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Old 02-17-2012, 10:50 PM
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Acura TL 2nd gen with FF1 coil install (PICS)

Took me 4 hours to install and 3 hours to adjust haha. this is my daily, the m3 is my weekend

The function form cost me 578.00 good deal good ride.

























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looks great! 3 hours to adjust though?? You know the rears turn by hand right!?
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Nice E46. 2G is clean too. plan to go lower? And how do you own an m3 and 2G at age 20 lol. I need to be doin what your doin
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Is it me or there is some Negative Camber on Real Wheels?
How much the Ride got affected?

This is Interesting....


Great Pics and Kudos for the Work!

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looks great! 3 hours to adjust though?? You know the rears turn by hand right!?
wth...? didn't turn for me haha. i had to release the bottom shock join from the control arm and dial the red tube down/up. same fore the fronts. i didn't adjust the spring part because of the preloads.
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Originally Posted by freeaTLast
Nice E46. 2G is clean too. plan to go lower? And how do you own an m3 and 2G at age 20 lol. I need to be doin what your doin
hahha, work at age 14. open a small business at 18. and work every dam day of the week. and all the money goes into the car.

and i still have to go to college on the weekdays.
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Originally Posted by Skirmich
Is it me or there is some Negative Camber on Real Wheels?
How much the Ride got affected?

This is Interesting....


Great Pics and Kudos for the Work!
i'll update the pics of the camber if there are any. i'll have more light this afternoon to get better shots.
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nice DIY job
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Update on ride:
Bumpy as heck... the fronts are okay, rears are super stiff. i might lower the springs for more travel in the back. camber is not that bad but for sure not like stock.
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Thats what I hate on Springs or Coil Overs why would they want the Back to be more low than the Front (Well the car is FF but)? In those pics the car already look Great but lowering the back?
Im not so sure... Thats exactly the amount of Gap I would want to get rid of, Enough for the wheel to be as close with fender but Lower? Nah....
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Looks clean nice drop..I just install mine last week and the rear is super stiff
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Originally Posted by Skirmich
Thats what I hate on Springs or Coil Overs why would they want the Back to be more low than the Front (Well the car is FF but)? In those pics the car already look Great but lowering the back?
Im not so sure... Thats exactly the amount of Gap I would want to get rid of, Enough for the wheel to be as close with fender but Lower? Nah....
i'm not dropping the back any lower. it's gonna be the same height, FF coilovers are different. you can adjust the suspension load without affecting the ride height
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Originally Posted by itzjohnnynguy3n
wth...? didn't turn for me haha. i had to release the bottom shock join from the control arm and dial the red tube down/up. same fore the fronts. i didn't adjust the spring part because of the preloads.

just break loose the small lower collar at the bottom and spin the whole assembly by putting the coilover wrench on one of the two top collars. you can grip the threads on the rear and spin by hand but the front requires the wrench due to the added pressure from the load of the motor.
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looks good, now i have a idea how my tl would look with these coils
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Originally Posted by yeedatoy
just break loose the small lower collar at the bottom and spin the whole assembly by putting the coilover wrench on one of the two top collars. you can grip the threads on the rear and spin by hand but the front requires the wrench due to the added pressure from the load of the motor.
thanks man i will definitely look in to that the next time i jack up the car haha. i'm pooped from installing and adjusting it the first day
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i hear ya..i didnt wanna touch them after I got them on and set. then I adjusted them like 6 times in the last three weeks, lol.
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damn thats one clean SSM
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Thanks for sharing. You better clean up daddies driveway.
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