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I got my car "lowered" on Tein S springs and I'm very frustrated. I dont if its just me expecting a bigger drop or the guy that put it on for me wrong. The mechanic that lowered the car is and old school guy and I didnt watch him putting them on so I'm not sure if he missed something. There was no preloading done on the front yet because I didnt know something like that exists. I will do it after holidays. I researched on-line they will settle after a week but how big difference that will make , other guy that had tein s on his rx8 told me it took him 2 months to settle and drop nicely... I dont know what should I do??? I dont wanna go to the guy and throw him fit for something thats maybe not his fault. Here's some pictures right after it was done:
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Yes I will go back Tuesday and will do preloading. You can only preload fronts tho right?? I read about it , loosen bolts two bolts and cruise and wait 30 min , thats right?
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"Here is the rear, should be the bolt on the left and right side of the spring and the one on the bottom left of the spring also.
http://picasaweb.google.com/quatacke...93629865990866"
^ Thats everything there is about rear..... Im not sure which bolts he's talking about , especially the bottom one, but then on the other side I found that you cant preload rear , thats why im asking , no reason to get mad.
http://picasaweb.google.com/quatacke...93629865990866"
^ Thats everything there is about rear..... Im not sure which bolts he's talking about , especially the bottom one, but then on the other side I found that you cant preload rear , thats why im asking , no reason to get mad.
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"Here is the rear, should be the bolt on the left and right side of the spring and the one on the bottom left of the spring also.
http://picasaweb.google.com/quatacke...93629865990866"
^ Thats everything there is about rear..... Im not sure which bolts he's talking about , especially the bottom one, but then on the other side I found that you cant preload rear , thats why im asking , no reason to get mad.
http://picasaweb.google.com/quatacke...93629865990866"
^ Thats everything there is about rear..... Im not sure which bolts he's talking about , especially the bottom one, but then on the other side I found that you cant preload rear , thats why im asking , no reason to get mad.
Is your car red or white? The one's on the picasaweb is white.
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Ok so its been around week now since I put the springs and I did prelaod on fronts and rear today. This is the drop so far , we'll see if its gonna go even bit lower with time.
REAR:
Front:
REAR:
Front:
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I took someone's advice here about preloading. raise the car up, put it on jack stands and then place your floor jack under the suspension and jack it up. Do it slowly until the suspension is all the way up.
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Front looks all good and even , Im satisfy but the rear looks uneven.... rear passengers side is a bit higher then rear drivers side... Do you think its going to even out with time or do I have to do something about it...??
^ Front looks even and low enough... but rear
Passengers Side
Drivers side (I believe its lower)
Any suggestions???
^ Front looks even and low enough... but rear
Passengers Side
Drivers side (I believe its lower)
Any suggestions???
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I did rear preload once more and also I left the side that seems to be higher on a 2 pieces of wood so its little bit more tucked after an hour of sitting its still the same , at least 1 finger gap difference :/
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It did settle in but driver's side rear is bit higher , I would say maybe around 1,5cm.... We'll see if its going to settle in by its self , if not I'll try to do something about it , buts its going to be spring....
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