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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Measure all 4 spring lengths
make sure the front springs are in the front shocks and the rear springs are in the rear shocks. they'll probably fit in either, so that might be the problem



the diametre of the "wire" looks massive, that can't possibly be a rear spring. sure looks like a front one to me.

this diametre of the wire in spring looks like the proper size for a rear



remember, with your sway bar in there, the driver's side will be helping hold up the passenger side, so with the proper spring in there, both sides should drop, tho because the sway bar does twist, the driver's side will drop more, and you'll be sittin' pretty.

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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Okcomputer
FYI you have your coil overs at their maximum height not lowest. There is no way that is the lowest setting on any set of coil overs. GO THE OTHER WAY.
these teins... most of the dont have the threaded shock bodies that screw into the bottom sleeve... teins just lower and raise the spring to adj height.

teins dont have a separate perch for spring preload.

i still dont know what the hype about tein is all about. they dont preload and the shock bodies are steel. theyre heavy and they rust like hell.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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that side looks lifted and the passenger side looks stock.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 02:00 AM
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thats weird, I have Tein basics and when I lowered the rear all the way I still had room to go alot lower...Hope u figure this out!
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 02:21 AM
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That really is weird..... Yo One jz whats up man?
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 04:38 AM
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That would drive me crazy
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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I would have said to check if the endlinks were reinstalled properly, but those are huge gaps. Doesn't even look like you have coilovers.

I noticed some of the letters on the shock body. What do the letters read?
I think I see "JZS...". Hopefully they are not for a JZS147 1GS Aristo.

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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TheMole
I think I see "JZS...". Hopefully they are not for a JZS147 1GS Aristo.
They probably are...He probably installed Aristo/GS Coilovers thinking that they would fit an SC.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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That thing looks like a truck! Your definetaly doing something wrong as i have Tein Hr's and i can got stupidly low almost to the point where the rails are touching the ground if i want.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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Matt is it just the rear, or is the front doing it also? Pull everything off and check the coils and everything under the car. I'd come over and help you out, but it's an 18 hour drive back home.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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You sure they are HR's because by the looks of things you have dropped them the right way and it looks like a 4 x 4.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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im 100% SURE THEY ARE HR's I was told they came off a supra. my ebay nex coilovers did this but it wasnt as bad, iv never had a problem with the front. I havnt had time to look at it im going to take the car to a friends shop and see whats wrong if something is wrong with the cars chassis im going to pull everything off the car and get a MKIV.

i also looked into the carfax and its all clear.

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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Slow_Sc3
im 100% SURE THEY ARE HR's I was told they came off a supra. my ebay nex coilovers did this but it wasnt as bad, iv never had a problem with the front. I havnt had time to look at it im going to take the car to a friends shop and see whats wrong if something is wrong with the cars chassis im going to pull everything off the car and get a MKIV.

i also looked into the carfax and its all clear.

so your selling the sc?
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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I have the NEX kit and my car is slammed and I can still go lower. I dont see how the chassis would cause aftermarket coilovers to raise the car. I would think if something was wrong the stockers would have shown the same.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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looks like you have suspension off an aristo, which uses a longer shock than soarer, supra.

aristo uses GST76
soarer uses GST60
supra uses GST60
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