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how to adjust coilovers without key/tool???

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a1yola

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So I'm finally getting around to lowering my car more after throwing on some new wheels and I dont know how. I've never dealt with coilovers before, but it looks fairly simple. I have Griggs rear and D&D front coilovers but no key/tool to turn the adjuster mechanism. How can I turn it using something else? I noticed that the adjuster thing has a allen bolt in one of the holes, so do I need to remove that to get the adjuster to turn? Sorry for the ignorance, just never dealt with coilovers before.

Also, I'm assuming to lower the car, I would need to turn the adjuster to compress the spring more? Also, I'm assuming I cant place the jackstands on the rear axle in order to keep the coilovers stretched?

Lastly, how much lower/higher does the car sit afer every full rotation of the adjuster?

Thanks for the help !
 
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nicefighter80

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well the should be a spanner nut thats locked in place by the allen screw loosen that screw and the sppaner nut should turn
 

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I use a pair of oil filter pliers. Works Great
 

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Strap wrench?
 
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