Function and Form coilover thread
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From: Tornado Alley
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put mine on yesterday...ride is soooo much better than my ground control/stock shock setup. lol i have actually bottomed it out like 3 times already but they were all pretty big bumps. only thing i dont like is how you adjust them. and i need to figure out if they are all the way down in the front. front prob sits .5 inch higher than the back but trying to turn it down to lower it seems like its maxed. am i doin somethin wrong??
put my type 1 on today, havent driven on them yet but hate the way you have to adjust them. only way I can figure out to adjust them is pull them out of the fork up front so you can spin the body, and drop the lca in the back so you can twist the body. kind of a pain in the ***. is there an easier way that I dont know about?????
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From: notsuoh
Re: Function and Form coilover thread
my smaller adjustment wrench ended up smoothing out sort of like a stripped nut and doesn't grab onto the the locking collar so well anymore. Time to bust out the dremel 
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Re: Function and Form coilover thread
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From: notsuoh
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trust me it'll spin and probably easier than you think. Just make sure the two red upper perches are locked together good and the coilover is decently clean
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From: Tornado Alley
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It's true. A friend of mine adjusted mine on the car in about 5 minutes. Also gotta remember the gold nut must me loose.
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lets see how long they last in bay area roads/freeways 
also dnt forget to align your cars folks even after a little height adjustment.
i rode without one for like 100 mi and my inner tires went beeyyyyaatch on me.
also dnt forget to align your cars folks even after a little height adjustment.
i rode without one for like 100 mi and my inner tires went beeyyyyaatch on me.
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Re: Function and Form coilover thread
That blue Si is one of my favorites right now. Very nice car. 
As of last week my type 1s are installed along with F2 LCAs. Wish I was able to drive on them, but my motor decided to pop.
Very nice set-up, NA all the way... only missing a few more things and you have a complete suspension upgrade. Enjoy.
As of last week my type 1s are installed along with F2 LCAs. Wish I was able to drive on them, but my motor decided to pop.
Very nice set-up, NA all the way... only missing a few more things and you have a complete suspension upgrade. Enjoy.
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From: Tornado Alley
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No, not super low. If you want super low you'll have to mess with the preload and they still won't be low enough for the "slammed" enthusiasts. Besides, if you want "slammed," don't drop a grand on coilovers. It completely defeats the purpose of investing your money in the R&D involved in producing these coilovers.
For reference, here are the Type-IIs on my sedan all the way down in the front, including preload adjustment. The back is about 1/4" from being all the way down without preload adjustment.
For reference, here are the Type-IIs on my sedan all the way down in the front, including preload adjustment. The back is about 1/4" from being all the way down without preload adjustment.