Apexi N1's swapping springs/height
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Apexi N1's swapping springs/height
On my old FD i had Apexi N1's, and stock body. I had no issues lowering the car and having the ability to lower more. Sold the old FD, bought a new one and got another set of Apexi N1's. I installed Shine FEED kit, and i have a huge gap and im already lowered where the threaded body won't go any further down.
The specs are 7inch / 180mm / 12kg springs.
My question is... if i were to install 6 inch springs would that drop the height of the car? Or would it not drop at all because im already capped out on how low i can go.
The specs are 7inch / 180mm / 12kg springs.
My question is... if i were to install 6 inch springs would that drop the height of the car? Or would it not drop at all because im already capped out on how low i can go.
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Are your coilovers independently adjustable for length and preload? If yes, and you are as low as you can go on your height adjustment you should be able to get it lower with 6 inch springs and raising the height adjustment some.
I'd recommend you get PAC or Swift springs that will give you extra spring travel to ensure you don't coilbind with a shorter spring.
I'd recommend you get PAC or Swift springs that will give you extra spring travel to ensure you don't coilbind with a shorter spring.
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Are your coilovers independently adjustable for length and preload? If yes, and you are as low as you can go on your height adjustment you should be able to get it lower with 6 inch springs and raising the height adjustment some.
I'd recommend you get PAC or Swift springs that will give you extra spring travel to ensure you don't coilbind with a shorter spring.
I'd recommend you get PAC or Swift springs that will give you extra spring travel to ensure you don't coilbind with a shorter spring.
I'll call swift Monday. Thanks for the input.
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I swapped from 12KG F+R on my ark coilovers to 8/6 swift springs and the ride is much better. For damping the front I run between 0-7 clicks on the softest settings and the rear I go from 0-4 on the softest settings. this damps very well.
The car rides much smoother and better with these rates. In fact, I think a 7/6 might even be doable for the street and be better for ride comfort in terms of a flat ride. 7/7 might work as well.
The softer springs are not only more comftorable but they provide more grip. softer = more grip. as long as you can stay off the bump stops. I still don't feel much body roll from a 8/6 spring rate. I do feel the rear being soft and grippy which I like a lot, the front still seems a hair too stiff.
The car rides much smoother and better with these rates. In fact, I think a 7/6 might even be doable for the street and be better for ride comfort in terms of a flat ride. 7/7 might work as well.
The softer springs are not only more comftorable but they provide more grip. softer = more grip. as long as you can stay off the bump stops. I still don't feel much body roll from a 8/6 spring rate. I do feel the rear being soft and grippy which I like a lot, the front still seems a hair too stiff.
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I called Apexi, and talked to them. They recommended sticking with the same KG rate, but informed me swapping length of the spring to a shorter one will not require revalving.
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That is what I would expect. I just installed my 6 inch springs on my coilovers to replace the 7 inch ones, and had no issues at all. I went from 12kg/mm to 700 lb/in, which is around 30 lb/in stiffer. You can see the new spring has fewer coils per inch than the older long spring. It is probably half the weight. All I did was reset the preload, and the car sits at the same height.
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@large,
I got my lowered springs from Apexi. The 5 1/2 sit too low because I still have a gap between the top of the top mount and the bottom seat of the spring.
I got my lowered springs from Apexi. The 5 1/2 sit too low because I still have a gap between the top of the top mount and the bottom seat of the spring.
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That's the thing, i can't get the spring to sit flush with the top mount, and the bottom seat ring. There's no threads left to raise the bottom-spring seat any higher.
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I'm sorry if i'm not understanding you correctly, but i think i know what you're saying.
You want me to raise the car. That's not what i want. I want the springs to sit without being loose between the top mount, and the locking nut at the bottom of the spring.
You want me to raise the car. That's not what i want. I want the springs to sit without being loose between the top mount, and the locking nut at the bottom of the spring.
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