lowering car
08-08-05, 12:52 PM
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lowering car
this is a suspension question, but its for my fd, so im going to post it here too.
about a month ago i got my tein flex suspension in for my car. i put them on, and set ride height and springrate to what the instructions said. but since im leaving for college soon and wont have access to a whole lot of tools, i just figured i would go ahead and lower the car to where i want it. i lowered it, but then i wondered if i was going to have trouble with tire rub on the inside of my wheelwells. i raised the springrate when i lowered the car, i thought this owuld help with the bottoming out. i guess my question is how low can you go before you start coming across rubbing problems. and will my camber adjustments be enough to compensate for lowering the car? ill be running stock wheels with 245/45/16 avs sport tires. any help would be really appreciated, thanks guys.
about a month ago i got my tein flex suspension in for my car. i put them on, and set ride height and springrate to what the instructions said. but since im leaving for college soon and wont have access to a whole lot of tools, i just figured i would go ahead and lower the car to where i want it. i lowered it, but then i wondered if i was going to have trouble with tire rub on the inside of my wheelwells. i raised the springrate when i lowered the car, i thought this owuld help with the bottoming out. i guess my question is how low can you go before you start coming across rubbing problems. and will my camber adjustments be enough to compensate for lowering the car? ill be running stock wheels with 245/45/16 avs sport tires. any help would be really appreciated, thanks guys.
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First of all, you are adjusting the damping rate, not the spring rate. 
On a big dip or bump, the damping adjustment will have little effect on the length of suspension stroke.
You should be fine lowering the car so that the apex of the fender arch is 25" above the ground. Any lower than that is going to result in whacking the fender liner on dips. At 25" height with 245/45s on stock wheels, you should not have any fender lip clearance problems unless you drive silly.
On a big dip or bump, the damping adjustment will have little effect on the length of suspension stroke.You should be fine lowering the car so that the apex of the fender arch is 25" above the ground. Any lower than that is going to result in whacking the fender liner on dips. At 25" height with 245/45s on stock wheels, you should not have any fender lip clearance problems unless you drive silly.
08-09-05, 11:32 AM
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dampener adjustment is on top of the shock right, and the two big 'nut' like things that screw up the spring adjusts springrate, doesnt it?
thanks for the height of the fender advice.
thanks for the height of the fender advice.
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Originally Posted by onelife2stories
dampener adjustment is on top of the shock right, and the two big 'nut' like things that screw up the spring adjusts springrate, doesnt it?
thanks for the height of the fender advice.
thanks for the height of the fender advice.
Check out my recent comments for how the coilovers like your's are adjusted -- your Tein owner's manual should have all of this in it!
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/apexi-evx-coilovers-438026/page3/
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