General Suspension: k sport coilover install(56k get a beer)
thanks
thanks, i thinks so too.
yes, i'm very happy with them, but there is a better product out right now that modern performance is selling. i would go with there set because the have adjustable rear struts. the ksports don't
thanks, i thinks so too.
yes, i'm very happy with them, but there is a better product out right now that modern performance is selling. i would go with there set because the have adjustable rear struts. the ksports don't
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how long has your coilovers been on? ive had mine for 3 days and everytime i let the car sit for a couple of hours, i release the ebrake and it start creaking for a few minutes....is that normal?
i've had mine almost 6 months, don't have any creaking noises either, considering it's when you let off the e brake i would check the rear suspension first to see if anythings out of the ordinary
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unfortunately not, only ride height is adjustable for the rear, i recently decided, i'm gonna switch to the koni struts for the rear so it will be fully adjustable .
updated info: i found that if you lower the rear as much as i have the struts will be almost bottomed out, i tried to see if the factory rear struts did the same and they do, so i'm gonna take the car to a shop and have the lower strut mounts for the rear put about an inch and a half lower. this way i'll retain the full range of motion on the rear struts like the front.
updated info: i found that if you lower the rear as much as i have the struts will be almost bottomed out, i tried to see if the factory rear struts did the same and they do, so i'm gonna take the car to a shop and have the lower strut mounts for the rear put about an inch and a half lower. this way i'll retain the full range of motion on the rear struts like the front.
I have the same Ksport coilovers and I'm kinda dissapointed that the rears are not damper ajustable like with the BC Coilovers. I'd like to make the rear shock as soft as possible for long highway trips
no unfortunately i have not gotten around to doing anymore work on the suspension with the current motor/turbo build. later i will do alot more, i plan on switching to the koni's as well as welding a lower bracket to mount the bottom of the shock to to get more travel out of it in the rear.
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no unfortunately i have not gotten around to doing anymore work on the suspension with the current motor/turbo build. later i will do alot more, i plan on switching to the koni's as well as welding a lower bracket to mount the bottom of the shock to to get more travel out of it in the rear.
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If I were to go with coilovers, would I need to get a shop to give me an alignment every time I switch the ride height?
For someone who knows nothing about suspension (but can throw together a clutch on this car in a weekend), how difficult is it to actually adjust everything correctly with these coilovers?
For someone who knows nothing about suspension (but can throw together a clutch on this car in a weekend), how difficult is it to actually adjust everything correctly with these coilovers?
If I were to go with coilovers, would I need to get a shop to give me an alignment every time I switch the ride height?
For someone who knows nothing about suspension (but can throw together a clutch on this car in a weekend), how difficult is it to actually adjust everything correctly with these coilovers?
For someone who knows nothing about suspension (but can throw together a clutch on this car in a weekend), how difficult is it to actually adjust everything correctly with these coilovers?
yes they do
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depends on how low you want to drop the car
get a qualified performance shop to do the alignment, it's very tough to get it right with out having the alignment rack. and most tire/alignment shops don't know what the hell there doing. the install on these is easy though.
yes they do
get a qualified performance shop to do the alignment, it's very tough to get it right with out having the alignment rack. and most tire/alignment shops don't know what the hell there doing. the install on these is easy though.
yes they do
Might have to try this one out only I don't want to spend $319.99 and be stuck going back to the original Ksport Rear Shock
about as bumpy as riding on sportlines
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i don't have anymore pics right now, the sleeve has a "nut" so to speak that is adjusted up and down using a spanner wrench.
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right but I don't understand the way that you have it how its actually adjusting the height...it looks like the sleeve is just sitting on top of the spring instead of flipped over and inside the spring or having the sleeve on the bottom
also i'm assuming you still have the bump stop installed in there?
also i'm assuming you still have the bump stop installed in there?
right it does sit inside the spring, but the spring actually rests on the "nut"
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i'm still confused lol because i don't see your spring sitting on that nut at all...looks like the bottom of the sleeve is just sitting on top of the spring. Must just be the picture...
its cool though because you've given me an idea
its cool though because you've given me an idea