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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks Rocking is caused by spring bounce, which would indicate that you don't have enough damping dialed in. Turn up the dampers a couple of clicks. Do

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Old 01-25-2010, 05:36 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Rocking is caused by spring bounce, which would indicate that you don't have enough damping dialed in. Turn up the dampers a couple of clicks. Do you know what number they are currently set to?
Yeah, I was at 16 at the time. Today, I dialed them all the way down to 1 (most firm) and the rocking went away somewhat, but it's still there. I just want to know if it's normal and I should stop being paranoid.
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It might be normal for Megan to rock back and forth but coilovers shouldn't do that.
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Does anyone else with coilovers wanna chime in?
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I have coilovers and mine don't rock back and forth. Mine has 30 levels of firmness and I set mine 10 from hard.
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Kev > your ride height looks pretty good to me and seems to eliminate the wheel gap, do you have all the clearance issues that Phimosis mentions?
I do get rubbing up front on occasion over high speed dips and bridges.
may roll fenders a bit...undecided!
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Does anyone else with these coilovers feel the car rock back and forth immediately upon stopping? Why does it do that?
Usually if the coilovers are set to full stiff and there is no give so you get that sensation...generally means they need turning down. Try that and see...
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If you sell them cheap, I'll buy them from you. So your saying I could lower the car to about 0.6" lower then stock if I wanted with these coilovers?
I'll let you know! I still can go lower so yes!!
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Just received coilovers AND my new wheels. Setting up install next week!
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i have the megan coilover setup and i have none of those issues.... i have mine setup on the street setting within the 17-32 range
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i have the megan coilover setup and i have none of those issues.... i have mine setup on the street setting within the 17-32 range
I changed the setting to a softer one (24) and the issue has essentially been resolved.
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I changed the setting to a softer one (24) and the issue has essentially been resolved.
Glad turning down the stiffness worked!
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coilovers are installed! First impressions are excellent I have the dampening turned full soft and it seems to ride very comparably to stock as far as firmness/harshness goes. To be honest, first impression of these 'budget' coilovers are more favorable than my Tein Flex coilovers that I had on my Z33. I'll do a full writeup after a week or two of driving so I can give a more thorough review. Stay tuned...
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Finally, some pics of my Z with the coilovers installed with wheel spacers and Ichiba rear camber kit. Using my car as a daily driver and not intending to track it, I am still very impressed with my setup. Although, I don't have much clearance with the F.I. exhaust cans and the ground now. Sacrifices must be made. lol.










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How much drop? Looks good.
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