I think where I was (stupidly) getting crossed up here was that I was trying to turn the the front gold base coupler, which is the part that is bolted in place. hence its utter immobility.Brian wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:57 pm Once lock rings are all released AND the car is jacked off the ground and wheels removed and the spring tension is released.... then the front shock body can be grabbed with both hands and spun into or out of the front gold base coupler while that coupler is still attached to the car with the bottom bolt. And the spring perch base rings can be spun and then locked in new positions once you have made the front shock longer or shorter. In the rear you have three lock rings and once they are loose you got more than one way to do it, turn the GOLD sleeve and we can make entire rear section shock assembly longer (and raise the car) or shorter, at least until the gap under the gold sleeve gets to min or max.
Instead of grabbing onto the aluminum treaded part and turning that into or out of the coupler.
(and that only works w/ the spring perches loose)
anyway, last night I jacked up the front and was able to put a bunch of turns on it.
don't ask me why I thought the gold part could turn. I was thinking, could the bolted on part be some kind of inner section that the gold part could spin around.
or I saw the "gold" for the rear and thought it said gold in the front.
I don't *try* to be stupid. it's pretty much effortless.
