Buddyclub N+ Preset Information

[civictype_r04]

Information for pre-setting a Buddy Club racing spec Damper and N+ damper for:

For the front damper:

1. When you receive the brand new damper. Loosen all the bolts and perch on the damper. Do not remove, just loosen.

2. Tighten up the bolt on the top mount (size 19 for N+ damper, size 21 for the RSD damper)


3. Setup the pre-load on the spring. From top of the spring seat to the bottom spring seat. Also tighten the sping seat perch Set the length to 200mm
(Shown in the 1st picture)
Note: Please remeber always set at 0 pre-load


4. Set up the height, from bottom of spring seat to height adjustment perch and tighten the black perch.
30mm = 1inch drop
20mm = 2 inch drop
10mm = 3 inch drop



4a. Full picture of damper shown below.



5. Direction for setting the dampener for stiffness or softness. Turn clockwise to stiffen the dampener or turn counter-clockwise to soften the dampener.
Note: Never set the dampener to the hardest or softest setting. Remember to set the right amount of clicks for each side for even stiffness or softness.



For the rear damper:

1. When you receive the brand new damper, Remove the top mount of the spring.


2. Set the hight of the shock and tighen the lock ring.
110mm = 3 inch drop
120mm = 2 inch drop
130mm = 1 inch drop


3. After setting the hight, place the top mount and washer back. Tighten the bolt on the top mount (size 14)


4. Setup the spring pre-load, from the top mount to spring seat, set it at 150mm . Also lighten the spring seat prch
Note: Always set it to a 0 pre-load setting.

[Siborg]

awesome wish I had this info when I got mine. all is well though so I guess I got it right. This will be good to come back to if I have them off sometime.

[hxctuner]

nice write up. this will come in handy for me really soon :thumb:

[the JigGa mAn]

nice write up. this will come in handy for me really soon :thumb:

ditto

[epmex]

nice write up. this will come in handy for me really soon :thumb:

worrd ian dam the fron was a b*** to instal haha! nice

[d4nvu]

how do you remove the top nuts on the RSD's? when i try loosening it, the whole shock turns. can anyone help?

[hatch404]

There doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the rear height without taking it off the car right?

[dragon208]

awesome write up!!!

[CivicS]

Awesome.....tks

[locoep3]

nice write up

[Siborg]

There doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the rear height without taking it off the car right?

not all the way off, just the lower bolt that attaches to the trailing arm. you'll want to totally loosen the perches to make it easier to pivot and get to the inner lock once the bolt is out, then spin the body to desired highth.

[27rocks]

I cant wait to get the Racing Specs...My Megans arn't cutting it for me. They are great for anyone that loves to have something a little more aggresive than a spring shock combo, but i drive in the mountains a lot and sometimes on the track so i need something better

[GeNoZiDe]

well i wasnt sure if the install people had installed my n+'s correctly about a year ago so i took off my front tires and i checked the damper. Its at 200mm from the top spring perch to the bottom spring perch. And the bottom is at 300mm for a 1" drop. My question would these numbers be correct if the damper is still on the car with the tires off? or would i have to remove the whole damper to get a accurate reading on it. Cuz my ride is totally crap every time i hit a bump in the streetm, it hits really hard and im on the softest damper setting. I know my rear shocks are off since my rear end is bout 1" lower than my front. Grrr

[civictype_r04]

well i wasnt sure if the install people had installed my n+'s correctly about a year ago so i took off my front tires and i checked the damper. Its at 200mm from the top spring perch to the bottom spring perch. And the bottom is at 300mm for a 1" drop. My question would these numbers be correct if the damper is still on the car with the tires off? or would i have to remove the whole damper to get a accurate reading on it. Cuz my ride is totally crap every time i hit a bump in the streetm, it hits really hard and im on the softest damper setting. I know my rear shocks are off since my rear end is bout 1" lower than my front. Grrr

I would take them off and do it yourself. The buddy club coilovers have a lot of adjustments and shops dont seam to understand that. They treat them as any other coilover and do not put the preset on the spring.

[GeNoZiDe]

yea i figured i would have to remove them = ( o well gonna grab a ball joint removing tool. The first shop i took them to years go didnt even use a ball joint tool!! they butchered my ball joint and it had to be replaced later on.

When you say the preset 0 ? does that mean no weight on the damper? and then adjust the top and bottom perches to 200mm ? cuz right now on the car its 200mm hanging when the tires off