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Different setups use different adjustment methods wrt how to actually turn
the adjustable spring seat.  The weight of the car is sitting on the springs,
however, not the struts as you imply.  By raising the spring, you are raising
the element that is holding the car.  This in turn will pull the strut out a
little farther from its housing.  The spring never gets compressed per se.

Javad

In a message dated 5/12/2002 7:59:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ccohen5 at compuserve.com writes:

>
> I am about to alter my coil over adjustment nuts for the first time and was
> searching the web for the best tool, and any BTDTs.  One Miata site says
> that you wrench up the shaft to raise the height, and wrench down to lower.
>
> This is counter intuitive: if you raise the nut, you compress the spring,
> and the car should sit lower. Vice versa if you lower the nut.