symbolic350

I JUST INSTALLED TEIN BASIC COILOVERS AND FRONT DROPS FINE BUT REAR STLL WAY TOO HIGH, DO I HAVE TO REMOVE SOMETHING ?? PLEASE HELP

ALong

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The car looks fine, definately lowered in the back. Did you do a before and after ride height measurement to see how much lower it is?

King Tut

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Nothing should be removed if I remember correctly. The spring is repaced with the coilover in the rear. Do you have the spring perch down as far as it will go?

ss350

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Yea, I basically have the rear all the way down, but it is low enough for me. I believe the max drop in the rear is like 1.1 or 1.3 inches.

symbolic350

sorry my sig was on springs the back only drop like a 1" thats really sucks i could of saved 800.00 and been lower somethings gotta be wrong

King Tut

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If being low is all you care about you could have just had your springs cut. The back is really simple to install. I can't think of any common thing that could have been done wrong.

Gsedan35

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DO NOT CUT THE COILS!!! You will either weaken the springs or raise the effective spring rate. Tein basic's can only deal with a very tiny increase in spring rate, given the shape of owner reviews, frankly I would only consider lowering the rate, if at all a tiny amount.

Question I have, do these coilovers utilize the oem upper spring seat? If so, that is where you can lower the rear from, by modifying and if needed back filling with shims.

symbolic350

HELL NO ILL SELL THEM BEFORE I CUT THEM I GOT THEM TO DROP ILL POST PICS LATER THANKS FOR INPUT GUYS

King Tut

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I wasn't telling him to cut the Basics. He was bitching about paying $800 and not being lower so I told him he could have cut the stock springs and been real low and saved alot of money IF that is all he cares about. I would never ACTUALLY recommend cutting your springs, haha.

MDubbsZ

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you could try completely removing one or both of the adjustable pieces. that would give you another 1/2 to 3/4 inch drop.

2004z

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Nice rims

michaelsb03

this is a reach but hope I get a response what did you end up doing to the rear? I’m going through the same now my front drops fine the rear doesn’t drop as much as I would want it to

travlee

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He hasn't logged in since 05

Heel Til I Die

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If you just did the install, give it some time and everything will settle down. I installed these in a friend's Z and he was pissed since the rear was still too high (for him). It sat overnight and there was a noticeable drop after everything settled.