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1stock240 · 02-01-2016, 07:11 PM

So I got my son some fortune auto coilovers. Tonight while pulling in the driveway he lost traction with his lonely 1 spinning wheel. He couldn't come in the driveway because one wheel was coming off the ground pulling into the driveway. It was his passenger rear wheel. The other side tucked way into the fender well. I'm no expert but I know something isn't right with that picture. Also I popped the trunk and it appeared as if his top hat part of his struts where sticking up higher than when we first installed them. But on level ground his car doesn't appear any Lowe. How can this be? Maybe something I'm missing?

DennisC · 02-01-2016, 09:39 PM

That is normal

RubyS14 · 02-01-2016, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stock240

So I got my son some fortune auto coilovers. Tonight while pulling in the driveway he lost traction with his lonely 1 spinning wheel. He couldn't come in the driveway because one wheel was coming off the ground pulling into the driveway. It was his passenger rear wheel. The other side tucked way into the fender well. I'm no expert but I know something isn't right with that picture. Also I popped the trunk and it appeared as if his top hat part of his struts where sticking up higher than when we first installed them. But on level ground his car doesn't appear any Lowe. How can this be? Maybe something I'm missing?

I have Fortune Auto 500's and this is very normal. If he didn't lift a wheel pulling into the driveway when he had stock struts, but does now, its because of overall length of the new strut vs old. You are limiting the suspension travel length as well. I end up three-wheeling all the way up my driveway until I am mostly level again. If he has issues pulling in because he just spins, he needs a limited slip or to weld his diff (not my recommendation but to each their own).

Croustibat · 02-02-2016, 03:08 AM

If he has a VLSD or torsen, he can get away with it by pulling the handbrake. Not enough to lock the car in place, but enough to resist rotation on the wheel that is in the air. This will let the diff do its job.

If it is an open diff ... tough luck then.

If you think something is wrong, pictures speak a thousand words.

1stock240 · 02-02-2016, 05:19 AM

Yeah open diff. I understand one side wanting to lift but the other tucking it's ass off is really what confused me. And yeah no lsd so one wheel wonder wheel spin is what's happening. Just partly funny yet annoying. We've always pulled in the driveway coming from the other direction so never noticed it.

Croustibat · 02-02-2016, 07:13 AM

Time to install an S15 torsen then. Cheap (300ish in parts), no service once it is in, no wearing parts, and a very nice upgrade over any kind of open or OEM VLSD

I don't exactly understand what you mean by the wheel "tucking", but that might be caused by the anti roll bar. You can try disconnecting it ( remove one droplink, job done). The car might be easier to drive too. I know i track mine without ARBs and FA500s, and while it is not the fastest, it really is the easiest.

02-01-2016, 07:11 PM	#1
1stock240 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 48 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Help with fortune auto coils. So I got my son some fortune auto coilovers. Tonight while pulling in the driveway he lost traction with his lonely 1 spinning wheel. He couldn't come in the driveway because one wheel was coming off the ground pulling into the driveway. It was his passenger rear wheel. The other side tucked way into the fender well. I'm no expert but I know something isn't right with that picture. Also I popped the trunk and it appeared as if his top hat part of his struts where sticking up higher than when we first installed them. But on level ground his car doesn't appear any Lowe. How can this be? Maybe something I'm missing?

02-01-2016, 09:39 PM	#2
DennisC Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Elk Grove Posts: 581 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	That is normal __________________

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02-02-2016, 03:08 AM	#4
Croustibat Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: France - Toulouse Age: 41 Posts: 1,851 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If he has a VLSD or torsen, he can get away with it by pulling the handbrake. Not enough to lock the car in place, but enough to resist rotation on the wheel that is in the air. This will let the diff do its job. If it is an open diff ... tough luck then. If you think something is wrong, pictures speak a thousand words.

02-02-2016, 05:19 AM	#5
1stock240 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 48 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah open diff. I understand one side wanting to lift but the other tucking it's ass off is really what confused me. And yeah no lsd so one wheel wonder wheel spin is what's happening. Just partly funny yet annoying. We've always pulled in the driveway coming from the other direction so never noticed it.

02-02-2016, 07:13 AM	#6
Croustibat Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: France - Toulouse Age: 41 Posts: 1,851 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Time to install an S15 torsen then. Cheap (300ish in parts), no service once it is in, no wearing parts, and a very nice upgrade over any kind of open or OEM VLSD I don't exactly understand what you mean by the wheel "tucking", but that might be caused by the anti roll bar. You can try disconnecting it ( remove one droplink, job done). The car might be easier to drive too. I know i track mine without ARBs and FA500s, and while it is not the fastest, it really is the easiest.