Why am I not as low as some people?
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Why am I not as low as some people?
i am on Tein SS Coilovers and as far as i can remember they are all the way down, yet my rear end is not sitting as low as some people running coilovers are...
i did manage to become baby hulk when installing the Tein rear shocks and broke one of the threads off so i was forced to use stock shocks instead...
could it be the shocks preventing me from getting as much of a drop as i should? if that is the case, does anyone recommend a good shock for back there, i looked for some Toxic Shocks but it dont look like they make them for the xB...
does anyone know where i could get just one Tein Adjustable Damper Shock and how much it would be, or how much just a new set of the Tein rear shocks are and where to buy from...
any help would be greatly appreciated
i did manage to become baby hulk when installing the Tein rear shocks and broke one of the threads off so i was forced to use stock shocks instead...
could it be the shocks preventing me from getting as much of a drop as i should? if that is the case, does anyone recommend a good shock for back there, i looked for some Toxic Shocks but it dont look like they make them for the xB...
does anyone know where i could get just one Tein Adjustable Damper Shock and how much it would be, or how much just a new set of the Tein rear shocks are and where to buy from...
any help would be greatly appreciated
#9
After I installed my Koni's I didn't notice an additional drop. I'm hopefully going to be swapping my springs soon so I will measure the Koni's vs. the OEM shocks I still have. I'll try to remember to post up if there is a difference.
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i did manage to become baby hulk when installing the Tein rear shocks and broke one of the threads off so i was forced to use stock shocks instead...
does anyone know where i could get just one Tein Adjustable Damper Shock and how much it would be, or how much just a new set of the Tein rear shocks are and where to buy from...
any help would be greatly appreciated
does anyone know where i could get just one Tein Adjustable Damper Shock and how much it would be, or how much just a new set of the Tein rear shocks are and where to buy from...
any help would be greatly appreciated
http://www.tein.com/service/index.html
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You might be able to get help from tein directly, either have them repair your broken shock or purchase just one from them...
http://www.tein.com/service/index.html
http://www.tein.com/service/index.html
#14
Honestly, if being low is why you got the coilovers you got the wrong set.
tein coilovers have a comfy ride and are nice, but they just dont go NEAR as low as:
Cusco, HKS, k-sports, or D2s
if you really want to be low you should see if you can trade for a set of those.
...or mabye tein sells shorter springs for their coilovers (I know tanabe does), but I have never heard of anyone doing this with teins.
tein coilovers have a comfy ride and are nice, but they just dont go NEAR as low as:
Cusco, HKS, k-sports, or D2s
if you really want to be low you should see if you can trade for a set of those.
...or mabye tein sells shorter springs for their coilovers (I know tanabe does), but I have never heard of anyone doing this with teins.
#18
Honestly, if being low is why you got the coilovers you got the wrong set.
tein coilovers have a comfy ride and are nice, but they just dont go NEAR as low as:
Cusco, HKS, k-sports, or D2s
if you really want to be low you should see if you can trade for a set of those.
...or mabye tein sells shorter springs for their coilovers (I know tanabe does), but I have never heard of anyone doing this with teins.
tein coilovers have a comfy ride and are nice, but they just dont go NEAR as low as:
Cusco, HKS, k-sports, or D2s
if you really want to be low you should see if you can trade for a set of those.
...or mabye tein sells shorter springs for their coilovers (I know tanabe does), but I have never heard of anyone doing this with teins.
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Correct^ except if you want to be as low as possibly and have good drive-ability coils are the choice. Air bags for me are not durable enough and can leave you stranded
#20
I agree, Air bags will never be good enough in my book, But people need to know that when you want a car to be slammed and still want to drive it safely there will ultimately have to be a compromise in drop.