qsilver074

Does anyone have a how to for the installation of the Tein SS coilover? I'm having some issues (probably due to my own stupidity when it comes to working on this car).

I took the old top mount off the OEM shock and put it on the SS, and then took the SS and attempted to install it on the car. When I put it on the car, I mounted it in the damper fork and then bolted the damper fork in place only to notice that there was about 1" between the top of the coilover and where it should bolt in up in the engine bay. WTF?

Can someone help me out a bit? I'm probably just being stupid, but I don't want to wreck the coilover.

Mr.E.G.

if the car is in the air, there may be some gap. what year is your car. i put my SS on my 94 civic. i should be able to answera ll of your questions. IM me if i dont respond in this post

qsilver074

I've got a 95 del Sol VTEC. There is a LOT of gap. should I just jack up the LCA and deal with it?

Btw, feel free to IM me at qsilver074 (AIM).

qsilver074

bump

qsilver074

help... anyone?

JDMisGOOD

if its the right kit for your car it will work as its supposed to TEIN knows there ****!

syclone

http://www.pbase.com/syclone/civicteinbasic

qsilver074

It's the right kit for my car, but If I put the old shock next to the new one, you can see that the new TEIN is physically shorter than the old one. The TEINs are for a 92-95 EG.

Thing is, should I just put a jack on the LCA and bring it up to where it should be?

Archidictus

Yes. Yes you should.

cccya

the tien's spring are shorter then your stock ones. lower the car, or raise the LCA, and seat the spring. HTH

Frozen E

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Archidictus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes. Yes you should.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's to be expected. I think the Teins have a shorter spring so you'll have that gap there until you drop the car back down and put some weight on your suspension. I have SS's in my EM1 and haven't had a problem. But if I remember right there was a gap there. The back is a real pain unless you have somebody there to help you by putting the nuts on while you filt up on the back suspension. It'll be fine.
Also, maybe you have the ride height adjusted all the way down. Make sure they're as high as you can get them when installing them. After you have all 4 in, adjust them down to where you want the ride height to be.

syclone

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IslandSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...Also, maybe you have the ride height adjusted all the way down. Make sure they're as high as you can get them when installing them. After you have all 4 in, adjust them down to where you want the ride height to be.</TD></TR></TABLE>
exactly..

eddyboy

I just did my install of my SS last weekend. The stock shock comes bracket which is the mount for the brake lines. Make sure you are using that cause it slides around the shock before the fork. If you don't use it it might cause the shock to slide further down the fork then you want it to, causing your 1 inch gap. I thought at first this bracket was welded on to the stock shock, but with a deadblow and a screwdriver you should be able to dislodge it from the stock shock.

AzntaggeR

jack up the knuckle because over time it will sag down.

Aber

Have you tried jacking up the lca, eston?

Lscivichatch92

i had the same problem. jack up the lca and itll go in there no prob. and by the way TEIN real good ****