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Installed springs and new shocks on the FD, car looks like a 4X4, Riding high

Old Apr 8, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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Installed springs and new shocks on the FD, car looks like a 4X4, Riding high

I finished installing my Koni Shocks and RSR springs and now the car is sitting at least a 1" higher. The springs are suppose to lower the car by .7" of so. Any thoughts? I am 99% sure I put them in correctly.

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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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What perch settings are you using on the Koni's?
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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The top one, I thought that was the same as the stock setting? I was concerned that if I used the lower settings it would lower the car too much.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Did you perhaps reverse the front and rear springs? They look almost identical...
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by gracer7-rx7
Did you perhaps reverse the front and rear springs? They look almost identical...
ditto.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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I was extremely careful not to reverse them. Wouldn't my rear be really high and the front really low if I reversed them?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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use the lower perch setting...
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Hey did you by chance reverse the spring perch? When I bought my first FD, the spring perch was upside down resulting in a rather high ride height. Betcha thats what happened!
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by gracer7-rx7
Hey did you by chance reverse the spring perch? When I bought my first FD, the spring perch was upside down resulting in a rather high ride height. Betcha thats what happened!

Yup, thats what happened. I guess thats what I get for letting my friend put my shocks together. I called and asked him last night and he said... There is no way I reversed them, they only go on one way.

Well thats not true... What a PIA... I have to take my entire suspension apart.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:07 AM
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Doh!

Don't worry, it goes twice as fast the 2nd time.


Originally Posted by wickedrx7
Well thats not true... What a PIA... I have to take my entire suspension apart.
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