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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:26 AM
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This has been bugging me for a while
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:38 AM
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did you install them yourself? you got to be careful when you install them back in that the springs are seeded in correctly or else it'll cause that uneven gap you're talking about..my buddy had the same problem with his koni's and when we pulled them out to take a look and reseed them they evened out...if you're too lazy you can try to hit some good potholes and see if they seed in correctly that way
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by RunUrAss,Oct 16 2007, 02:38 AM
did you install them yourself? you got to be careful when you install them back in that the springs are seeded in correctly or else it'll cause that uneven gap you're talking about..my buddy had the same problem with his koni's and when we pulled them out to take a look and reseed them they evened out...if you're too lazy you can try to hit some good potholes and see if they seed in correctly that way
i'm pretty diligent with my mechanic work... i'm going to just reinstall them this weekend. kind of want to purchase coilovers because of this.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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You have to be 100% sure that you are viewing the car's ride height on an accurately level surface. I've made the mistake of assuming the surface was level and trying to set ride heights from the body position in the past. HORRIBLE IDEA...

Have you had the car aligned since you lowered it? If it's true that the ride heights are that messed up, I'm sure you would have seen some odd "before" alingment measurements.

In all honesty, if the perches are all at the same height and you don't have your springs swapped front to rear on one side of the car or something crazy like that, I find it hard to believe that the springs are that poorly crafted.

Also, if your ride heights are off badly, you'll know it because when the car brakes and accelrates, it will pull to one side or the other.

Find a flat surface to judge your ride heights... like an alignment rack.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by glagola1,Oct 16 2007, 01:50 PM
You have to be 100% sure that you are viewing the car's ride height on an accurately level surface. I've made the mistake of assuming the surface was level and trying to set ride heights from the body position in the past. HORRIBLE IDEA...

Have you had the car aligned since you lowered it? If it's true that the ride heights are that messed up, I'm sure you would have seen some odd "before" alingment measurements.

In all honesty, if the perches are all at the same height and you don't have your springs swapped front to rear on one side of the car or something crazy like that, I find it hard to believe that the springs are that poorly crafted.

Also, if your ride heights are off badly, you'll know it because when the car brakes and accelrates, it will pull to one side or the other.

Find a flat surface to judge your ride heights... like an alignment rack.
yea what he said i totally forgot about the perch suggestion..might sound deee dee deeee but make sure the perches are all on the same height...believe me tedious work on suspensions makes you go kind of crazy..especially if you took 12hours to do it
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