Found out my 7 is lowered
I met up with wiblergt today and his 7 is sitting alot higher and has a softer ride. What is the possibility that I have an R1 suspension in my touring? I also have dual oil coolers.
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Re: Found out my 7 is lowered
Originally posted by ObliqueFD What is the possibility that I have an R1 suspension in my touring? |
the r1 suspension sits at the same height as toruing suspension. if your springs are black you probably have eibach or h&r
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Originally posted by mazdaspeed00 the r1 suspension sits at the same height as toruing suspension. if your springs are black you probably have eibach or h&r |
Originally posted by spoolin93r1 werd. but when i bought my r1, it sat pretty low compared to most 7's i've seen. stock suspension. turns out the shocks had over 100k miles on them and just needed to be replaced. might wanna look into gettin new shocks |
Originally posted by ArcWelder Ride height shouldn't depend on the condition of the shocks. The springs support the weight of the car, not the shocks. Ride height can be adjusted by changing the length, compression force, or mounting point of the springs. |
Originally posted by spoolin93r1 i'm sorry, but i've seen way too many vehicles that have old and worn out shocks, that sit higher when they have new shocks in place. shocks take some of the weight to a percentage. if all the oil is gone, the damping is going to be nil, which will cause sag |
Originally posted by spoolin93r1 i'm sorry, but i've seen way too many vehicles that have old and worn out shocks, that sit higher when they have new shocks in place. shocks take some of the weight to a percentage. if all the oil is gone, the damping is going to be nil, which will cause sag A possibility is that the car (whichever car) has reached its present ride height after many miles of wear and compression. The shocks and springs are taken apart, new shocks installed, everything reassembled in extension. You lower the car and voila!, higher ride height. Must have been the shocks! Well probably not. The car will most likely settle to its original height in time. |
Originally posted by rynberg Sorry, but the laws of physics disagree with you. The newest, stiffest shocks in the world don't prevent full spring motion -- the shock stiffness merely determines how long it takes for the spring to achieve full deflection. |
Take a tire off, take a pic of the shock and spring. Post it. See if you can find writing on the shock/spring. Everything else is meaningless verbal masturbation until you do that. It could be worn spring/worn shock/modded springs/modded shocks or you could be hallucinating.
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