^^^ The fronts are shorter than the stockers....there's no doubt about that. I think a lot depends on the type/brand of spring one has. Most aftermarket springs are spec'ed the same front and back as far as drop goes....or even a little lower in the rear. Teins, however, are spec'ed a little lower in the front....both the H-Tech and S-Tech. So this tends to exaggerates the raked look.

BTW....yes my Teins are authentic. I double checked that a couple of weeks ago.

 

I have H-Techs with Sensa Tracs... When you 2 people in the back and hit line bumps in the road (from where they lay new concrete) those bumps are pretty harsh IMO. But it sure is a sporty ride... handles better than my old 3 series and VERY smooth and comfy when its just me and one passenger

 

I notice a similar effect with Sensatrac's and stock springs. Smooth, controlled ride with the weight of two up front. But, add a couple people in back and the shocks are now riding within their Control Zone where short but sharp transitions are more harshly transmitted.

Ride and control is still much better than stock shocks, but there is a compromise when a few hundred extra pounds are added to the rear.

 

I agree, 100%.

 

According to Monroe, the Control Zone means the grooved zone, which is the easy riding zone.
http://www.shockwarehouse.com/site/mon_sense.cfm

You are noting that the weight has depressed the suspension enough to put the shock pistons below the grooved Comfort Zone and into the ungrooved hard-riding zone that keeps the shocks from hitting their internal bumpers.

 

Thanks for the correction. I should have said:

...the shocks are now riding outside their "Comfort Zone."

In other words, the extra weight is placing the piston outside the grove.

 

With 1600 miles on the odometer, I replaced the rear shocks yesterday with Sensatrac's. The diff is night & day! Thanks for the info.

Dennis

 

Just the back ones, not the front. Is front still stock?

what was the stock number of the shocks

what was the difference

 

Anybody used these with DF210s?

 

you might have rubbing issues with the DF's, I have the NF's and it is pretty low.

 

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Yeah, I left the front stock. Most of ride harshness was coming from the rear.
It didn't lower anything.
I have a mechanic that charges $1 per minute. I took him 10 minutes to do the job, including putting it on the rack and washing his hands.
According to his computer, the labor is 45 min. per shock

 

maybe retarded but is there anyway to shim the front perch a little for an accurate ride height?