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I'm setting up a Tein Flex kit on my 5th gen, trying to get everything sorted before going in for an alignment.

Note that the Flexes allow independent adjustment of spring preload and damper length: You can adjust the height of the car by raising or lowering the spring perch (like Ground Control's or Tein SS/Basic setups) or you can adjust the height of the car by adjusting the height of the car by shortening or lengthening the actual damper assembly.

I installed the suspension with all perches set to the default positions specified in the installation handbook, but the car is still a little low for my taste, so I'd like to raise it up.

And this is where I'm slightly confused: Should I lengthen the damper to raise the car, or increase spring preload to raise the car? Should I even dial in any preload at all? (The default settings advised by Tein place minimal preload on the springs.)

My initial instinct was to make the damper as short as possible - just short of the length where the upper A-arm or the tire would hit the fender well when compressed, and then adjust the car's height via spring preload, but there are so many variables at work here that I'm not completely convinced that this is the best option.

Preload could be a good thing, because it would mean that the weight of the car eats up less bump travel - but it seems like preload could also create strange handling characteristics if a wheel lifts, in addition to putting a lot of stress on the droop-limiting bumpstop inside the damper.

Any insight is appreciated.

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Paperchasin

do not touch the 2 perches that are tightened into each other...if you mess with the 2 perches on top, you will mess with the preload...the preloaded setup allows for maximum dampening without bottoming out on a super low drop. raise or lower your car from the bottom perch....just loosen the bottom perch, then turn the entire coilover assembly to raise the car to the desired height. keeping the preload constant will also make the height adjustments more accurate, unlike the basics or SS where each time you adjust ride height, you have to take into account the preload adjustments, which is hard to do.