I am running form and function coilovers 10k front, 6k rear, and i am lowered about 2-2.5 inches all the way around, my problem is i have the front set on the highest stiffness setting and I am still poping the **** out of my fender (when make a turn, going straight results in no hitting) to the point that one time i actually bent the lip of the fender. The coilovers feature a full threaded body so you can drop the car using the bottom adjustment to keep shock travel, or drop the springs themselves which reduces shock travel. Originally i adjusted only the bottom to keep all of my shock travel. Is it possible that I have too much shock travel? Would it improve the stiffness if I were to take some of the drop out of the bottom of the coilover and make up for it by dropping the spring, thereby reducing shock travel but increasing the pressure load already on the shock? if this doesnt make any sense please let me know and I will try to explain it better but I think its pretty clear

 

ok i dont think its a suspension problem.. sounds more like a tire/wheel combo.. wats the offset, size rim and tire??

 

im running a 16 in. rim with a +40 offset, and the tires are a 205/40/16, it seems like ive just got too much travel and it scrubs the fender when i turn

 

how high the car sits

 

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No.

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Dampers do not change resistance based on how much the damper is compressed. If your dampers have adjustable rebound damping, that is the only way damping can be adjusted - reducing shock travel will only reduce shock travel, and increase your chances of bottoming out the shock.

Like the other poster said, it sounds like a wheel/tire combo issue.

 

could i ask what would be wrong with my wheel and tire combo that i would need to correct, too much offset, not enough? tires too wide, im a tard when it comes to this stuff, i just got stuff that was reccomended to fit, apparently not as a combo though

 

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Not enough offset or tires too wide.

 

my offset is a +40, should it be larger? and my tires are 205/40/16