I've been running kg/mm race springs for quite some time and last thursday installed some T1R's coilovers. My installer measured the height of the kg/mm-OEM shocks setup and set the T1R's to the same height. He did this by sitting them side by side on the floor before installing the T1R's. I was dropped 2" with the kg/mm setup but now Im in the 4x4 look. How long should I wait for them to settle, or what else can I do?
The way my car looks is killing me.
Thanks
This is where I was with the kg/mm's

 

Give it about a week. If it doesnt go down to where you want it, just lower the car some more.

 

I'm no expert but I don't think there should be much
settle time if any. I had springs and then went to coilovers
anytime I have made adjustments to my coilovers you
see it instantly. its not like your waiting for the spring to
settle while the weight of the car pushes down coilovers
are hydraulic so I don't think it would be the same issue

 

Do I need to pull the coilovers off? Or can I just turn them after taking the wheels off?

 

Did you adjust the coilovers at all before putting them on the car? To adjust the coilover just take off the wheel off. to access the coilover.

 

Well from what i remember, after they settle the first time around (brand new), they dont settle any after that, even if you make adjustments. We did my friends RSX the other day with megan coilovers, and it dropped alomost .75in more after the first week...

 

I'm not familiar with the T1R setup but most
setups you just jack up the car remove the wheel
adjust the coilovers ( Mine came with special wrenches)
put the rim back on lower the car back down and check
if its not at your desired height then just repeat process
until your satisfied I would suggest a wheel alignment
after your done with your adjustments

 

Is dropping .75inches normal? That sounds ALOT. If you tightened both the bottom and top coller correctly I don't think you are suppose to see such a drastic difference. I only dropped my car .75inches to begin with and it hasn't moved a centimeter fromt when I first set it...so to me dropping another .75inches to settle seems to be ALOT.

 

No idea. it didnt do it everytime, just the first time we put them on (when they where brand new)... who knows.

 

Thanks everybody for your input.
Like I said, what he did was he took the previous setup(kg/mm and oem shocks) and paired them to the T1R's right next to each other and adjust the T1R's to the same height the kg/mm-oem shocks had. Then put the T1R's on the car and said they would drop some after driving off the garage and more after a week or so.
Thing is, it's been 3 days and the car has a 3 fingers gap between fender and tire.
And I dont have skinny fingers.