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Old May 19, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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well now i'm on coils and it is a lot rougher and stiffer.
That sux. When I was riding that low it just felt like the shocks were bottoming out over every bump. Not to mention I couldnt turn
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Old May 19, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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i am still of the belief that the 01-03 went lower on 9 than the 04-06,, i am not sure what year you had but this may be another part of it.. mine is an 05 and at the time i had smaller than stock wheels on it so i didn't scrape on anything when turning and only rubbed when doing an emergency maneuver with a heavy passenger.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sojah
well now i'm on coils and it is a lot rougher and stiffer.
Do you regret swapping out for springs? I am thinking about doing it because my air is shot on the front and back passenger sides.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by HiloDB1
That sux. When I was riding that low it just felt like the shocks were bottoming out over every bump. Not to mention I couldnt turn
See from what I read^^ you couldn't even turn when my car is all the way down I still can turn. I mean I just want it layed out for when I park it. Question though if I do adjust the sensors lower is the height all the way up still going to be the same?
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Old May 20, 2011 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Yeayou808
See from what I read^^ you couldn't even turn when my car is all the way down I still can turn. I mean I just want it layed out for when I park it. Question though if I do adjust the sensors lower is the height all the way up still going to be the same?
i don't think there is a need for it to be all the way up, period, unless you are doing some river crossings... but my guess is that if you make the car think it is normal to sit .5 inches lower by adjusting the rods that it will then raise up a total of .5 inches lower since it will think its at max height. so you will take away x height at the bottom and top is my best guess.


i'm also not mad that i did the conversion. i wanted to be able to drive at a much lower height and now i can. if comfort is your main goal look into springs,, i converted to coilovers which are much more harsh but the thing about harsh is that the less comfort and more harsh the more handling and road feedback you get, so now i feel like i'm driving an amg version of our car cept minus the added hp and all
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Old May 20, 2011 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Yeayou808
See from what I read^^ you couldn't even turn when my car is all the way down I still can turn. I mean I just want it layed out for when I park it. Question though if I do adjust the sensors lower is the height all the way up still going to be the same?
"high" will not be the same if you lower the ride by playing with the sensors. You'll get about an extra inch of clearance on "high"

My wheels tuck & barely rub on "normal", they dont on "high"
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