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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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Default omnipower coilovers help...

my car is kinda bouncy.

does lowering the spring make it more bouncy?

ideally, should i raise the spring, and lower the entire shock into the bottom piece?

forgive my lack of terms.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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did you preload it properly when you installed it?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I swear if i hear one more ******* thing about pre load.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1349453
Read that,
Now go sell that **** and get Koni,GC.
Now some one lock this bitch because its done.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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i never mentioned preloading.

**** i dont even know what it is.

i read that thread and im still confused.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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ok, well after talking to some friends... i gotta raise the lca cup up (shock down) and the spring perch up. BUT not too far, because i dotn want to lift my wheels.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 08:33 AM
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Explain this wheel lifting
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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basically, if you are going around a turn hard, and one side of your car is lifting up.

if the shock is already extended very far because of the way you have your coilovers set up (spring perch was up) the shock will extend all the way to the end, and eventually lift the wheel off the ground.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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You mean you DON'T want monster dogleg!?
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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its cute and all on a driveway, but on an onramp... i'd prefer not.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Hey just remember its better to light the inside rear than it is to bottom out the shock internally and destroy it. I dont think an omni is going to take to many hard hits that bottom it out before it becomes a paper weight.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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oh, trust me, i know. they will NOT bottom out. i'll be lifting wheel much more ofthen than hitting bottom.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 11:17 AM
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You must really drive the **** out of your car to lift the inside rear on a public street.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ohjolt2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You must really drive the **** out of your car to lift the inside rear on a public street.</TD></TR></TABLE>

exaclty. very unlikely i'll ever do that.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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lol.

PRE LOAD DAMIT!! HAHAAH

fuckign pre load is ricer speak.

fact is omni power's **** sucks *****. its looks bling bling so they sold tons. then the dyno sucked *** on em. then they fell apart.

a quality product
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