HELP!? Suspension sits too high!
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Lead Lap
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HELP!? Suspension sits too high...need help troubleshooting
I just got off the phone with my shop and they told me "there is a problem"...
They were to install koni yellow/swift spring combo, but something seemed inconsistent.
Apparently the back looked lowered correctly, but the front still had about 4 fingers of wheel gap. Is there something that went wrong, or will the car settle that much over time?
Any input would be great!
They were to install koni yellow/swift spring combo, but something seemed inconsistent.
Apparently the back looked lowered correctly, but the front still had about 4 fingers of wheel gap. Is there something that went wrong, or will the car settle that much over time?
Any input would be great!
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Not to be of no use, but your "shop" really should have done the "shop" thing and found out. I mean, that's what it's there for right?
Hows the left in comparison to the right? Are they both sitting at about 4 fingers?
Hows the left in comparison to the right? Are they both sitting at about 4 fingers?
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Lead Lap
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After trying to troubleshoot the problem yesterday, this is what we have concluded so far:
-Front springs are on the front, rears are on the rear (so they were not switched)
-The front springs are definitly thicker than the rears (more evidence of their correct placement)
-The Koni's are on the bottom perch for both the front and rear
My initial thought was that maybe the springs were mislabeled, but the different thickness of the springs shows otherwise. This is Sly Guy Yu's old suspension and it seemed to fit fine on his car, and I know of other people with proper fitment with Swift springs (Blizzy being one).
Please let me know if anyone has any input!
Here is a picture of the car how it stands now:
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Generally, the taller springs should be in the rear. I used to have swifts/bilsteins and the rear looks about right in the provided pic. Hm maybe check if the spring perches are in the correct position. Also make sure the endlinks and arms are in the correct position. Pics of the front springs/shocks if possible.
Hmmm, that is definitely odd, why don't you check w/ the member that sold it to you to see if he had the same problem? Nice car btw, at least you don't have to worry about clearing driveways and stuff, haha.
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Generally, the taller springs should be in the rear. I used to have swifts/bilsteins and the rear looks about right in the provided pic. Hm maybe check if the spring perches are in the correct position. Also make sure the endlinks and arms are in the correct position. Pics of the front springs/shocks if possible.
The member I got them from never had them mounted, and the owner before that never seemed to have a problem. I even asked him about this and he didn't have much info. I need to make sure that the springs are the correct part number as well.
