having problems deciding on tein CS ride ehe
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having problems deciding on tein CS ride ehe
i having problems deciding on what is the best lowered ride height on the tein CS.
i used to have tein RA's. because the spring rates were much higher, i was getting less suspension travel and was able to maintain a min. 1-finger gap between the fender lip and the tire.
now that i have switched to the CS, i find that i am not able to maintain the same drop without bottoming out on bad roads, curbs, speedbumps, etc. because there is more travel now with the softer spring rates. this gets worse when i have 4 people in the car (including myself). maxing out the settings hasn't helped, and i've been forced to raise the ride height. i've since stopped bottoming out, but at at a 2-finger gap now
is there something i'm doing wrong? i see so many pics of member's rides with 1-finger gaps on the CS and no comments on bottoming issues... am i that heavy?
i used to have tein RA's. because the spring rates were much higher, i was getting less suspension travel and was able to maintain a min. 1-finger gap between the fender lip and the tire.
now that i have switched to the CS, i find that i am not able to maintain the same drop without bottoming out on bad roads, curbs, speedbumps, etc. because there is more travel now with the softer spring rates. this gets worse when i have 4 people in the car (including myself). maxing out the settings hasn't helped, and i've been forced to raise the ride height. i've since stopped bottoming out, but at at a 2-finger gap now
is there something i'm doing wrong? i see so many pics of member's rides with 1-finger gaps on the CS and no comments on bottoming issues... am i that heavy?
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I sit at about the same height as henry and have no problems with bottoming out. When I have people in the backseat it bottoms out only on the larger dips, but nothing bad. I would imagine that at 2 finger gap you shouldnt bottom out at all.
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thanks both of you for your responses... but you guys in florida and california don't have the potholes and frost heaves we have here up in the great white north
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Originally Posted by rominl
been riding with 5 people in a car a lot too, never a problem
and while roads in cali aren't super bad, it's definitely not the nicest as well
and while roads in cali aren't super bad, it's definitely not the nicest as well
the rolling diameter for 20's should be taller than the 17's i'm on now yes? so would the car be sitting even higher with 20's mounted?
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damn.
the rolling diameter for 20's should be taller than the 17's i'm on now yes? so would the car be sitting even higher with 20's mounted?
the rolling diameter for 20's should be taller than the 17's i'm on now yes? so would the car be sitting even higher with 20's mounted?
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thanks both of you for your responses... but you guys in florida and california don't have the potholes and frost heaves we have here up in the great white north
That is very true. We have some bad roads here as well but the majority here are in pretty good shape. I do my best to avoid the really bad roads
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hey guys, do you do your own work? i've been trying to fine-tune the ride height and i'm averaging over 1/2 hour per corner with hand tools and a scissors jack... the mechanic who originally did the work with air tools and a hoist could do the whole job in less than 40 minutes
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Originally Posted by Benjamin T
hey guys, do you do your own work? i've been trying to fine-tune the ride height and i'm averaging over 1/2 hour per corner with hand tools and a scissors jack... the mechanic who originally did the work with air tools and a hoist could do the whole job in less than 40 minutes
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That is very true. We have some bad roads here as well but the majority here are in pretty good shape. I do my best to avoid the really bad roads