New Coilovers and Exhaust TOO low!!

[freeagent3117]

I put new coilovers on and now my exhaust is almost touching the ground :/
Anyways i am dropping it off at the exhaust shop to get cut and moved. My prob is i cant drive it there being that low. No way. I wanna raise the coilovers as high as i can. How much thread has to be in the bottom mounts so i know how high i can go. (its about 10min away from my house)

[slydin240sx]

lol


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[freeagent3117]

Right lol....

[rob22]

sell your coils and put your stock suspension back on. /thread.

[J40sx]

lolol :ddog:

[freeagent3117]

ok so im still wondering how much thread is needed for safe drive to shop. :mephfawk: thanks for the support

[adicarlo]

ok so im still wondering how much thread is needed for safe drive to shop. :mephfawk: thanks for the support

I would say at least one to two full thread circles. What set up are you running?

If you're having this issue then there is something wrong with your exhaust or coil over set up.

fixing the exhaust unless that's the true problem is only a band aid for a bigger problem.

[freeagent3117]

sell your coils and put your stock suspension back on. /thread.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/freeagent3117/funny-dog.jpg

I need to sell my coilovers!? ^^^^

So ya my exhaust IS the problem. it was kinda custom so its needs to be cut and angled higher. Just need to temp adjust the coils for the ride there. I just wanted to be safe driving with them up high since i never really did that before...:picardfp:

[slydin240sx]

What kind of coils do you have? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[freeagent3117]

What kind of coils do you have? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

i have isis v2 right now. havent adjusted them since install (besides making level). i dont wanna take it all apart and move them until i now a safe spot to adjust them to, ya kno? anyways ill take some pics.....

[slydin240sx]

i have isis v2 right now.

:ddog:

anyways ill take some pics.....


Please do!

[nomoremk2]

It's like you don't realize everyone is laughing at you.

[Motary]

Since everyone is making fun of you here, I'll tell you need about one inch of thread engagement, it is usually written in the installation manual.

[nomoremk2]

Anyone installing suspension components shouldn't need an installation manual.

[zooopreme]

i have isis v2 right now. havent adjusted them since install (besides making level). i dont wanna take it all apart and move them until i now a safe spot to adjust them to, ya kno? anyways ill take some pics.....

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I put new coilovers on and now my exhaust is almost touching the ground :/

WHAT!?


Raise the coils, simple.

[freeagent3117]

Since everyone is making fun of you here, I'll tell you need about one inch of thread engagement, it is usually written in the installation manual.

Thanks dude and ya I was aware everybody was laughing at me. I'm new to the scene and have a personality that can handle a joke so its cool.

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[freeagent3117]

Anyone installing suspension components shouldn't need an installation manual.

I dont need a manual hence they are installed already. Duh!

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[freeagent3117]

and slidinsideways240, laugh at my coilovers because my kid has a savings fund for college and i didnt spend $1700 on what YOU would buy. My family is happy and so am i.

[Darren]

Basic car mods man... if this is too much work for ya, then yea, maybe you should put the stock suspension back in :S

edit: both my kids have savings for college, and i still bought stance.. just saying...

Good luck with your problem, i hope if works out for ya

[freeagent3117]

WHAT!?


i have already figured out the car needs to go higher....my original question was given to me. Thanks

[azndan2]

and slidinsideways240, laugh at my coilovers because my kid has a savings fund for college and i didnt spend $1700 on what YOU would buy. My family is happy and so am i.

You just got F-ed in the A

[freeagent3117]

Basic car mods man... if this is too much work for ya, then yea, maybe you should put the stock suspension back in :S

edit: both my kids have savings for college, and i still bought stance.. just saying...

Good luck with your problem, i hope if works out for ya

nobody cares about Canada :keke: and our dollar value keeps going down so im saving more then you :facepalm:

edit: holy fuck your 36. uh you got a lot more time on the clock then me. if i waited ten more years id be able to afford stance too.

[theronin]

I'm new to the scene

rofl. go away kid. you are in over your head.

[h2v7]

is this real life

[freeagent3117]

rofl. go away kid. you are in over your head.

Kid....:-/ i wish. over my head...ill give you that.

[slydin240sx]

and slidinsideways240, laugh at my coilovers because my kid has a savings fund for college and i didnt spend $1700 on what YOU would buy. My family is happy and so am i.

I'm not laughing at your coilovers. I'm laughing at you fucktard. I also don't have any kids and can spend my hard earned money however I choose.
I can understand why you didn't blow 2 grand on legit coils. Props for putting your family first. But you don't want to drive down the road to get your exhaust fixed whyyyyy? Seriously my car is slammed as fuck! I drive it daily everywhere with no ill effects. Now get in your 240 and drive slow and go get your exhaust tucked more and stop making stupid threads!

[Darren]

nobody cares about Canada :keke: and our dollar value keeps going down so im saving more then you :facepalm:

edit: holy fuck your 36. uh you got a lot more time on the clock then me. if i waited ten more years id be able to afford stance too.


If you're gonna buy something, don't cheap out or it will bite you in the ass later

[Michaelwinne]

Omg so pretty much everyone here is a complete moron. The coilovers are NOT the problem, the exhaust is, which is what the OP said in the post. So his question is valid and everyone that is talking shit is just pissed that they haven gotten laid in years. He's just asking a simple question so the fact that you're actually taking the time out of your day to comment on this thread and talk shit is just sad. It's good to know that all your attention is being focused on him right now so I would say that's a win for him. Lmao you guys always amaze me.

[freeagent3117]

I'm not laughing at your coilovers. I'm laughing at you fucktard. I also don't have any kids and can spend my hard earned money however I choose.
I can understand why you didn't blow 2 grand on legit coils. Props for putting your family first. But you don't want to drive down the road to get your exhaust fixed whyyyyy? Seriously my car is slammed as fuck! I drive it daily everywhere with no ill effects. Now get in your 240 and drive slow and go get your exhaust tucked more and stop making stupid threads!

your mad. i dont really live somewhere i can "drive slow" and not bottom out on shit. plus i dont have a flex pipe. its cool bro im good now. one inch of thread in the coil was the answer i was looking for. Ziviains are just....Zilvians.

[slydin240sx]

your mad. i dont really live somewhere i can "drive slow" and not bottom out on shit. plus i dont have a flex pipe. its cool bro im good now. one inch of thread in the coil was the answer i was looking for. Ziviains are just....Zilvians.

Mad? Nah hardly.

[pacotaco345]

I was gonna say just take the exhaust off and drive it to the shop with an open downpipe with your exhaust in the car... Woulda saved you like... a lot of time...

[sky53line]

ahahahahahahaahahaha... this is aweome...

[freeagent3117]

please lock or delete :lockd:

[dontxploitme]

I was gonna say just take the exhaust off and drive it to the shop with an open downpipe with your exhaust in the car... Woulda saved you like... a lot of time...

that's what i would've done. you get pulled over then say you're on your way to the exhaust shop to get it fixed.

[revcyanide]

Coilovers come shooed at the lowest settling to save space. Just fucking raise them

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[davinci]

just raise the coils up couple inches.. or take the exhuast off and drive to to the shop.. wow

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[Walperstyle]

OP, Are you looking for a good working car, or a hellaflush fanboy car? Lower doesn't always = better.

When you modify things to the extreme, you have to modify other parts of the car so the overall objective can be obtained.

Figure out what you want, to scrape lots and look cool to other teenage boy dreamers, or to have a functional car. Either way, you will have to put work into it, or money, or both.

Personally, I'd save up my hard earned cash to buy a 2nd hand welder and create stuff If I was you. Nothing better then building something with your own hands and making it work how you want.

cheers.

[freeagent3117]

yea its a DD not wanting anything crazy low. I would love to weld my own shit, that would be badass. but to all the people that think im stupid are the real fucking idiots. read my ORIGINAL post. I KNOW my car is low. I KNOW my exhaust is low. All i ever wanted to know is how much thread is needed to be in the mount on the coilovers so i could raise the car high enough to safely drive the car to the shop. its really sad how unhelpful some of you are. why do you even open the post w/o expecting to be helpful. i guess everybody isn't like me, i open a thread EXPECTING to provide an answer that will help the OP. if i had somebody else to ask TRUST ME i would ask them first. its like you guys sign on hoping to find somebody with a problem that you can bash. im not a tough guy flexing my internet muscles, but most of you Zilvians are major homos.

Thanks for the legit answers tho! :blah:

[Michaelwinne]

When you modify things to the extreme, you have to modify other parts of the car so the overall objective can be obtained.

Lol really? Didn't know a set of coilovers that takes 2 hours to install was "modifying to the extreme".

Figure out what you want, to scrape lots and look cool to other teenage boy dreamers, or to have a functional car. Either way, you will have to put work into it, or money, or both.

Other teenage boy dreamers? If you paid any attention you would realize that the dude is a grown ass man. Get a life bro go "flame some noobs man!"

[bigs]

All i ever wanted to know is how much thread is needed to be in the mount on the coilovers so i could raise the car high enough to safely drive the car to the shop.

I know i'm beating a dead horse here, but what the...what?

Raise it. Use these things human beings have called eyes, and decide if you think you can drive it. It's not rocket science haha.

I don't get it.

[freeagent3117]

I know i'm beating a dead horse here, but what the...what?

Raise it. Use these things human beings have called eyes, and decide if you think you can drive it. It's not rocket science haha.

I don't get it.

omg dude just think about it. do you have coilovers? the threaded pipe threads into a sleeve that mounts to the spindle. how much of that has to be threaded in to safely drive it. BUT THAT ANSWER WAS GIVEN. i didnt know if these coilovers would goto the stock height. if i had to just DECIDE if it was ok then wtf is the point of a car forum?! my exhaust if low as fuck and it will have to go kinda high to be drivable, not just a couple turns dude. please lock this onslaught of retardation.

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[Michaelwinne]

I know i'm beating a dead horse here, but what the...what?

Raise it. Use these things human beings have called eyes, and decide if you think you can drive it. It's not rocket science haha.

I don't get it.

Hey look another smart-ass internet tough-guy douchebag!

[bigs]

Oh my, hahaha.

Just forget I said anything, I don't want to mess with the Arkansas crew.

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I guess we all have to start somewhere.

[Hellother]

you guys think this is a good time to post the "in before the lock" pictures iv been hoarding?

[Walperstyle]

Lol really? Didn't know a set of coilovers that takes 2 hours to install was "modifying to the extreme".

If the car is low and exhaust is scraping, that is what I would call extremely low and not safe for the application.


Other teenage boy dreamers? If you paid any attention you would realize that the dude is a grown ass man. Get a life bro go "flame some noobs man!"

I was not flaming anyone. Just pointing out that lower doesn't = better. I'm sorry if I offended you and the trend you may choose follow.


Frankly, it would appear that some people don't realize that a problem like this is fixed by the OP getting under his car wrenching or modifiying, or paying someone to do it for him. There is no help the internet could give on this matter.

Thread count? Really? :duh: Just research coilovers by a search engine and you might read about pre-loading springs, and such. There is a lot of valuable information out there.

...the answer to this question, was to raise the car back up, or modify the exhaust.

If that is considered being a dbag, then I guess I'm one. :rofl: