Life110 AST coilover setup
Discussion
For those who have the Life110 AST coilovers, how many "clicks" do you have them set to, front and rear?
And how much did you lower the car by?
The S is lower by 4mm, but the wheels also fill the arch by 4mm more. So I was leaning towards a 10mm lowering all around, to give the same wheel-arch gap as the Life110 springs have on the non-S A110. (Hope my napkin math made sense.)
But the wheel-arch gap seems greater on the rears. On the French forums, some folks have lowered the rear by more than the front, to "flatten" the car. Has anyone here done that? Thoughts?
And how much did you lower the car by?
The S is lower by 4mm, but the wheels also fill the arch by 4mm more. So I was leaning towards a 10mm lowering all around, to give the same wheel-arch gap as the Life110 springs have on the non-S A110. (Hope my napkin math made sense.)
But the wheel-arch gap seems greater on the rears. On the French forums, some folks have lowered the rear by more than the front, to "flatten" the car. Has anyone here done that? Thoughts?
I'm currently running the following (clicks from full hard) - Road ASTs
Road. 6F / 5R - as set by David P after I switched to S ARBs.
Track. 3 all round (My own setting - I haven't tracked anywhere billiard month since having the dampers fitted but I reckon you could go harder)
I'm not sure on the ride height but it's lower than an S - it's about the same as it was when I just had the Life110 springs fitted.
Here is the setup sheet from when the dampers were fitted. The damper setting was set by Matt for an upcoming trip to Spa.
Fun Fact: the 'road' and 'track' ASTs are the same as I understand it, only the spring is different.
Road. 6F / 5R - as set by David P after I switched to S ARBs.
Track. 3 all round (My own setting - I haven't tracked anywhere billiard month since having the dampers fitted but I reckon you could go harder)
I'm not sure on the ride height but it's lower than an S - it's about the same as it was when I just had the Life110 springs fitted.
Here is the setup sheet from when the dampers were fitted. The damper setting was set by Matt for an upcoming trip to Spa.
Fun Fact: the 'road' and 'track' ASTs are the same as I understand it, only the spring is different.
Edited by Captainian on Sunday 10th August 17:46
This is fantastic! Thank you so much!
I'm not in the UK, so I don't have access to the wizardry of Matt O'Hara, but I'll use this as a starting point. Just have to remember to swap left and right since mine is a LHD.
BTW, your name and plate number are both on that attachment, in case you care.
I'm not in the UK, so I don't have access to the wizardry of Matt O'Hara, but I'll use this as a starting point. Just have to remember to swap left and right since mine is a LHD.
BTW, your name and plate number are both on that attachment, in case you care.
That seems odd. My road ASTs are set at the recommended 3f / 4r stops from full hard.
I briefly tried backing them off one stop and found the ride horribly bouncy and uncontrolled… on my car at least I can only imagine what it would feel like at 7f / 5r!
Ride height is standard on my Legende, so are the ARBs. Could that also be a factor?
I briefly tried backing them off one stop and found the ride horribly bouncy and uncontrolled… on my car at least I can only imagine what it would feel like at 7f / 5r!
Ride height is standard on my Legende, so are the ARBs. Could that also be a factor?
Spokeyblokey said:
Would the unsprung weight also be a factor? If you've put lighter after-market alloys on and maybe also two-piece rotors you are probably 4kg lighter on each corner. The coilover setting will be affected by this, no?
Good point. I’ve got *the best* wheels (but not the lightest), so it’s possible that I need more damping to control the movement of those heavy - but gorgeous - beasts 
(Pic from the Pistonheads Annual Service car park, last Saturday)
This is the setup for mine, advised Matt that most of my driving is done in Wales and at a reasonably spirited pace.
The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Andy665 said:
interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
Thanks Andy!I just noticed that Captainian's before and after values are almost identical to yours. Sounds like he was also on Life110 springs before the ASTs were fitted, and both your cars were raised 4-5mm.
This would mean a final "after" lowering of about 10mm vs. stock S ride height, which is right around what I was thinking, so that's reassuring.
Andy665 said:
This is the setup for mine, advised Matt that most of my driving is done in Wales and at a reasonably spirited pace.
The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Hi Andy, out of interest do you ever have any issues with ride height ? I’m only running the Bilstein’s & Life110 spring but you are c35-45mm lower than me which is a lot. Appreciate the A110 has quite a bit in reserve, and I specifically asked Matt not to lower the car much, just curious. The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Cheers.
Andy665 said:
This is the setup for mine, advised Matt that most of my driving is done in Wales and at a reasonably spirited pace.
The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Hi Andy, out of interest do you ever have any issues with ride height ? I’m only running the Bilstein’s & Life110 spring but you are c35-45mm lower than me which is a lot. Appreciate the A110 has quite a bit in reserve, and I specifically asked Matt not to lower the car much, just curious. The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Cheers.
Simon Owen said:
I’m only running the Bilstein’s & Life110 spring but you are c35-45mm lower than me which is a lot.
Any chance we're getting cm and mm mixed up?My understanding is that these ride heights are hub-to-fender measurements in mm.
Does your Spires ride height show values 3.5 - 4.5 higher or actually 35 - 45 higher? 35 - 45mm difference in ride height seems improbable in the context of Life110 / Spires?
JollyMonk said:
Simon Owen said:
I’m only running the Bilstein’s & Life110 spring but you are c35-45mm lower than me which is a lot.
Any chance we're getting cm and mm mixed up?My understanding is that these ride heights are hub-to-fender measurements in mm.
Does your Spires ride height show values 3.5 - 4.5 higher or actually 35 - 45 higher? 35 - 45mm difference in ride height seems improbable in the context of Life110 / Spires?
Simon Owen said:
Andy665 said:
This is the setup for mine, advised Matt that most of my driving is done in Wales and at a reasonably spirited pace.
The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Hi Andy, out of interest do you ever have any issues with ride height ? I’m only running the Bilstein’s & Life110 spring but you are c35-45mm lower than me which is a lot. Appreciate the A110 has quite a bit in reserve, and I specifically asked Matt not to lower the car much, just curious. The before relates to the car, A110S on standard shocks but Life110 springs, interesting to see that it rides slightly higher on the ASTs
In 12 months of use never once felt the urge to play around with the settings
Cheers.
I have the Life110 splitter and have to be careful. It’s been scuffed loads of times and I’m over it now but I have to be especially careful in France where they have a lot of aggressive speed bumps in every town. I switched to the S tyres which along with the new full tread depth seems to have given me a bit more clearance so not generally an issue in the uk.
Simon Owen said:
Hi Andy, out of interest do you ever have any issues with ride height ? I’m only running the Bilstein’s & Life110 spring but you are c35-45mm lower than me which is a lot. Appreciate the A110 has quite a bit in reserve, and I specifically asked Matt not to lower the car much, just curious.
Cheers.
Most of my driving on pretty undulating north / Mid Wales roads and no issues with the ride height as it isCheers.
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