hey.. heres the situation

-brand new rear omni power coilovers.
-they bounce like a champ.

the settings i have:
-ive compressed teh spring as much as i could, which isnt more than like CM because the whole unit begins to spin.

-from the bottom of the spring damper plate to the end of the threads is about 3-4inches.

what kinda changes should be made to the settings on the coilover? this is my first time using coilovers, and yes of course ive serached.

 

1. The damper doesn't match the spring rate, and/or
2. The damper is bottoming out on the limiter, and/or
3. The coil is binding / coil-stacking , and/or
4. Ride height set too low causing #2 and / or #3 above, and/or
5. Wrong parts fitted

 

they're brand new though. these mismatches, could they happen during the manufacturing process? they're for 92-00 civics.

ive got about an inch and a half between the (stock) wheel and wheelwell.

 

Which ones did you buy because OMNI just came out with some coilovers that are drag race coilovers with an 18k rear spring rate and that is pretty damn stiff, like most street applications have rear spring rates of only 8k or 10k, so that could definitely have to do with the bouncing.

 

hmmm u know i have no clue. any way to tell on the suspension itself? i bought these new off ebay. they were minty when i got them and still wrapped in the original plastic.

 

Whats on the Front of the caR?

 

crappy *** sprint springs/shocks.

 

Depends, I think on the OMNI its a red spring and all the info on the spring is in white writing, its like 5 or 6 numbers

 

ill take pictures tommarrow. till then i must thank u for ur help.

 

I would like to know some more info on this too, Mine are bouncy when driving at higway speeds. It drives me crazy!!

 

that was my problem.

the # on my springs are:

0178.63.5.018

and they turned out to be drag coilovers used on Titan Motorsports cars.


did you preload yours? i just read about ti today on another thread.

 

Ok I preloaded both front and back and it rides soooo much better. These def need to be preloaded in front and back...Matt

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jeterkm02 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that was my problem.

the # on my springs are:

0178.63.5.018

and they turned out to be drag coilovers used on Titan Motorsports cars.


did you preload yours? i just read about ti today on another thread.</TD></TR></TABLE>

those are drag coilovers with a 800lb spring rate....
http://www.omnipowerusa.com/Pr...s.asp