Okay so Ive got Eibach Sportline springs, with koni yellows. Love the suspension, however the front sits a bit higher than the back, n just looks weird. Most ppl come up to me and tell me to just cut the springs, but i dont want to ruin these springs. Any suggestions?

 

switch the front and rear springs. and are you sure your RTA bushings are still good

 

rta?
and arent the rears completely different from the front? how would someone get them confused?

 

Rear trailing arm bushings/RTA

Youd be supriesed how easy it is to get the springs mixed up.

But I think if the springs were wrong, the front would be slammed and the rear lifted?

Also, sence you have koni's they have adjustable perches, are they even front and rear?

 

Make sure you assembled the front Koni shocks correctly. It's easy to install the front perches upside down, making the car about 1" higher in the front.

The rear perches look like a cup facing up. The front perches look like a shallower cup, but they must face DOWN, with the springs fitting over the top of and around them.

 

if the rta's were bad that would effect the rear, im more curious as to why the fronts mountain climbing status


I bought the car with the suspension work all done, so i never thought about them doing it wrong. ill look into it today,
Ive attached a pic of the rear, are those the perches you mentioned?

 

We need a better picture of the side of the shocks.

 

Yep, the front perches are most definitely installed upside down. Rears are fine.

Flip those front perches around and you'll be good. Be sure to get it aligned afterwards since the front will sit lower and the tires will toe out more than before.

 

You just MADE MY DAY! im about to go ripe it all apart and get it done...cant believe i drove around like that for a year!

 

lol my buddy did the same on his 96 hatch when he first installed his Konis. We changed them around in my driveway back in the day.

*edit* here's a pic of my Konis with the perch installed correctly.

 

So finally did the flip, the day b4 the snow storm n now i regret it...lol it looks hot as hell...except it bottoms out everywhere...lol i shouldve done this in the summer but w.e.
here are some pics.

 

Do you have the perch circlip in the top groove on the Koni shocks?

 

It looks as if he has them on the lowest setting.

 

lol yea it is....i didnt know how to move tat clip up...what the trick?

 

Just push on the break in the clip with a flat screwdriver to work it out of the groove and move it to the next groove.

You may be back up near the height you were at before, though.

 

i think i may do that and put it back low once the weather gets warmer.... my flex pipe is one inch off the floor...smh

 

Yeah that lowest perch setting is meant more for taller OEM springs. I run my OEM GSR springs up front on the lowest Koni perch setting.

 

Will the way i have it setup harm my shocks in anyway?

 

^No, there are people a lot lower then you are with no issues.

 

And they have stiffer springs to allow the lower ride height.

Mild lowering springs on the lowest circlip setting will bottom out frequently, which will kill the shocks quickly.

 

I am aware of that.

I said no, and it is due to my friend having sportlines on the lowest setting on sports for well over a year with no issues.

 

now get it aligned.

 

i think im going to raise the clip up a notch, my flex pipe is 1" off the floor n i feel like im bound to break something. I believe there were 4 notches, which would u recommend to move it to that will keep the shocks safe?
neahhh... i like driving with my crooked steering wheel! (yea somehow the steering is all screwed up, i really need an alignment now, just gotta find a respectable shop near by

 

ohhh you must have the SP3 versions, which should have 5 notches on all 4 corners. Regular Sports have 2 in front and 3 in back.

If you measure the distance between the notches, multiply that by 1.5 and that's about how much ride height change each notch level will make.

 

kk, thanks alot!