AznHonda

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I want to know how high can I put the tein type SS on the front because the stock tires are rubbing my fender. Btw I have a 99 TL

fsttyms1

Adjust it till it doesnt rub or get rims and tires that fit?

Mista Juice

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exactly.. they are adjustable.. just adjust them until you are satisfied..

you should be able to get near stock height though, but thats just ridiculous..

AznHonda

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nah, I couldn't get near to stock height at all.. I can't go too high because it will get off the treads

klectic

^ so why don't you just adjust it till there's maybe a thread or two remaining and see if that fits your liking. If it doesn't.. best to just get springs / shocks instead IMO

AznHonda

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yea I will check that out..or not get some 18's on the car..because where I live there's a lot of pot holes left and right and sometimes are there flood area

Mista Juice

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wait.. so youve had them all the way up and the tires still rub??

AznHonda

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yea is all the way up. I can't go up any higher becuz it will fall off the treads.

Mista Juice

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i just dont see how you can have them all the way up and still rub.. just doesnt make sense.. are you at the softest damper setting or what?

stinsman

picture?

AznHonda

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yea I'm goin to post up some pic this week to show you guys what I'm talkin about..yea I know it doesn't make sense to me either. Like when I turn the wheel start rubbing the fender.

SSTL

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Are the coils installed properly in the front? I have a 99TL also on Tein SS, car is sitting a quarter of the way up on the threads (two finger gap between fender and tire). Stock 16's, no rubbing at all.

When we installed the fronts, we forgot to put one washer back on. When I did a bounce test, the shock wasn't secured properly and it shot up into the enginer bay :S. Maybe this is happening to yours?

PS: I took apart mine and put the washer on, everything is fine now.

indoMFP

TEIN SS will not allow you to lift it to stock height, they are called drop springs for a reason. They will drop the car a standard few inches... I am dropped on the same springs so i got about one finger gap in the rear and about 1 and half finger gap in the front...

I remember a member here installed his springs incorrectly and the fronts were low... remember the long coilovers belong to the rear not the front...

Mista Juice

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AznHonda

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This what I have and I'm trying understand why I don't have at least 1 finger spacing.

Mista Juice

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check your links again.. cant see the pics..

AznHonda

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This what I have and I'm trying understand why I don't have at least 1 finger spacing. It was taken by my cell phone.

fsttyms1

Are the for the 4cyl accord?

indoMFP

That is kinda odd... the only thing I can think of is:
1. You have the wrong springs installed on the front.
2. You have the incorrect coilovers installed on the front
3. You got the wrong coilovers for your car...

How do the rears look? post pics of the rear... also post pics of the coilovers showing us the sticker that has the number on it...

TheMegalodon

I think he put the rear springs on the front. Another member accidentally did that too and had the same problem, as mentioned.

AznHonda

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I think you guys are right.. I think I have the wrong springs on the front..
I will post up some pictures later..the back spring is bigger and thicker in my car

AznHonda

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Front:





The front is lower

Mista Juice

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thats exactly what i did.. im the guy they are mentioning above with the backwards springs..

you can tell by the way the front springs are a LOT smaller than the tophat.. in all honesty, this should have been pretty obvious during install.. it sure as hell was to me..

AznHonda

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Yea I didn't know..becuz the tein was used. I wasn't sure did the guy cut the springs or not. But thanks to you guys for solving my problem. It was buggin me all week.. Mista Juice do you have a picture of your car? I want to see how is your drop.

AznHonda

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I just did the swap with the front and rear springs..and is perfect.. Thanks a lot you guys

Mista Juice

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good to hear..

i just now saw your other post.. if you want, i can take a quick pic tomorrow.. my car is dirty as shit, so ill just stick with the camera phone pic..

indoMFP

Here are my before and after pics:
BEFORE -
AFTER -

The car is dirty in both pics... sorry... but you can see the drop... I dropped it another inch on the front and rear since these pics were shot...

AznHonda

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Nice.. I like that drop..is not too high nor too low.. I think have my car around the same height as yours. now I need some rims