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Old 02-17-11, 09:24 AM
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Would any of you guys ridin Coils on your AWD be willing to raise it all the way up to stock height to see if the wobble is still there? If not, i want to be them and slam down in spring, summer with 20s on and go back to stock height in fall and winter ridin hight and comfortable. Please let me know if possible. Thanks in advance.
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the wobbles will be very minimum when you raise the car all the way up.
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If it is stock height, I would think it would be like stock?
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keep in mind that other awd members who arent even lowered reported they had some vibrations even on a stock suspension
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ahhh... yes. Personally my car didn't have that problem.

With that said, there is the possibility of wobbles, depending on your car.
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same here, my car rides nice and smooth at stock height, when i went to the Tanabe NF's, i got wobble. hmmm
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well im still working on the solution and i should have the new test parts this week according to the manufacturer.
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That sounds good.
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If you want the luxury of being able to lower the car and raise it back up, just save your money and go with air. Uas and Airrunner are reputable companies. You can ride high and park low, and if you want to stunt and ride low with wobbles you can do that too.
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Crazy how people have the air ride on the 3rd gens....I have it on my harley but not sure if I would do it on my GS, used to want it on my cars as a teenager, whats the set up cost?. What type of wobble is everyone talking about with lowering? Like a wheel shake, vibration ect ect, because that would drive me nutts.

I have read through the suspension forum like crazy and only definitive thing I could make sense of was what IXI187IXI has been working on....some people have issues, some don't. I am interested in the tanabe springs with putting my 20's or new ones but am just curious to what wobble I may see, when it's lowered with the 20's or lowered with the stock wheels?
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Originally Posted by SLVRGS
Crazy how people have the air ride on the 3rd gens....I have it on my harley but not sure if I would do it on my GS, used to want it on my cars as a teenager, whats the set up cost?. What type of wobble is everyone talking about with lowering? Like a wheel shake, vibration ect ect, because that would drive me nutts.

I have read through the suspension forum like crazy and only definitive thing I could make sense of was what IXI187IXI has been working on....some people have issues, some don't. I am interested in the tanabe springs with putting my 20's or new ones but am just curious to what wobble I may see, when it's lowered with the 20's or lowered with the stock wheels?
Is your car AWD???
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yeah it's AWD sorry, thought it was standard in these years....
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It sort of feels like riding on a flat tire between 0-15mph and then goes away, its usually only when you first take off, rides smooth after that. The vibration is usually when you are at a stop and your foot is on the break, depending on how cold it is out, it can be mild to severe. Its not the most horrible thing, but gets annoying after awhile when people are in the car because they have no clue and ask if I have a flat or a bent rim.
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^ see i dont have that when im stopped. i only have the vibration from about 0-10mph, after that im good.
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i dont mind the wobble too much, its the vibration at idle that annoys me. Passengers always ask what wrong with the car.


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