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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/23 10:47:56
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im thinking its them along with the differently adjusted dampening on the shocks. i cant set the dampening back to soft cause the clicker things keep getting unscrewed from the top of the coilovers  those little thing on the top keep coming off if i try to turn the counterclockwise to soften it i will have a good look on the weekend. out of curiosity how many coilovers come with adjustable camber plates in the rear, most ive seen come with only adjustable fronts.. my front camber is now positive from looking at them. adjusting the camber with crash bolts wont work as its too close to the coilovers, so ill need camber plates for the front. but i have no idea about the back but thinking crash bolts would be the go for the rear end. cheers
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/23 14:19:08
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your playing with a lot of things all at once..... I reckon most of the weirdness will be fixed with a proper wheel alignment.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/23 15:01:44
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wheel aligbnment...
the 5000km old thing means **** all.
5000km would also cover them being used in the paris dakar. if you know what i mean..
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/23 16:25:35
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Also what coilovers are they? You might find some brands have less desirable handling traits than standard.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/23 19:33:44
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/24 09:54:27
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i got home and had a look at the damper setting last night, all the screw that adjust them were wound in tight and when tryign to soften the damper settings they would just unscrew out. had to use some small pliers on the tiniest of locking nuts ive seen and finally got 3 of them to go softer the 4th one still wont budge, i will need a small spanner by the looks of it.
trying to soften the dampening so i can drive it to the alignment place over the weekend without damaging anything.
cheers
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/24 11:19:45
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mmm the perils of buying used complex components.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/24 14:06:25
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Ah... the Tein SS.
Another thing you should consider is the pretension of the springs. make sure they are all uniform (i.e. the heights of the fronts match and rears match). Also make sure the springs are uniformly pre-tensioned since load and height are not independently adjustable on the SS.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/24 14:21:43
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might have to check that but probably wont happen till the weekend its too dark and cold when i get home from work lol
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/24 17:56:30
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dylmrt
Ah... the Tein SS.
Another thing you should consider is the pretension of the springs. make sure they are all uniform (i.e. the heights of the fronts match and rears match). Also make sure the springs are uniformly pre-tensioned since load and height are not independently adjustable on the SS.
ahhhh good point... and even more so side to side.. if the heights are different it will effectively screw up the corner weighting on the car and with it the traction of specific wheels.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/26 21:12:31
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im pretty sure the heights are same as it was measured when put in, im having serious doubts that its the dampening being adjusted differently on all ends, i havent driven the car after but will have to check them properly on the weekend if i get some time. keep you guys informed.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/30 11:45:08
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i got all the damper adjusters working now they were just stuck from sitting in packaging and not being used for over a year.
on another note does anyone know wethere the adjustable outer tie rod ends from other cars like, silvia, skylines, supra etc will fit the sw20 ones?? might be easier to find than the mr2 ones i think.
if anyone has done somethign similar please post here.
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/30 11:58:40
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repco sell them in whatever length you want and i BELIEVE sell adjustable ones....
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Re:Coilovers installed now car feels funny lol
2012/07/30 12:30:50
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i Think your reffering to adjustable sway bar end link?? yes.
or i must be on some drugs lol
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