has anyone removed those collers, u know the ones that you spin up or down to adjust the ride height so that your max drop is lower then it is. i got the ss-p and i wish the front went down like just a 1/4 inch more. the ssp has 2 collers i guess to lock them in place but i think when they are dumped all the way down u dont have to lock anything since there are no more threads for the coller to spin down on. im just wondering if this is safe to do. i really do not want to get a new set of coilovers when i can just do this. so please post up. and if someone is going to say somthing like, "its just a 1/4 inch" it is a matter of tucking tire and i want to tuck tires in the front dammit! lol. thanks in advance.

what size rims r u running?

Mines aren't maxed out and i have -1 finger in rear and 0 finger front.

Maxing them out also causing the struts to go out faster.

what size rims r u running?

Mines aren't maxed out and i have -1 finger in rear and 0 finger front.

Maxing them out also causing the struts to go out faster.

18x8 225/40/18 i want to tuck the fronts BADLY!

how much lower can u go in the front? what tire size are u running?

235/40/18

i dont really want to go any lower haha

i am running 245/40/17 and i am maxxed out up front, i have about 1/2 finger gap on my ss+p's

i know what you are talking about.. and by removing that locking collar, what happens if you ever want to raise the car up one day? how will you do it?

also, 05_trd_tc, how does maxxing them out make the shocks go out faster?? from the looks of it, the lower i go, the more the spring is decompressed??

i dunno... the main reason i got the ss+p's was because they are rebuildable :P

from what i read on other boards it causes the shock to go out faster im not 100% sure.

But the lower u go also more bad things happen i.e. scraping :P, more neg. chamber, rubbing, etc...

Plus the lower u go doesn't = better handling.

the shock will go out faster cuz it will give it farther travel and the more it travels, the faster it will go out...

well mine are already as low as they go in the front and its been like that for a while now. im not as worried abt the shocks going out. i also have new end links for the front sway bar. anyone kno if thatll help?

so u want the slammmed look...

yeah i want that ____ low.

so u want the slammmed look...

he doesnt want the look, he wants to be slammed :P

the problem u'll run into is being able to turn the front tires... its way alot of trucks wit air bags ride with the front higher. if the front is too low, when u turn the turn turns sideways, right into the fender or wheel well. usually why the fronts are always a tad higher.... i had stech springs b4 and it was okay, i bought some cheap springs off ebay and cut some coils off, its -1 finger all around but when im on the highway taken and exit ramp going 30 or so... i start to turn it rubbs the inner plastic and sometimes more if the wheels are turned all the way. just something to think about too. i also have the rs1 lip kit and its literally 3in off the ground...looks cool but it scraps all the time, another thing is my exhaust sometime clings on bumps.
btw im on 255/35/18's

ill probably keep the same tire size i have now, 225/40/18. i see what ur sayin with the rubbin but it aint a thing for me b/c i dont have fenderliners in the front anyways. lol. and the offset of my wheel/spacer combo will be perfect so that i wont rub. and even if i do, the ss-p have camber plates built in, ill just add some negative camber so the wheels will clear the fender better and not rub. im going to just remove the coller on the bottom and see how it goes. i think i got some end links also for the front sway bar. some ppl have told me that thatll solve the problem b/c the sway bar susposedly hits the A arm when u slam the car. however i couldnt seem to find where the 2 were making any contact nor do i hear ne metal to metal noises while im driving.

good luck, post some pics up when ur done

i love my ksport but getting rid of it soon

i love my H&Rs i can tuck the front and the rear :D

when i had mine dumped all the way down with a set of 225/45/18's thefront and rear were both tucking tread.

when i had mine dumped all the way down with a set of 224/45/18's thefront and rear were both tucking tread.

yes i believe that b/c 225/45 = taller then a 225/40. so ya a 45 will tuck. right now the fender is right at the tire so with a 45 i can tuck but im lookin to keep the 40 profile. however, u got ne pics of ur car with 45's ?

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/greddytc05/mycar112.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/greddytc05/mycar021.jpg

thats sick

even with the tires i have now that are 235/40/18 i can still tuck. only reason i have the car sitting higher now is because the tire width at that low of a height rubs the inner plastic fender well. plus the crap exhaust i have now would keep hitting off the ground going over hard bumps on the highway. that is a different story though.

ahhh im just gonna remove one of the collers. it seems like there wont be any dangers of having one removed as long as the car is slammed.

if that is what you want then that is what you want. but think about it for one second. is it really worth the time to take all of that apart just for another .18-.25" lower. really if you have that much time then go for it but it just seams like a lot of waisted time.

just think about it a little longer. what if for some reason you do need to raise it back up just a little for something. then you wont be able to because you can't lock them in place. so then you will have to go through all of the trouble to tear everything apart yet again just so you can raise it up again.

on top of that if you add more downward travel then what they are designed for you might risk blowing out the strut part of the coilover. plus you might start hitting the bump stop more. because the lower you let the spring go on the strut the more compression the strut is constantly under the more stress it is under.

If you want to be slammed.. Get some air bags.. Orrrr, some B+G coils.. They are the best for going low!! I got some, and i'm slammed..0 finger all around.

same here but on H&R :wink:

yeah, get some b&g's if you want to be slammed! haha. *after removing 2 of the locking rings..


yes, removing a locking ring will make your ride a LITTLE bit lower.. but it will increase spring travel. it's your choice dude. but believe me and what the others said, it would be a waste of time. unless you have a lot of time in your hands.. then thats different.

what about taking out the helper spring? so b&g coilovers go the lowest?