One front is blown. and how can I prevent what you said above? Bumpstops?

 

THere should have been a silver washer about an inch and a half long that keeps the shock top from going through the body. It sits between the stock upper and lower plates.

on another note, i went with the D2 coils so i could get low....

 

Not sure if anything changed from the old to the newer D2BDs, but my buddy's rear doesn't get low. At all. No perch, just spring, and there's gap.

 

hmm pecuiliar, scionpros were pretty nice coils, wonder why they would change the height. And i found out that it was loose on the bottom strut bolt and not the top where i would always adjust..... anyways fedex says my shocks should be here on the 3rd, hoping it changes to tomorrow because gilbert, AZ isnt too far and its already in transit. :D so I am pretty much set in the rear, ill adjust my rears according to the fronts but for now I am fairly happy.

 

@slamdyota, are you maxed out? ie no perches and spun all the way down?

 

believe it or not, but no. took the collars out of the back but still have the perch. still not ready to run the spring in the back without a perch. front still has at least an inch or two of drop left. theoretically, i could max it out but car would be too low to drive. i scrape everywhere as it is

p.s. my bad.....i left out a couple letters on my post. i am running D2BDs'. sorry

 

New shocks arrived, missed the FedEx guy so I went straight to FedEx and waited there for an hour until they all came back and I was able to pick it up, was 30minutes late to class but I didnt think I needed to learn how to change font in word all too much. I think I'll be doing the front install tomorrow, any tips?

 

I'll be spraying my bolts with PB Blaster now do they can soak for tomorrow and not be too annoying to remove.

 

My tie rods keep hitting my fender wall and this is at 6 clicks from full stiff.
The tie bar mounts are all the way up as much as they can, am I able to drop the mount down an just compress the shock enough for it to get in like that? Where did you guys position them? I really want to get rid of this noise.

 

Tie rods? They shouldn't be touching anything. This is the tie rod:


It's what turns your wheels. If you mean your sway bar endlink mounts, measure their position with the OEM struts and adjust accordingly. They shouldn't be all the way to the top of the coilover, FYI.

 

Thank you very much man, this helps me so much. Ill be adjusting them again tomorrow! :D I do hope this solves everything already!

 

How are you guys adjusting your coilovers with out unbolting everything? I have to unbolt the two big nuts on the fronts and for the rears I havent even tried yet....

 

I just put on my man pants and take care of business without unbolting the coilover. Could jack the lower control arm up a little bit so there's no tension on the suspension.

 

Put on your big boy britches and grab hold... =} But, First get a real jack.....

 

What is the best way to adjust rear coil perch doesn't spin it's like stuck need help thank you.

 

is this maxed out all the way no perch and 2 rings or just one?

 

bump

 

Maxed out in the back, still another inch and a half in the front. These are D2BD coil overs too, I had left a couple letters out in that description.