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How to lower your car the RIGHT way: COMPLETE COILOVER GUIDE

Donut
2024 ж. 14 Мам.
2 675 988 Рет қаралды
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Are you thinking about how to lower your car? Or maybe just want to replace your springs or shocks? Do you go with coilovers? Lowering springs? Air ride? What about just cut springs? Let's talk about it!
This week, the Miata gets a ride height adjustment and a major handling upgrade with a set of coilovers! We replace the soft, squishy, comfy stock suspension with some tight and tidy coilovers geared for grip and handling. Next to tires, this is one of the most value-added DIY car mods out there in terms of handling improvements, especially if your stock suspension is as spongy as our Miata’s was! The car also benefits from a lowered ride height which helps handling and looks so, so good. We’ll show ya how coilovers work, how to choose a set for yourself, and how to install them.
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  • Dude Donut struck gold with this dude and this series. So fun to watch.

    @ToyotaCamrySEv@ToyotaCamrySEv4 жыл бұрын

    • It's both incredibly entertaining and hugely informative. It's perfection!

      @SuperSucc69@SuperSucc694 жыл бұрын

    • When?...

      @Yago_INXS@Yago_INXS4 жыл бұрын

    • Struck*

      @meechg0stupid110@meechg0stupid1104 жыл бұрын

    • The series is gold. The dude however is not. Imo

      @civoksark@civoksark4 жыл бұрын

    • @@civoksark Why?

      @JC-vp7pd@JC-vp7pd4 жыл бұрын

  • Zach: *has thorough expertise in modifying cars* Also Zach: *doesn't chock tire, engage parking brake, or park in gear before lifting vehicle on sloped driveway*

    @tbrownpb6637@tbrownpb66374 жыл бұрын

    • TBrownPB Safety third

      @GustavCarl17@GustavCarl174 жыл бұрын

    • He had it on a Jack so chocking wouldn’t really have been that possible

      @jack_tamales@jack_tamales4 жыл бұрын

    • That confidence is how you know he has experience

      @zonedout6432@zonedout64324 жыл бұрын

    • Don't worry, he's a professional idiot

      @0163844098@01638440984 жыл бұрын

    • @@jack_tamales could choke the rear wheels?

      @DaveckKProduction@DaveckKProduction4 жыл бұрын

  • Dude this is hands down the best series ever since this guy actually explains WHAT each component does scientifically rather than just jumping out and saying "ye boiz we doing coilovers" and then reviewing it by saying "yeuh feels so much better way less body roll". AND sometimes things don't go as planned, which is my favourite part since that's usually how it goes in real life. major appreciation for this series.

    @STAVROSj@STAVROSj4 жыл бұрын

    • Absolutely. It’s too bad they moved away from this

      @leviminton3320@leviminton33209 ай бұрын

  • "how to lower your car the right way" *almost gets run over letting the car down*

    @hannahgarcia9453@hannahgarcia94534 жыл бұрын

    • At least it's realistic, we've all done some stupid stuff while working on our cars lol.

      @joshdewar4998@joshdewar49983 жыл бұрын

    • @@joshdewar4998 I sure have. Working under a car with no jack stands just relying on a bumper jack without blocking any wheels. This was back in the 80's. Haven't done something stupid like that sine the late 80's early 90's when a car shifted out of gear and fell on me. Ever since I use multiple stands and jacks when I work. I was taught an important life lesson. I now keep telling my nephew's to use them but they don't because they want to get done quick. Guess they need that lesson, but at least they had been told and why. I didn't have anybody tell me that. My dad never used them. But he did start after than night he found me outside.

      @shawnyoung5960@shawnyoung59603 жыл бұрын

    • @@shawnyoung5960 dam! no injuries I hope!

      @olibusto3025@olibusto30253 жыл бұрын

    • It was rehearsed!

      @KL4life@KL4life3 жыл бұрын

    • @@joshdewar4998 facts I almost crushed my head trying to change a tire with a shitty jack

      @sgt_spitgang2422@sgt_spitgang24223 жыл бұрын

  • This guy has a great flow and naturalness to talking and explains things very well. I was just thinking about coilovers.

    @justryan5697@justryan56974 жыл бұрын

    • Watch chrisfix, he's even x10 times better than that guy LOL This guy is fine, but not nearly as good as Chris :)

      @befer@befer4 жыл бұрын

    • Sorta. He shouldn't have matched the coilovers to the stock parts. Length means nothing if the stiffness of the springs are different. I installed my coilovers as they came out of the box. Some manufacturers preset them for a set amount of drop... usually. When done three of my wheels were exactly 1" lower, and one had to be raised 1/8th of an inch. Also, he never explained why he just started whacking his fenders with a hammer. That's important and you have a nice car and not some pre-banged up Miata.

      @gwcrispi@gwcrispi4 жыл бұрын

    • @@gwcrispi rolling fenders seems pretty self explanatory to me when he checked for rubbing and wheel gap

      @atn1290@atn12904 жыл бұрын

    • Chris Fix Records videos in first person as if you are actually there. This guy is just as good, but I’ve already established trust w/ chrisfix. I am not necessarily inclined to listen to everything this guy says yet.

      @TheNuclearBolton@TheNuclearBolton4 жыл бұрын

    • NuclearBolton you should definitely give him a shot. He used to work for ECS tuning doing all their install videos and such. He knows his stuff and I’ve always enjoyed his videos.

      @MrSenorpepe@MrSenorpepe4 жыл бұрын

  • “Let’s go for a drive boys and girls.” Full send Immediately to a speed bump

    @Couch_thicc@Couch_thicc4 жыл бұрын

    • I saw that a thought he probably forgot it was there😂😂😂

      @edward3922@edward39224 жыл бұрын

    • Those kinds of speed bumps are actually engineered so that if you're going the speed limit, there's no need to slow down for them. Incredible engineering really

      @animationcrate@animationcrate4 жыл бұрын

    • BlueKj wish we had that in my country😭😭 the point of them here is to drive like 4mph and you’re still gonna rape the bumpers and skirts😭

      @juho3328@juho33284 жыл бұрын

  • Zach: "… and improve your smiles per gallon" Also Zach: -____-

    @sergeygarbar4950@sergeygarbar49503 жыл бұрын

    • He’s smiling on the inside

      @emldV2@emldV23 жыл бұрын

    • Smiles per gallon, cause it’s a gutless Miata.. 🤭😂

      @thisguycalledalex@thisguycalledalex3 жыл бұрын

    • That was before the installation lol

      @bookle5829@bookle58293 жыл бұрын

  • He's running Skunk2 Pro-ST coils for all my curious miata boys out there

    @vilious@vilious3 жыл бұрын

    • Are they even good? Lol

      @PixLWeArePixL@PixLWeArePixL3 жыл бұрын

    • @@PixLWeArePixL they’re a very popular choice, and for the price they get the job done

      @rylansuyeishi6036@rylansuyeishi60363 жыл бұрын

    • I like those. I thought he has the Foxx ones from flying Miata.

      @merlyn2121@merlyn21213 жыл бұрын

    • What a guy

      @ericstebbins7992@ericstebbins79923 жыл бұрын

    • Are they suitable for a 5th gen Honda Accord ?

      @keeanekoh4699@keeanekoh46993 жыл бұрын

  • This series is making me seriously realize how under appreciated Zach was.

    @ethanobenauer7083@ethanobenauer70834 жыл бұрын

    • Zach?

      @thegreatafrican3367@thegreatafrican33674 жыл бұрын

    • KZhead User yeah the host, Zach Jobe. He says his name right at the start

      @adammiller8133@adammiller81334 жыл бұрын

    • who said he was under appreciated?

      @MahdiYusuf@MahdiYusuf4 жыл бұрын

    • The dude just started like 3 months ago and everyone's already in love with him

      @andrewsilver9730@andrewsilver97304 жыл бұрын

  • Donut: Let's make a new series with a guy who s tuning a car *Everybody liked that

    @tony853@tony8534 жыл бұрын

  • This guy is the full package. Donut scored with him. Personable, knows his stuff, solid explanations. And kudos to the writers and editors who made him shine.

    @retiredatforty@retiredatforty3 жыл бұрын

  • Love how they're actually using torque specs. Don't see many "tutorials" that mention torque specs even when it's very important so as to avoid stripped threads

    @andrewflores4981@andrewflores49814 жыл бұрын

    • Torque specs?? You mean ugga dugga isn’t good enough? Lol

      @krugertC06@krugertC064 жыл бұрын

    • Give it the ugga duggas

      @jackofall2305@jackofall23053 жыл бұрын

    • The previous owner of my miata forced every bolt in with an impact driver, it's so annoying.

      @jacobdesjarlais8895@jacobdesjarlais88953 жыл бұрын

    • I recommend ChrisFix. He always says how to tighten up any screw.

      @rodriskog9408@rodriskog94082 жыл бұрын

    • @@jackofall2305 and then hit it with a _"that's not going anywhere"_

      @SpaceMissile@SpaceMissile2 жыл бұрын

  • This guy explains things so well along with being entertaining. Next up: How to wash your hands

    @johnbarron4843@johnbarron48434 жыл бұрын

    • You think 1 or 2yrs before he's just his own thing?

      @koryk9354@koryk93543 жыл бұрын

    • How to breathe

      @lanceryderwilson8618@lanceryderwilson86183 жыл бұрын

    • You jest, but a ton of people don't actually know the proper way to wash their hands. Some don't wash them at all.

      @ryanpoe1678@ryanpoe16783 жыл бұрын

    • its entertaining because you actually are interested the reason why your so bored in school is because your not interestet in the subject

      @breadclips7366@breadclips73663 жыл бұрын

    • Wosh ya hand, just in kayse, sneeze inta ya elbew, don tuchya fayse, That's woh, we guna duu, sowiwon bee the spanish floo, I jus wan ta self i-soLAY, withu

      @TS_Mind_Swept@TS_Mind_Swept2 жыл бұрын

  • This guy is a full blown geek in a model's body.

    @mohammedabdullah4618@mohammedabdullah46184 жыл бұрын

    • You forgot to say no homo, bro

      @juanhilario4964@juanhilario49644 жыл бұрын

    • @@juanhilario4964 Not sure that'll be needed my dear sir.

      @MarloSoBalJr@MarloSoBalJr4 жыл бұрын

    • @@MarloSoBalJr It's just internet etiquette, no big deal lol

      @juanhilario4964@juanhilario49644 жыл бұрын

    • Juan Hilario You sound really immature and stupid.

      @elfishcoder7287@elfishcoder72874 жыл бұрын

    • @@elfishcoder7287 That's okay. Everyone can choose how to enjoy themselves. I enjoy saying no homo and being called immature by strangers.

      @juanhilario4964@juanhilario49644 жыл бұрын

  • 16:18 Driveway test was good. Time to Yeet this speedbump now

    @VlogCity@VlogCity2 жыл бұрын

  • "encase you haven't talked to your neighbors in a while... do this and trust me... you'll talk to em." xD

    @LurkenU@LurkenU4 жыл бұрын

  • "Whatever the hell the kids are hitting on the streets these days" Proceeds to smoke a speedbump

    @owenellis8557@owenellis85574 жыл бұрын

    • Would it be smoke or snort?🧐

      @davidhazel1206@davidhazel12064 жыл бұрын

    • Snort defenitly

      @maarten332@maarten3324 жыл бұрын

    • My guy got no chill

      @lightkira8396@lightkira83963 жыл бұрын

    • 🤣🤣🤣

      @jarrettwieberg@jarrettwieberg3 жыл бұрын

  • Dear donut media during this time of coronavirus, we need amazing videos like this. thank you By all your fans P.S: mo powa baby....

    @amaanjamal9991@amaanjamal99914 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @eduardofreire9809@eduardofreire98094 жыл бұрын

    • p.s. MO POWER BABY

      @deo900boy@deo900boy4 жыл бұрын

    • Talk about preaching to the choir.

      @WarriorsPhoto@WarriorsPhoto4 жыл бұрын

    • Unfortunatly its probably rather difficult with all of California's restrictions right now

      @mitchellhalvorson9719@mitchellhalvorson97194 жыл бұрын

    • MO POWER BABYYYY LIGHTNINGLIGHTNINGLIGHTNINGLIGHTNINGLIGHTNINGLIGHTNING ok that's enough

      @donnycorn3086@donnycorn30864 жыл бұрын

  • 2:58 When someone visited a a German owned camp back in the day, unknowing to what was going on there.

    @eflem7708@eflem77084 жыл бұрын

    • shouldnt hsve laughed at that heh

      @waene5324@waene53244 жыл бұрын

    • i loled

      @DonM340i@DonM340i3 жыл бұрын

    • Jfc 😂😂😂😂😂

      @SonoranAstro@SonoranAstro3 жыл бұрын

    • They learned how to concentrate.

      @ROT4RYfc3s@ROT4RYfc3s3 жыл бұрын

  • Donut gets a lot of credit for the quality of presenters, writers and overall production... but MAN whoever is filming this deserves a LOT of credit. The camera work is very clean

    @ther3aper561@ther3aper5612 жыл бұрын

  • “Whatever the hell the kids are hitting on the streets these days” Mostly curbs😞

    @samsaasen4922@samsaasen49224 жыл бұрын

    • Kids

      @lol-ji7ww@lol-ji7ww4 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah really and especially if they are the sidewalk assassin Mustang driver's 🤣

      @lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374@lovethesmellofracefuelinth73744 жыл бұрын

    • Humans

      @logan12satcom83@logan12satcom834 жыл бұрын

    • 😂

      @mj6463@mj64634 жыл бұрын

    • My wife 😔

      @fishscalesexican2962@fishscalesexican29624 жыл бұрын

  • I really like this series. Its like HighLow but more chill and “normal” as in how it would be irl

    @mathiastheapprentice@mathiastheapprentice4 жыл бұрын

    • In real life I think ppl would not buy wheels more expensive than the car itself... And then coilovers probably more expensive than the car with those wheels on... And then "roll" fenders with a hammer

      @panvomacka9079@panvomacka90794 жыл бұрын

    • @@panvomacka9079 Then you're very mistaken.

      @mr-toyota@mr-toyota3 жыл бұрын

  • I started watching Donut like 3 years ago when James was only doing Up To Speed videos and wow I’m so impressed at the progress they have made. All these different series are fun and I love the new people too!

    @matthewserrato3812@matthewserrato38123 жыл бұрын

    • I grew up in the 80s but I may never read a car manual ever again!

      @8gomerpyle22@8gomerpyle2210 ай бұрын

  • I love how this stuff rarely ever looks easy for them. Too often see guys on youtube do a whole engine swap with some smart video editing and nothing goes wrong. NAH, that ain't the real world.

    @AD-hr8sg@AD-hr8sg3 жыл бұрын

  • 13:31 lmao last week I was hitting my wheel with a sledgehammer in my garage to get the tire bead unsealed, and police drove up walked into my garage because my neighbor called them saying there were gunshots.

    @elthomas_@elthomas_4 жыл бұрын

    • Sounds like a great way to make friends.

      @elpenguino522@elpenguino5224 жыл бұрын

  • Smacking the donut soda off the desk earned my like... Well done.

    @aaden4888@aaden48884 жыл бұрын

    • Bruh I was crying

      @clarkmiller287@clarkmiller2874 жыл бұрын

    • Spit my drink

      @joefields719@joefields7194 жыл бұрын

    • Watch it again at 3:38

      @joefields719@joefields7194 жыл бұрын

  • Donut: *shocks* Me: *a 14yo wannabe Miata owner with an rc car* “Bro, I think I got this...”

    @chimpsandchains9341@chimpsandchains93414 жыл бұрын

    • Me: "a 14 yr old wannabe Miata owner with an 8 speed bike* I got this...

      @i_p_g_69@i_p_g_693 жыл бұрын

    • i_p_g_ _ lol same 😂

      @macmcewen6704@macmcewen67043 жыл бұрын

    • Me: 14 yo that already knew all this stuff bc I work on cars daily but still comes cause I love seeing the humor as in when he smacked the drink

      @jamesstewart3941@jamesstewart39413 жыл бұрын

    • @@jamesstewart3941 a bit conceded, don't you think?

      @i_p_g_69@i_p_g_693 жыл бұрын

    • No I've replaced everything in my dad's jeep with all aftermarket stuff i.e shocks suspension etc

      @jamesstewart3941@jamesstewart39413 жыл бұрын

  • Love how he just cleared his driveway then full sent it over the speedbumb

    @ottodensem3573@ottodensem35733 жыл бұрын

  • I crashed my beloved Miata just a couple of months before this series started and its giving me quite the melancholic heartache. Maybe I should buy another one.

    @Kownoejb@Kownoejb4 жыл бұрын

    • The engine and trans good?

      @cocmaster4474@cocmaster44744 жыл бұрын

    • It’s not like it’s a rare car...

      @aygwm@aygwm4 жыл бұрын

    • I understand the feeling, I had to give to a junkyard my golf mk2 at the beginning of this year..

      @Pavlos_Charalambous@Pavlos_Charalambous4 жыл бұрын

    • I think I speak for the majority of the community when i say dont show your face around here until you have another Miata.

      @jfeeble@jfeeble4 жыл бұрын

    • Παυλος Χαραλαμπους hits home man, my clutch blew and it had more problems than i had money. Ended up selling it to somebody who knew what he was doing with it:(

      @yaboi6613@yaboi66134 жыл бұрын

  • This was uploaded on my birthday, and I'm in the middle of the process of buying a Miata. The timing couldn't have been more perfect, thank you Donut Media!

    @y0nza1@y0nza14 жыл бұрын

    • Happy birthday!

      @Donut@Donut4 жыл бұрын

    • Hey I HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY AS YOU!

      @sparkz343@sparkz3433 жыл бұрын

  • I got my first car back in December, a pretty mint 2010 Chrysler 300c that has only 95,000km at the moment and is completely stock. I’ve watched a decent amount of videos on suspension and tires and I think this one is definitely the best I’ve seen for a new car owner. It covered everything I was wondering about that was left out in other videos and on forums.

    @Ryan_Duckworth@Ryan_Duckworth2 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks Zach and Donut, I finished my nb today. Did the "longbolt method" aka take out the upper control arm. This series has helped me a lot, it was my first major mod to my car.

    @dustinwebb6266@dustinwebb62663 жыл бұрын

  • 16:14 the way he rode over that speed bump “let’s go on a ride”😂😂

    @connerbroaddus830@connerbroaddus8304 жыл бұрын

    • After easing the car into the street to pass the driveway test...FULL SEND OVER THE SPEED BUMP 🏆

      @forzaviola9512@forzaviola95124 жыл бұрын

    • Thank you for noticing 😂

      @raistlinwalls2298@raistlinwalls22984 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂I thought the same thing! But what's up with that Kouki s14? 😱

      @13THPR0PH37@13THPR0PH374 жыл бұрын

  • Does anyone remember donuts segments? Ex : miracle whips , science garage

    @LavendrHoney@LavendrHoney4 жыл бұрын

    • That's what introduced me to Donut

      @Hectorjr14@Hectorjr144 жыл бұрын

    • I really miss Bart.

      @coosey3764@coosey37644 жыл бұрын

    • I miss miracle whips

      @timothyjudge4807@timothyjudge48074 жыл бұрын

    • yeah Bart had that baby and never came that was one of the best segments besides this right here

      @deo900boy@deo900boy4 жыл бұрын

    • i thought they were going to do another season of miracle whips but i guess not

      @argenys8@argenys84 жыл бұрын

  • I gotta say your explanations are some of the most in-depth and easiest to understand explanations i’ve ever heard. Love this channel

    @drewfitzpatrick643@drewfitzpatrick643 Жыл бұрын

  • after years of watching videos like this, I finally got the confidence (and money) to redo the suspension on my miata and I can't believe the difference. thank you for being a being a big influence!!

    @conor1423@conor1423 Жыл бұрын

  • 2:53 science garage vibes

    @sparkz343@sparkz3434 жыл бұрын

  • 16:17. Completely forgets about that huge speed bump 🤣 nice work!

    @calebc7341@calebc73414 жыл бұрын

  • Props to whoever the hell edits these videos for donut. Every little piece of editing was given so much thought, all the way to the water drop sound when a drop of water passed in front of the camera near 4:07

    @churt1130@churt11303 жыл бұрын

  • I really like videos like this. No bullcrap, just work & explain. Nice. The lowered ride height really shows how well those wheels fit the Miata.

    @geebeaux@geebeaux2 жыл бұрын

  • Watching Zach explain the shock absorber makes me miss Science Garage

    @norizmikhail284@norizmikhail2844 жыл бұрын

    • Sadly, it isn't ever coming back. Bart got fired after a drug test when they found blood in his cocaine system. Edit: How did no one get the joke?

      @themadkraken1912@themadkraken19124 жыл бұрын

    • @@themadkraken1912 oh boii...That was bad news. But, how could you know?

      @bhaskarajagadhita133@bhaskarajagadhita1334 жыл бұрын

    • @@themadkraken1912 Is that real?

      @ToyotaCamrySEv@ToyotaCamrySEv4 жыл бұрын

    • @@themadkraken1912 Beware spreading bad news about others. Soon people would be spreading bad news about your son, yourself and your family. Hide others mistake and your mistake would stay hidden

      @vigossvirus666@vigossvirus6664 жыл бұрын

    • @@vigossvirus666 Read it closer. _Blood_ in his _Cocaine System._ this was a lighthearted joke and people are taking it too seriously.

      @themadkraken1912@themadkraken19124 жыл бұрын

  • 0:03 buying parts off ebay be like.

    @aydanangus@aydanangus4 жыл бұрын

    • Honestly yeah

      @kyrie6910@kyrie69104 жыл бұрын

  • I'm loving this series so much! Huge motivation to start working on my car, not just think about it!

    @kingschuyler3890@kingschuyler38903 жыл бұрын

  • Just watching you go through the process is giving me great insight into how I'm going to approach my B5 a4

    @eathotdog@eathotdog3 жыл бұрын

  • This guy is great. Love the series, makes me wanna have my own project car.

    @golmgamer@golmgamer4 жыл бұрын

    • ikr, he explains everything amazingly well.

      @TheDuduFaoro@TheDuduFaoro4 жыл бұрын

  • In case someone was wondering what coilovers are these, it's Pro-ST Coilovers ( Skunk2 Racing model )

    @shepmax555@shepmax5554 жыл бұрын

    • 0nt0n , Skunk2 ...right?

      @_FireHeart@_FireHeart4 жыл бұрын

    • Was considering buying this set but I went with feal 441 they are fantastic too

      @justinjohnson623@justinjohnson6234 жыл бұрын

    • @@_FireHeart yeah, looks like Skunk2 Racing.

      @shepmax555@shepmax5554 жыл бұрын

    • Justin Johnson t

      @larrywelton9925@larrywelton99254 жыл бұрын

  • hella useful! I just put coilovers in my miata last weekend and i felt like i had no idea what any of the parts were. Thanks dude

    @melindawolfe4350@melindawolfe43504 жыл бұрын

  • Love the content, I’ve always loved everything about cars and I finally have a job that provided me with opportunity to get a weekend warrior, a fun project car so I chose a 2000 Mx-5 Miata, manual no issues, like the car in the video I can’t wait to find out where mine takes me, and the all the do’s and don’t are wonderful

    @lucasbaker1733@lucasbaker17334 жыл бұрын

  • This is my grandmas dream car. I gotta get her one now that I know how to work on it.

    @rideflyer@rideflyer4 жыл бұрын

  • 0:06 I trust his advice completely. Edit: Thanks for all the likes! Didnt expect my first comment on this channel to be so popular!

    @RobertMajors@RobertMajors4 жыл бұрын

    • I did the same thing and ran over my foot, i completely understand. Lol

      @RobertMajors@RobertMajors4 жыл бұрын

  • I have nothing to do with Coilovers but I can't help my stop learning from him after watching his video on tires. He is really good. Hope he comes out with more and more videos.

    @shazam6926@shazam69263 жыл бұрын

  • I love this series more than anything. I have three cars and basically I'm doing the same thing on all of them as this dude does. I'm doing it on my own, didn't research really what build pattern to follow. Ofc I needed to look up how to do specific jobs but damn. This is awsome for beginner car guys and hopefully we have more of these oldie but goodie cars stay on the road

    @cybervirgin96@cybervirgin964 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine Zach and Bart teaching you science and engineering at your school. Wouldn't miss any lectures. You're the best, blue-eyed demon.

    @klemen65374@klemen653744 жыл бұрын

    • @@arinb.756 That would be the perfect video

      @teemuhoyhtya9926@teemuhoyhtya99264 жыл бұрын

  • when kids are playing in the street oh boy now I can test my new suspension

    @loganwagner629@loganwagner6294 жыл бұрын

    • Mobile chicane

      @filmandfirearms@filmandfirearms4 жыл бұрын

    • @@filmandfirearms this is comedy gold

      @regularbloke2117@regularbloke21174 жыл бұрын

  • This is the best informational and instructional series of videos I have found so far! Thank You!

    @jenniferhill8811@jenniferhill88113 жыл бұрын

  • I'm 2 years into my Skunk 2s on my VVT swapped 90' and I'm still loving them every day! Speaking of upgrades, that has to be one of your next upgrades for this Miata!!! Megasquirt into VVT swap.

    @wowgodiamond@wowgodiamond3 жыл бұрын

  • "There is so much to choose from" Me: Owning a 2000 Saab 9-3 with no coilover options

    @elias3453@elias34534 жыл бұрын

    • There are plenty of Saab coilovers I've seen.

      @AndrewGeierMelons@AndrewGeierMelons4 жыл бұрын

    • I feel that, I love cars and would love to work on mine. But I own an ‘02 Grand Am GT. Not really much of an aftermarket for it performance parts wise.

      @ethanobenauer7083@ethanobenauer70834 жыл бұрын

    • Same for the 98 Camry V6 I don't have

      @kyrie6910@kyrie69104 жыл бұрын

    • Bilstein has some I believe

      @TheJams4live@TheJams4live4 жыл бұрын

    • Same with an F250, unless you go full custom 4 link, and then your options go from none to a few.

      @tangydiesel1886@tangydiesel18864 жыл бұрын

  • 11:13 “We got glue” something I’d say to my friends too

    @Willy-Wacker@Willy-Wacker4 жыл бұрын

  • I love this channel, a guide for nearly everything, btw I really liked Zach's cut, just to realize 15 seconds after that I also have the regular cap At this pace Im going to own the world

    @leonardobernal7997@leonardobernal7997 Жыл бұрын

  • Great video! Chock full of good info and very entertaining. Don’t forget to loosen and retighten the upper and lower control arm bushing bolts too after changing ride height! It looks like you could have rolled your fenders with the roller tool before swapping the suspension, or lengthened the coilovers to get the tool to reach. Subscribed!

    @mjenx86@mjenx864 жыл бұрын

  • This channel makes me wanna start modifications on my opel Kadett c, even if im 14

    @OHNmotorsports@OHNmotorsports4 жыл бұрын

    • Dream in dude !!

      @jayrsoltero5710@jayrsoltero57104 жыл бұрын

    • Nice

      @nleloggineverbrokeagain9922@nleloggineverbrokeagain99224 жыл бұрын

    • @@jayrsoltero5710 i am saving up for bbs wheels. The classic ones, with the chrome and the gold. They were always my favourites. Would it look good? The car is bright green

      @OHNmotorsports@OHNmotorsports4 жыл бұрын

    • @@nleloggineverbrokeagain9922 the Audi on your profile picture is really good

      @OHNmotorsports@OHNmotorsports4 жыл бұрын

  • The biggest thorn in my previous coilover endeavours was compressing the spring/coil to mount over the dampener. You chose the easy way by already having assembled coilovers, that made the work so smooth. There are dozens of spring compressing tools out there, most of them are an absolute health hazard. Every car has different shaped plates so good luck finding one for your car - LPT: The ones that say: UNIVERSAL are the ones to steer totally clear of. I had one car (BMW Z4 E86) where the front springs only had 3 or 4 coils and i had to search numerous shops to find one with one of these really expensive hydraulic mounts. So - depending on the car and if you need to assemble/disassemble the coilover this can turn into a mighty nightmare. I love this channel btw., you rock Zach!

    @TonyStark-ik9em@TonyStark-ik9em Жыл бұрын

  • I love this new series! A little bit of everything! Every episode is intriguing and easy to follow

    @zyphed3153@zyphed31534 жыл бұрын

  • Last time I was this early, I was on the wrong shift.

    @rhubarbpie2027@rhubarbpie20274 жыл бұрын

  • 16:46 the guy in the mirror be like peekaboo

    @tomsa36@tomsa364 жыл бұрын

  • 12:28, thank you thank you for mentioning this. I feel like this step is so overlooked but it is so important. Great video.

    @sds271@sds27111 ай бұрын

  • I own a modern GTI and it is basically flawless, but this series makes me so nostalgic for when I owned a little beater Subie I could wrench on a few hours and then go for a spin and feel like a wizard for how much I improved it.

    @Jasruler@Jasruler2 жыл бұрын

  • Dude, you single handedly got me into regularly watching Donut videos again. Anything that's hosted by you gets an insta-click from me. Keep it up!

    @SpartanDara@SpartanDara4 жыл бұрын

    • fr, im even thinking of buying one to

      @jesse3220@jesse32203 жыл бұрын

  • I’m close to buying my Miata this is such a good series to learn from

    @kalo6842@kalo68424 жыл бұрын

    • Do it, you won't regret it

      @MrMiati-ri5uc@MrMiati-ri5uc4 жыл бұрын

    • KaLo I have two miatas. They’re insanely good cars. Not overhyped. You’ll love it

      @oliverharber12@oliverharber124 жыл бұрын

    • manual trans, light flywheel, 2-way diff... do it

      @noir-kx8ku@noir-kx8ku4 жыл бұрын

    • LOL, you wont learn nothing special here.

      @mc1996@mc19964 жыл бұрын

    • @@mc1996 engineering explained

      @noir-kx8ku@noir-kx8ku4 жыл бұрын

  • This guy is so awesome. Used to watch him build new GTI's on Ecs tuning. sweet donut picked him up for this series. he fits it perfect!

    @mattbellingshausen6584@mattbellingshausen65844 жыл бұрын

  • This series is incredible, everyone working on this thank you 🙏

    @MaxTimoney@MaxTimoney3 жыл бұрын

  • When you pulled out the roller, I knew exactly what was coming from my own Miata modding experience. Always roll while its stock lol. Definitely learned way more than I already learned about the mechanics of shock absorbers, which alone was worth the watch! Pro tip on rolling after you've already changed shocks on a double wishbone car: Unbolt the bottom of the shock, and let the control arm drop down. Put your floor jack and whatever wood blocks you need as spacers under the control arm to provide a travel stop, and you should have enough spacer to roll!

    @JeffintheMiata@JeffintheMiata4 жыл бұрын

    • You my good sir are a life saver!

      @turtlegaming3829@turtlegaming38293 жыл бұрын

    • You can use a baseball bat too. If you take your time it works just as well. Ive done it before. Plus if you need a tiny bit more room for a wide wheel you can actually pull the fender outwards as you roll it. I would only attempt that being super conservative with how much you do it. Im talking a tiny bit. Time and patience is key. I didnt have to use a heatgun either and i thought i would.

      @shoemender972@shoemender9722 жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely loving this Money Pit series with Zach. Not trying to start anything, but feel like this takes the place of Science Garage with the amount of useful knowledge in this series, while working on and modifying a project car thoroughly. Also, I find it most applicable, as I too recently acquired a NA Miata, Classic Red '94 R Package.

    @duosonic391@duosonic3914 жыл бұрын

  • This is perfect, I’m trying to figure out what I need to buy to lower my forester. Thanks for the video!! Perfect timing

    @cliftonsargent1572@cliftonsargent15723 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Zach. Your knowledge is responsible for my car confidence. And the greatest lesson (i.m.o.) they have proven, it's ok to mess up, laugh, get frustrated, learn, and correct.

    @uwulord7458@uwulord74582 жыл бұрын

  • Nice, I just got my coils and air shocks in the mail today for my 1979 Triumph Spitfire that I'm working on, and I just noticed this video! Great job, can't wait for the tire alignment tutorial.

    @charlesmorris450@charlesmorris4504 жыл бұрын

  • Just came back from the store. Loaded up this video got to 10:29 and got up to wash my hands. Thanks Zach!

    @CyberFaceCF1000@CyberFaceCF10004 жыл бұрын

  • OMG.....Zach jobe. I literally wanna buy everything you buy and follow up the things you do. One of the best series but could've been your own channel. So detailed man. Wish you for a wonderful life. The explanation you give shows how well you understand each and everything that works on a car. Sadly I'm from India and so project cars are a luxury here. Wish one day I too do project cars.

    @techzers5737@techzers57375 ай бұрын

  • I like this dude, the way he explains things and editing of all the vids on this channel. Killer stuff, gents! I’m also starting to want a miata project car. Damn you guys.

    @AtomicPixel@AtomicPixel3 жыл бұрын

  • I really love this show, it's just something great, but i wish you could include ChrisFix in all of this somehow, after all, he is the king of the car releated DIY stuff!

    @joealex65@joealex654 жыл бұрын

  • I miss SCIENCE GARAGE

    @HusseinMarey@HusseinMarey4 жыл бұрын

    • Hussein Marey I miss Bart yelling at me

      @GustavCarl17@GustavCarl174 жыл бұрын

    • @Gabriel Gontijo He left for good to raise his family Not fired, his own choice

      @KaitouKaiju@KaitouKaiju4 жыл бұрын

  • Nice intro to shock/spring mods. Couple things though: 1. When putting new coilovers on your car, its not a terrible idea to put an appropriate anti-seize compound on the adjuster and lockrings. they may be aluminum, but coilover threads and lock rings are still known to corrode and seize up. it happens on all quality of coilovers too, whether high end or not, and once they're seized they're nigh impossible to adjust again. more often than not if you need your adjustability back, you're sending them in for warranty, or buying a new assembly/set. anti-seize is a really cheap, easy preventative measure to make sure your coilovers are always easy to adjust. 2. don't adjust height from the middle ring. that's the preload lock-ring. set preload with the top ring and then lock it in place with the lock-ring. 3. there are some amazing shock and lowering spring combos out there that outperform most base level coilovers at half the price. H&R race springs with Koni Yellow adjustables or Bilstein performance shocks will beat the piss out of most coilovers around the $1000 mark, and you can get into a full set for $500-700 USD for most common applications. they may not go as low, but the shock damping and spring rates are superior to just about anything below $1100 in the coilover market, aside from a good deal on budget coilovers from one of the companies that offers custom spring rates and valving on their shocks. if you care more about performance than ride height, are looking to set-it-and-forget-it, and you're trying to do things on a budget, quality adjustable/performance struts/shocks and quality springs (or Ground Control kits for a bit more) will offer better performance than most coilovers 2-3 times the price.

    @sdfE36@sdfE364 жыл бұрын

  • I'm going to college next year and learning mechanics and this is going to help so much. Just knowing these small things will make the worlds diffrence

    @madlad3678@madlad36783 жыл бұрын

  • I JUST STARTED WATCHING YOUR PODCAST YESTERDAY ITS LIT!!!

    @frederickrichard1718@frederickrichard17184 жыл бұрын

  • i swear this series is so informative. the visuals really make things a lot easier to understand. thanks man

    @JSmooove@JSmooove3 жыл бұрын

  • As much as I love this, it makes me miss Bart and Science Garage

    @balrajkullar8296@balrajkullar82964 жыл бұрын

    • I like this more, especially now that the explanation graphics have improved.

      @vikachan19@vikachan194 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah, it does have some throwback elements to science garage. I miss that guy. Love both series though :)

      @dandingerat@dandingerat4 жыл бұрын

    • Balraj Kullar what happened did he quit or something

      @LibertyGunsBeerTrump@LibertyGunsBeerTrump4 жыл бұрын

  • What kind of coil does Zach have in this vid

    @Xully@Xully Жыл бұрын

  • Everytime I watch this series it makes me miss my miata I had a 97 1.8 touring edition that I absolutely loved Had to sell it when my wife got pregnant So now I live vicariously through you Awesome show

    @caidenguillory3830@caidenguillory38303 жыл бұрын

  • This series it’s so educational, I’m learning the logistics to everything, so dope!

    @piercethemadison@piercethemadison4 жыл бұрын

  • "speaking in American units..." *immediately gives to metric *

    @matthewpeters2062@matthewpeters20623 жыл бұрын

  • Just based on the opening clip, I would like to petition to change the title to be "How To Properly Jack Your Car"

    @ch33ks69@ch33ks694 жыл бұрын

    • Use wheel blocks or at the very very least keep use the handbrake/keep it in gear. Preferably all of the above.

      @mathieulevasseur4082@mathieulevasseur40824 жыл бұрын

    • @@mathieulevasseur4082 indeed, usually I just keep it in gear and have the handbrake on tight

      @ch33ks69@ch33ks694 жыл бұрын

  • Damn I love this guy’s videos. Best installation and guides. Fun and easy informative.

    @alexistorres9964@alexistorres99644 жыл бұрын

  • I just bought a car and it came with amazing coilovers, such pain in the ass since I didn't know anything about coilovers, I still can't get them figure out but this video helped me a lot thanks man

    @emiliodiaz3927@emiliodiaz39273 жыл бұрын

  • I fricking love miatas espesially the na and when i saw it lowered i was so happy because thw miata looks like a super sprty car now

    @bosouan@bosouan3 жыл бұрын

  • 16:17 So we all gonna ignore how hard he hit the speed bump

    @davinchi2156@davinchi21563 жыл бұрын

  • Keep it coming guys. Doughnut has made learning about cars fun again 👍🏻

    @YotaMike@YotaMike2 жыл бұрын

  • Yea Zach makes this seriers so worth it, so informative and entertaining.

    @xxxnsfw@xxxnsfw3 жыл бұрын

  • I bought some Coils for my mustang ebay at $310 😂. Will be here Thursday 23rd. And also Aluminum one piece driveshaft and upgraded rotors with brake pads

    @vetteboyz0628@vetteboyz06284 жыл бұрын

  • Interesting on the fender roller. That looks like an Eastwood, same one I have. I was able to use it on my Miata. I think you can adjust a few bolts to get it to fit right.

    @skidude9800@skidude98004 жыл бұрын

  • This is literally the best series for anyone looking to learn about project cars.

    @TwoBarMaster@TwoBarMaster4 жыл бұрын
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