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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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Question question about tein-s techs...

i just installed my tein springs and now my front leftr sits lower that my front right.....id say 3/4 in lower......dont know what the deal is ....any idea? iwas thinking i need to flip one of the shocks around........bc i looked and one spring is 120 degrees out of the other.....
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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You probably just installed them wrong. Did you preload the spring before tightened the rest of the suspension down? Did you make sure the springs were sitting properly in the stirrups when installing? Also, take a couple pics and show us.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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Mine took 3 weeks to completely lower and level out, give it a couple days and see if they settle at all. Is the ground level? It may look level but you may be on a slight hill which could give the look that its lopsided.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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well i took it out andx adjusted the top plate, reinstalled and now it looks like my other shock....but i decided to paint my calipers so i have to wait and see if they are the same hight now....and yes preloaded with a jack
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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mines look fine they align straight after i put them on, check if they were put wrong
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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look good now......thx
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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They take a while to settle so you know. When I put mine on I couldnt even tell a difference at first. To be honest it settled so slow that I didnt notice a difference until 2 weeks later when I scraped my front on a parking curb that my car used to clear
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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Yeah, I've noticed mine are definitely getting lower...and lower... they started out looking like a minor but attractive drop, now they are looking a bit more "slammed". The handling is still great and I had my camber adjusted to compensate for the drop, but it definitely doesn't reach it's full drop for a while.
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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hm, now i have a question about the s techs, searched around a lil, figured id juss tag onto the end of this one. got a specific question. If i got s-techs + MS body kit, would it be too low and scraping/bottoming out a lot/most of the time? or can it be done?
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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It wont scrape with normal driving and being cautious on steep grades and near curbs, your fine.
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