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So I put the stock suspension back, but now the rear looks funny

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Old 01-21-15, 08:51 AM
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The anticipation of knowing what is wrong with it is having me check this thread numerous times of day.
Old 01-21-15, 09:41 AM
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if it hasn't been mentioned already, how bald are the tires and were you running on E when you took that pic? How does it look with a full tank of gas and driving say 50-100 miles. Usually new tires have 10/32 of tread. If the tires are bald, that's almost 5/8 (20/32nds) inch lost in tire circumference. Is the tire 245/40?
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
just get drop springs Tim problem solved lol.
I think I will, this is way too high. When I'm next to RX we are at the same height.....

Originally Posted by Atomic350F
Baby's and coilovers dont mix well ehh?! I would think the lowered ride height would make it easier for them to hop inside!

Keep us posted on what the shop finds please, and best of luck while youre there!
Im going back to the shop on Saturday, we'll see what they say.

Originally Posted by jadu
if it hasn't been mentioned already, how bald are the tires and were you running on E when you took that pic? How does it look with a full tank of gas and driving say 50-100 miles. Usually new tires have 10/32 of tread. If the tires are bald, that's almost 5/8 (20/32nds) inch lost in tire circumference. Is the tire 245/40?
That pic was taken with full tank. The tires are not bald. They maybe have 8,000 miles not more.
Old 01-21-15, 02:40 PM
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My GS looks exactly the same when it has a full tank and when it has an empty tank. Just replaced balder tires with new tires. Stance looks the same. Something is wrong.
Old 01-21-15, 04:54 PM
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I think the problem is with the springs, they were laying around uncompressed for too long. It might take a while for them to compress again. Today I parked next to another GS again. My fronts seems higher too. So, its not only the rear, fronts are also higher.

I think I just need to put some weight in the car and give it some time to settle. I mean, other than the height, I really can't tell or feel any difference. It drives good, it corners well, there are no knocks or any other noises coming from suspension.
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
I think the problem is with the springs, they were laying around uncompressed for too long. It might take a while for them to compress again. Today I parked next to another GS again. My fronts seems higher too. So, its not only the rear, fronts are also higher.

I think I just need to put some weight in the car and give it some time to settle. I mean, other than the height, I really can't tell or feel any difference. It drives good, it corners well, there are no knocks or any other noises coming from suspension.
I still find this very odd though since I just went through the same process and it wasn't this high. I'm staying tuned to see if it lowers. Put some sand bags in the trunk and drive around maybe that will help them settle.
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
I still find this very odd though since I just went through the same process and it wasn't this high. I'm staying tuned to see if it lowers. Put some sand bags in the trunk and drive around maybe that will help them settle.
I find it very odd too. It's really pretty straight-forward and hard to mess up. I just can't believe it will settle enough to look like an OEM AWD, but...I guess it could. I'm staying tuned to see if it settles much, or what the problem really is.

HERE is an excellent write-up on changing springs that may help SNiiP3R to identify and/or check different things.
Old 01-22-15, 05:19 AM
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Just found out that my AVS dont work, all 4 motors. I guess its dealer time.
Old 01-22-15, 05:22 AM
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dude seriouslyyy?!?!? wth happened?!
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
Just found out that my AVS dont work, all 4 motors. I guess its dealer time.
Did you remove the covers to see if your spring installer reconnected the AVS Modules?
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
Just found out that my AVS dont work, all 4 motors. I guess its dealer time.
This may be the culprit of the ride height and may be defaulting to full stiff. hope you get all this resolved
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Originally Posted by bclexus
Did you remove the covers to see if your spring installer reconnected the AVS Modules?
Yeah the AVS modules are not working. They suppose to spin when put the car in Sport + or back to Normal and they don't anymore.
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Originally Posted by jadu
This may be the culprit of the ride height and may be defaulting to full stiff. hope you get all this resolved
The car actually feels stiff, like im in Sport+ mode all the time.
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Did you check all four AVS modules to see if they are all plugged-in? I wonder if one is not working (e.g. not plugged-in) that it automatically defaults to none of them working.

Also, the AVS system works off of variously located sensors that detect pitch, roll and heave...so maybe something is disconnected from one of those sensors.
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hmm weird, Tim can u check to see if the AVS connector is plugged in? i remember we put the module to the side when we threw in the RSR coils.


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