this is the first time i've owned or even touched a full coilover suspension. i got some tein type flex for my integra, installed them, and went about adjusting the height, but for some reason, whenever i set the car on the ground after adjusting them, it seems super super soft and i can push the *** end of the car down pretty easily. so i decided i must be doing something wrong or there must be another problem.

so i took a picture. here ya go. any help would be appreciated. and the bottom lock ring is loose because i was in the process of raising the car up some when i took the pic. btw its going on a 98 integra with a set of 17's. going to be a one finger gap. thanks in advance.

 

also forgot to say, i adjusted the dampening both ways and stops in betweens, still no difference.

 

someone correct me if i am wrong, but dont most teins come with like 270lb/in rear springs

 

take a picture of the mounts from inside the car

 

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done and done






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edit, somethings fucked up with the image hosting,more to come.

EDIT: now the pics are fixed.

 

A buddy just informed me of compressing the spring with the perches, i had asked a friend about that before and was told not to, but maybe he was wrong.

 

where are your dust sheilds for that setup? not good to have the rod exposed like that, check it out


ur springs are already compressed, unless they gave you the wrong rates for the rear, or your struts are blown, everything should be fine...

 

the springs were not compressed when they arrived, plus i think my friend was playing around with them. i never got any dust shields, i didn't know i should have, what do they look like?

 

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just look at your stock shocks, they have them, its like a blk cylinder,,

and did you do the springs yourself? they had to of been compressed for you to get the top plate mounted

 

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just look at your stock shocks, they have them, its like a blk cylinder,,

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naw i just made it short through height adjusting it.

 

nvm i just looked at the assembly diagram and no dust boot is included

 

the spring does not have to be compressed in order to install it on a coilover system

 

That black piece just inside the top of the spring is a dust boot. It will be covering all of the exposed piston that can be seen in that pic when the car is on the ground.

 

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cool, just after i read your post i thought about it and it made sense hehe.


well tomorrow it looks like i have to go and readjust all four corners, oh wont this be fun

 

what camera are you using?

 

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canon digital rebel

 

those calipers look nasty. clean them up!

 

you start adjusting the damper rate by turning it all the way to the right (clock wise.) (1) hardest...then turn counter clockwise for to desire dampening.

 

"A buddy just informed me of compressing the spring with the perches, i had asked a friend about that before and was told not to, but maybe he was wrong."

You need to set the preload by using the top perches below the spring. The more preload you have, the less it will droop when under load. Whoever told your friend not to was an I-dot.

 

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when the car runs right for over a week i will reward it