{"id":6774,"date":"2021-10-22T03:54:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T03:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.maxpeedingrods.com\/?p=6774"},"modified":"2021-12-22T08:51:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T08:51:16","slug":"how-to-grease-and-handle-your-coilovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxpeedingrods.com\/blog\/how-to-grease-and-handle-your-coilovers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grease and Handle Your Coilovers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor note: In this article, Miguel Lugo will be sharing his 3-month experience with us regarding the MaXpeedingRods 24 Way Coilovers on his civic si, in terms of noise, handling, and adjustability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did I get them?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

Like I stated before my car had reached the 200k mile mark and the rubber was definitely starting to show some wear and tear. I knew I was eventually gonna have to get myself a new set of shocks. That’s when I saw the MaXpeedingRods Coilovers and I thought ”Why not, these should go great with my new set-up.”<\/p>\n

My first impressions were the box being organized like all things should be.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Unboxing MaXpeedingRods’ Coilovers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Something I noticed was that there were no paper instructions in the box for these. Instead you get the instructions for those specific Coilovers on maxpeedingrods.com website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

How to Grease MaXpeedingRods coilovers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In order to prepare the coilovers I greased the front struts and the pillow ball with some Napa Silicone grease since I read that some people were having noise issues with them.<\/p>\n\n\n

After driving around it still made a little grunt especially in the parking lot, but I easily fixed that by spraying some WD-40 silicone lubricant directly on the pillow ball to push the grease down to lubricate it better.<\/p>\n

Here are a few videos I decided to share that show a little more of what I did to front struts. (Not a tutorial)<\/p>\n\n\n

  • These Coilovers come Pre-Loaded out of the box.<\/li>
  • Loosening spring will mean you will have to Pre-Load the spring 7-10mm.<\/li>
  • Only loosen it if you have knowledge of how to set Pre-Load on the spring.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n

    First, I screwed everything apart and started to grease all the parts that could develop creaking noises after installing.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Then, after greasing everything really well, I set the preload to 7-10mm as stated in the installation manual and tightened everything back up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I applied some napa silicone grease on the metal shims of the coilovers and on the pillow ball.<\/p>\n\n\n

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