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Ride height -quick q for chris, or anyone in the know...


Mike B

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New Koni's on the car and new tien springs,

 

I was worried that the ride height on the tiens may be a little low, and so set the koni's on their regular (upper) height.

 

The car looks like it's on stilts now compared to what it was!

 

I can get two fingers between the tyres and the base of the arch on the front and rear. Can anyone one (susp meastro Chris perhaps) what a good, sensible, low ride height is - as I read in one of Chris' earlier threads that too low will throw the mechanics of the job right off.

 

What's the right height?

 

am I ok to lower forther than two fingers gap... as it was at least 3cm lower allround before...

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i have just had a set of koni's fitted and i went for the eibach's which is one of or if not the best lowering springs, and its a 38mm drop compared to standard, to be honest with you if you look like your on stilts i dont think your teins have lowered it any as i am on the top on front and rear, i sit on 18's

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Ah Hah!

 

yours is on stilts too!!

 

maybe this is normal...

 

My old springs (kyb) must have been very soft - they were longer than the tein, yet sat much lower.

 

I bet you can get a couple of fingers between wheel and arch there...?

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i have just had a set of koni's fitted and i went for the eibach's which is one of or if not the best lowering springs, and its a 38mm drop compared to standard, to be honest with you if you look like your on stilts i dont think your teins have lowered it any as i am on the top on front and rear, i sit on 18's

 

hi mate dont spose you took a picture of your eibachs before you fitted them or while fitting? As i brought some second hand and am not sure they are what there ment to be!

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nope i can only one, i have put the standard ones back on the front and i can get three fingers in, mines has come down a lot compared to what it is now, if you think thats on stilts i think you need your eyes tested :D

 

take a look at what i used tobe like and that 19's

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hi mate dont spose you took a picture of your eibachs before you fitted them or while fitting? As i brought some second hand and am not sure they are what there ment to be!

 

 

you might be a bit too late mate as they are off the car just now but they are going back on tomorrow, i will check with my mechanic see if he can take a picture of them before he fits them but i am not promising, they should have eibach on or around the middle of spring

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