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Old 04-14-2005, 10:47 AM
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Default Coilover adjustment solutions needed:

I installed the Tein superstreet coilovers last weekend. The car handles much better than the H&R sport springs I had on earlier but I have a few issues. The dampening is adjustable front and rear but at the moment I can only get to the rear adjustment. Fronts will require stock stress bar removal and replacement with an lltek bar. I set the fronts at 8 of 16 and the backs at 12 of 16 on the soft side. The ride height is pretty low at 24.5 front and 24.6 rear. The front end seems to float a little over slow speed undulations while bumps are fine. While turning the car handles fine as well. Is the solution just to raise the back end a little? Also, I havn't had the car aligned until I decide where to set my ride height. I'm happy with the front height. On the freeway it feels a little like I left out my hub rings but I know they're installed. I get a slight vibration through the car and not through the wheel. The stock spring isolators where not used on the Tein setup. Could this be a toe adjusment problem, a dampening problem in the front, or from the fact the isolators have been removed? It feels like a slightly out of balance tire but I'm sure that's not the case. Any set up advice?? The setup is S4 specific so I don't think it's a valving issue. TIA

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Old 04-14-2005, 10:57 AM
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Default I think you need new wheels.....

thats probably causing the issue....So sell them to me j/k

Aren't the spring rates pretty high on those? I'll leave the question answering to the experts
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Default Be ready for some crazy alignment specs at that ride height.

You're going to burn through front tires pretty quickly...
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Default I'm expecting around 1.7-1.8 or so. I might move it back up to 25" in the front.....

I was right at the end of spec at -1.4 in the front previously and the rear was a few tenths under max for the back. Maybe I can find some sanely priced adjustable upper links??
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Default Tein spring rates are supposed to be 890F and 520B. Around there.....

I have mine set pretty low so I think the rate is lower than that right now. It really doesn't feel like a 900lb spring.
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So what happened to all the coilover experts??
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