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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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also....my ride is extremely bouncy. im about to raise it a bit to see if that will do anything because this is weird as hell.
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wait. no. i just realized. i compressed the springs all to hell in the front. damnit. lol.
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^yes, and no, the spring will not be compressed, but you will reduce your shock travel, it shouldnt give you a harsh bouncy ride though, but it willdefinitely make you lower!

just cut off how ever much you want to lower!, if you want to go an inch lower, cut an inch, 1.5, then cut 1.5 etc etc!

JUST DO IT SON!!!
Old Mar 24, 2010 | 04:58 AM
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my hks rears go a lot lower than that! although ride height cannot be changed without changing spring preload and shock travel :/
Old Mar 24, 2010 | 05:24 AM
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my ride is bouncy as hell. am i doing something wrong?

i can't track bouncy! haha
Old Mar 24, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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^are these adjustable dampers? my non-adjustable type 1s acctually ride nice as hell, no bouncyness!

how many miles were on these? think its time to have the dampers re-built?
Old Mar 24, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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great, if the dampening is bad. there goes another 400 bucks.
Old Mar 24, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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My new Type II's are not bouncy at all either. Smooth as butter. My JICs were 100000x more bouncy and basically sent me out of my seat on ever little crease in the road.
Old Mar 25, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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i've changed the setup different times and it feels like it's changing....which means that the coils tehmselves are still good.

i think the rear doesn't have enough preload. while the front does. i'm going to test it again tomorrow. also i have pcitures of how low it is!
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 01:50 AM
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Now thats more like it!
Old Mar 25, 2010 | 02:26 AM
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yeah that looks better.
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im on pruple stockies too!!
Old Mar 25, 2010 | 07:50 AM
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wayy too bouncy tho
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just get racelands haha. im not too bouncy and about that low if i dump it.
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Originally Posted by NYNCTC
just get racelands haha. im not too bouncy and about that low if i dump it.
my buddy has racelands, i'm lower haha. and mine albiet bouncy def feel a lot more stable than the racelands. plus with my new motor i can't go down the track with weak coils

and i got these for 450, only 150 more than racelands. i think the fronts are the culprits. i'm going to put my old front struts on and see if it changes anything
Old Mar 25, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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sell them and get b+g's i promise u wont be disappointed
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Are you sure nothing is wrong with the shocks? Most coils are bouncy but I found my Type II's are like butter compared to my JICs. JICs were very harsh on roads and sent me out of my seat as to where to Type II's are smooth. How far compressed are your springs? Are they seated correctly?
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by EMU
sell them and get b+g's i promise u wont be disappointed
i wishhh but 450 for coils i couldn't pass it up.

Originally Posted by ScionJim23
Are you sure nothing is wrong with the shocks? Most coils are bouncy but I found my Type II's are like butter compared to my JICs. JICs were very harsh on roads and sent me out of my seat as to where to Type II's are smooth. How far compressed are your springs? Are they seated correctly?
i don't think anything is wrong with my shocks because when i take those hard turns and everything it still feels amazing. it's just the SLIGHT dips that make it bounce, also my rears have no preload at all. that could be one of the reasons...i have yet to test it
Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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yah u cant pass up a deal like that at all



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