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Old Aug 18, 2001 | 10:20 PM
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I installed HA's tonight on my car.. everything works fine etc.. pillow ball mounts are bit loud as expected.. car is still stock height didnt adjust it low since my spoons arent on the car yet.. the front is a bit lower.. but the question is my suspension did not come with adjustable wrenches? how come? i bought this stuff like over 7 months ago so i might have lost them.. it was sitting in my closet for a long time and i did take it all apart the day i purchased them..
can i use any other adjusting tools to adjust my cars height in the future?
please give me some answers..

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Old Aug 18, 2001 | 10:49 PM
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also.. how difficult is it to adjust height when they are on the car? and one more thing.. the back doesnt seem that low.. i still have like 2" of threads in the back.. and little less then 2 in the front.. yet front looks a bit lower..
its basically stock height just a tad lower... if i were to take out the helper springs will it sit any lower? i'll post some pics tomorrow so you'll see where the adjustments is.. thanks all!
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Old Aug 18, 2001 | 11:17 PM
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The helper springs are only there to keep the spring seated when the shocks
extend. Removing them might give you 1/2" maybe?
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Old Aug 19, 2001 | 10:49 PM
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here is how they are adjusted on the car.. the is pretty low.. rear still stock height.. corners are uneven since i dont have the tool to adjus them.. gotta wait for a friend to bring it to me.. here are some pics..







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Old Aug 19, 2001 | 11:05 PM
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so joo were at Joe's late last night,man when did you guys finish...dunno if my zeal wrenches fit your Tein or not, anybody?
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Old Aug 19, 2001 | 11:10 PM
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yeah.. i was just hella bored as usual so at like 8pm i decide to put it in.. took like 2-3 hrs.. its just that height of the car pisses me off otherwise everything else went great!
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 05:21 AM
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I have the HA's too. I'll be honest and say that I think adjusting the hieght is a pain in the a$$, but that might be cuz of the helper springs keeping it tight. I don't wanna think about adjusting them without the wrench. Also, when I lowered my car all the way, I too thought the rear was a little high, I mean the front was basically slammed and the rear was just "low"
HTH
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 08:31 AM
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thanks for your reply.. i have the same feeling.. the front still has plenty of thread to go down and it already looks pretty low.. i think if i were to lower it all the way in the front it would be on the ground.. as for the back.. they are adjusted halfway and looks like stock if not even higher..

I agree about the helper springs.. it really keeps the whole assembly in place and its hard to move things around when you compare it to say ground control coilvers with aftermarket shocks, where you have much more play with the spring and its easier to adjust the perch. Once my spoons are on, i will see how low the car will sit if it still sits pretty high i will remove the helper springs it might just sit a bit lower not by much i'm sure.. I always like to have my front lower.. like on my EG.. the rear was little above the tire.. and the front was about 1" from the lip of the wheel

I just need to get my hands on these adjustment tools and i wil test different height settings to find out where i like it.
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