Coilovers

ok, so i got some Coilovers today, (supposed to be TOMS Racing ones) anywho, put the fronts in and it did fuck all.... its sitting how it was when i took my springs out... WTF is going on? anyone have step by step instructions on how to install them? maybe i did something wrong? i dunno, any help will be great
thanx

did u adjust them any? My new Tein springs came in today too, hopefully i can put em in at work tomorrow.

Oh yeah btw are you 1phatx too?

Oh yeah btw are you 1phatx too?

fuck no

and yes, mine are threaded right to the bottom! big piss off so i'm getting new ones tommorow hopefully

wait theyre threaded to the bottom? you have em adjusted down to the bottom?! thats a 4 inch drop! You should be almost on the ground. Did your struts compress? Are your struts stock?

thats why i'm pissed, i have it set at 4 and its keeping me at 2!
i have KYB-GR2 Struts cant tell if they compressed, i'll fuck with it later

TOMS racing? wtf is that? hahaha man get some GC's at the least, don't fuck around with no name bunghole type suspension parts if you want to have any ride quality at all.

Is there a plate ontop of the spring but under the top mount - if so, remove it - all it does is raise you up about 1-1.5 inches. I took them off on mine and I can still got down about 2 inches with the threads.

Is there a plate ontop of the spring but under the top mount - if so, remove it - all it does is raise you up about 1-1.5 inches. I took them off on mine and I can still got down about 2 inches with the threads.

not sure what ur talkin about so heres a pic of the coilovers i got, and maybe u can show me on here what it is that i need 2 get rid of
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTE5NjgyNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

as for ride quality, it doesnt seem to be bad at all right now. these are pretty stiff springs, went out lastnight and they handle the road pretty well

if you want a real drop you can do like i did....i took my sleeves off and just rode the springs :D ...but did that only for a while

i had mine threaded all the way to the bottom...not sure what ur problem is?

Remove these - and let your coils sit into the stock upper mounts - should lower you at least 1-1.5 inches.

http://shadowviper.sytes.net/coil.jpg

if you want a real drop you can do like i did....i took my sleeves off and just rode the springs :D ...but did that only for a while

i had mine threaded all the way to the bottom...not sure what ur problem is?


same here, i'm gonna fuck around with it tonight and see what i can do :)

4G4D Store, thanx man, i'll try that for sure!

Yea when I installed my coil overs I dont think I even used those top bushings... Not sure how safe that is tho, I think they protect the frame... :uhoh: But back then the car wasnt mine so... :naughty:

I've been running mine like that for about 2 years now. I originally had them on, and was at the bottom of the threads and wasn't as low as I wanted to go. So I removed them and they actually softened up the ride and I wasn't at the bottom of the threads.

My ride sucks... Always has, the guy who had the car before my brother cut the springs... So we put in some dropzone coil overs, and tokico blues and it still rode like ass... I even raised it up some when I bought it... Might just be the el cheapo springs... I want to ride in a stock CRX one day just to see how the ride quality is... But Id sacrifice the ride quality anyday for as good as mine handles...

so 4g4d, i did what u said, took the top cap off and it lowered it maybe another inch, i'm now at the bottom of my threads tho and still not low enough, i'm gonna see where its rubbing and hammer it out tho. are u guys sure u never modified anything else when u dropped ur cars?

Pretty sure - you may just have tall stiff springs -

Pretty sure - you may just have tall stiff springs -


the springs are actually quite short, thats why i asked, like its supposed to give a 4 inch drop so my bumper should almost be on the ground... but its not :(

can you get us a picture of the coilovers on the struts?

did you take the dust cover that fits over your strut off?

did you take the dust cover that fits over your strut off?


sure did

4G4D Store, i'll try and get a pic when possible, might be working on it again tonight, dunno yet