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?

 

yeah, you need to drive careful that's all i can say

i have tein cs, less then 1 finger front and 0 fringer rear (i am on 20s though). i never bottom out, unless i hit something highly unexpected or really bad. so you just have to drive carefully

 

how is it with passengers for you?

 

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.

 

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

 

Benjamin,

What size rims do you have?

 

20's in the summer... currently on 17" snowies right now.

 

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

 

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?

 

with my 20s, the overall diameter is 1" higher, so compared to a set of say 19s with normal tire setup yes my car is 1" taller. but compared to stock? my car is still way low

 

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

 

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

 

Get a real jack. You shouldn't be messing undernear the car with a scissor jack.

 

yeah get a real jack, those scissors jack are dangerous man..... and it takes practice. if i need to go fast and haev the space, it should be relatively ok

 

the roads here local are pretty much perfect, but how about the train tracks just east of 301 on Univeristy Parkway. If you don't already know, watch out for those.