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can ground control top hat, fit on tein basic for eg

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Old May 1, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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can ground control top hats fit tein basic coil-overs for EG?
what recommended top hat height. i want to put four, two front and back.

also i have trouble with tucking in the tire a little.
the tire has maybe 2 to 1 fingers gap from the fender in the front and the back.
i can go lower but the spring is loose.
what helper springs fits tein basic coil over? what should i do.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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They 'may' fit, however, extended top hats do not make the car lower!
They simply allow the bump stop to have a little more travel.

Is the spring loose while the car is jacked up? If so, this is not a big deal. When you lower the car back down, the weight will cause the car to go until it hits the springs.
There for they shouldn't be loose.

I would buy better suspension.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 07:56 PM
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They 'may' fit, however, extended top hats do not make the car lower!
They simply allow the bump stop to have a little more travel.

Is the spring loose while the car is jacked up? If so, this is not a big deal. When you lower the car back down, the weight will cause the car to go until it hits the springs.
There for they shouldn't be loose.

I would buy better suspension.
I want to drop it lower and tuck the rims a little.
will the extended hat kind of help the shock struts to travel when dropped. and not to blow it?
and with the springs loose when raised i heard that its bad, even if it compresses because it can be dangerous can bounce and hit etc??.
is it necessary for the helper spring
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by EG-SIXV-TEC
I want to drop it lower and tuck the rims a little.
will the extended hat kind of help the shock struts to travel when dropped. and not to blow it?
and with the springs loose when raised i heard that its bad, even if it compresses because it can be dangerous can bounce and hit etc??.
is it necessary for the helper spring
I doubt it would save them from blowing. Basic's have been known to blow at a 2'' drop, they really aren't a great setup.

No, the springs being loose when the car is raised is not bad. ANY coil over that doesn't have separate pre-load and ride height adjustment will be like that. Kon/GC is the same way.

The car is going to bounce, and ride like **** regardless of what you do when you slam the car.

No, helper spring are not needed.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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does the eBay ones also top hat fit the tein ones?
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Old May 1, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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It's the same thing. Literally, the same thing, for exception of the materiel they are made with.
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Old May 2, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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Default Re: can ground control top hat, fit on tein basic for eg

I lowered it to the specifications tein basic low,
what would happen if i put top hats on it and what is best recommend top hat height. w/out hitting the hood will the top hat blow the shocks? or make it smoother
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Old May 2, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Your post is kind of hard to understand.

You may be able to use extended top hats, I don't know. I don't have tein basic's.

GC top hats should clear the hood no problem. Unless you are riding on the bump stops I really doubt the ride quality will be improved by the new top hats.

You will NEVER and I mean NEVER have a smotth ride on a slammed car, without spending thousands on just the shocks.
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