it seems like some people are saying that it will result in the rake effect. The front will seem like it's lowered more than the rear. True or myth?

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Silver 2000 TL w/ Nav.
Future mods? maybe...

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yes, the front is lowered about 2 inches a bit less perhaps and rear is barely lowered... 1/2 and inch to inch most... this is so when you put people in the back... your car doesn't turn hoopty on you and the rear is now lower than the front... so it's actually pretty smart... prevents rubbing as well... if you ask me... i'd rather 2 all around... i barely put people in the back... and eibach springs are just too low

 

My Comptech Springs are also uneven, the back is defintely higher than the front, which I don't like but I'm not about to cut them or anything.
I love the ride but I wish the back could go about 1/2" lower, just so it looks even.

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tann@808-'00 TL
non-Navi(Doesn't work in Hawaii)

Factory body kit & Wing, 19" Monaco's, Nitto 555's,
CompTech Springs, CompTech Exhaust, AEM CAI,
TL rear door handles in front, Alpine 8080.
tann@pixi.com

 

i dunno, i actually prefer the look you get when the front is lower than the back... i just got my springs a couple of days ago, cant wait to get them installed...

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Aem Short Ram / Comptech Sway Bars / Custom Cross-Drilled Front Rotors / Alpine CDA-7863 Head Unit / Alpine G320 EQ / JL Audio XR653-CS 3-Way comps for the front powered by a bridged Alpine MRV-F407 amp / Boston Acoustics 5.5 ProSeries 2-Way comps for the rear powered by
Alpine MRV-1002 amp / Dual 10" JL Audio W-3 sub powered by Alpine MRV-1005 amp / Two Alpine CHA-1214 CD Changers
Pics of my TL

 

is it true for every car or there are exceptions?

 

yes, it is true for every car. If you want them to be even, get the koni shocks.

 

Are you talking about wheel gap or actual height off the ground? Maybe I was high, but when I looked at my bare bones stock car from the side it looks like the rear wheel gap is smaller than the front. So my guess is that the Comptech springs are just compensating for that, but maybe not totally evening out the front and rear wheel gap.

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John

2000 TL WDP Nav

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i am talking about the acutal hight off the ground. On a stock TL the car sits perfectly level on the ground, meaning that the very bottom of the front of the car sits the same hight as the rear does. In other words, the whole car should be parallel to the ground. After you lower it with comptech, the front will sit lower than the rear, thus results in unevenly drop.



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Would installing the comptech springsa cause any extra wear on the suspension parts??? Cuz I know when my cousin installed coil overs on his Civic Si his bearings wore out quickly. Also, would installing comptech springs void your suspension warranty???

 

Another reason why I got coilovers!!!!

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00 non navi TL Firepepper red/ebony, Value Sports Kit, Saber Foglamps, Factory rear spoiler, Gold and wood kits, wood wheel, 18" Altstadt's + Dunlop SP9000's, Apexi exhaust, A'pexi coilovers. Next up who knows?

 

but when I look at my car (stock suspension), the front seems to have more wheel gap than the rear, I have nothing in my trunk except some bottled water, so I think it's reasonable that the front springs are shorter.

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2000 Red Hot TL w/o nav
Burlwood Trim and Shift Knob
Wood Trim Set
Gutter Guard Grill
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