How To Adjust 2015-20 Mustang SVE Coilovers - S550 Coilover Adjustment

SVE S550 Coilover Adjustment Steps

1. The car should already be safely supports via a lift or jack stand with the wheels removed.



2. Adjusting the front coilovers is easy to do and you will need to rotate the center collar away from the spring collar. Use the spanner wrench and rotate the spring collar up to raise the car or down to lower the car.



3. Once you reach the desired settings, measure the distance between the bottom of the spring and the spring collar and write this down.



4. Run up the center collar and tighten the two collars against each other.



5. Mark both of the collars with a paint pin so that you can visibly see if the collars were to ever rotate then do the same for the other side.



6. Moving on to the rear adjustment which is a little trickier due to the limited working space. This is due to the S550 chassis being supported by an individual spring which is why the rear doesn't utilize a true coilover assembly. In order to easily rotate the collars, the weight of the car needs to be off of the spring. This is accomplished by dropping the IRS cradle.



7. Once the cradle is supported you will need to remove the (2) 13mm bracket to body bolts.



8. Followed by the (2) 21mm IRS cradle to body bolts.



9. Lower the cradle until the weight of the car is off of the spring and then you can make the adjustments.



10. Contrary to the front, the spring collar will need to be rotated down to raise the car or up to lower the car. To do this separate the locking collar from the spring collar. Rotate the spring collar until you reach the desired setting.



11. Measure the distance between the spring collar and the top of the perch and write this down.



12. Tighten the two collars against each other and mark both of the collars with a paint pen so the you can visibly see if the collars ever rotate then do the same for the other side.



13. With the adjustments made lift the cradle back into place and reinstall the previously removed hardware and torque to spec. The 21mm bolts have a torque spec of 129 lb-ft.



14. The (2) 13mm bolts have a torque spec of 41 lb-ft



15. To adjust the camber the front strut will have to be removed from the strut tower in order to gain access to the (4) socket head bolts. The alignment shop will need to know this information.



16. At this time you can double check your work and reinstall the wheels by torquing the lug nuts to the factory specifications which is 150 lb-ft.



17. Get the car on the ground to see if you like the ride height, if so you're all done!