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Black240Ct
02-24-2009, 10:00 AM
Whats up guys,

Right now I am running Tein HE coilovers.
and they dont go low enough. I am looking to get a new set of coilovers.
My fronts aren't bad but the rears are as low as they can go, and i have to start adjusting the spring seats to make it lower. enough that when i enter an inclined parking lot and my rear wheel comes off the ground my spring floats in the coilover and kinda slams its self back into place.
just wondering opinions of coils that will allow me to stay at the height i am at but not effect the spring...
heres my rear now..
http://site.240sxmotoring.com/images/misc/customercars/3118587938_ed6c2bb218_o.jpg

awesomenick
02-24-2009, 10:17 AM
I just got DMAX, and they can go low. Not many reviews out there for them, but so far I'm satisfied.

Stance and PSM also go really low.

Teambadrun
02-24-2009, 10:20 AM
Whats up guys,

Right now I am running Tein HE coilovers.
and they dont go low enough. I am looking to get a new set of coilovers.
My fronts aren't bad but the rears are as low as they can go, and i have to start adjusting the spring seats to make it lower. enough that when i enter an inclined parking lot and my rear wheel comes off the ground my spring floats in the coilover and kinda slams its self back into place.
just wondering opinions of coils that will allow me to stay at the height i am at but not effect the spring...
heres my rear now..
http://site.240sxmotoring.com/images/misc/customercars/3118587938_ed6c2bb218_o.jpg
Tein HE and Dmax,Silk road etc should go down the same.
as they are height and body adjustable
maybe you are running a big spring?? get a smaller spring and get the shock revalved for it...

what do you think??

DMaxUSA
02-25-2009, 11:03 AM
Anytime you are low and enter an incline (i.e. parking lot), the rear wheel picking up is common. It's because you are TOO LOW, and have reduced the amount of available stroke on the other corners. Regardless if you had Endless, JIC, Tein, HKS, Aragosta, Bilstein, etc, it will always happen. I am currently higher than your car, and I have the same problem.

Also, you shouldnt be adjusting your spring seat height from what Tein recommends. You run the risk of damaging the damper.

shreeveco
03-02-2009, 02:15 AM
i like your style. i'm trying to go lower with my megan's right now. they're maxed out in the rear and i want more! i know you can remove some of the adjusting rings, but i'm not sure if that's going to be very good for my adjustability. the fact of the matter is, there's nowhere else for my strut to go, so i don't know what to do...