3g-s

i dont see the big deal i had mine top hat made to fit in 10 min and a new one is coming soon great price and they ride nice very smooth and i have 20 miles on em not settled in so far im impressed and as long as i can make my 19 disappear im happy

teckademics gtr

will have mine on saturday..pictures to follow!

Excelerate

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We wanted to update you all on the resolution we have worked out with ISC. It reads as follows:

Just a quick update from ISC:

Hello Acura customers,

This letter is coming directly from ISC Suspension North America.

First of all, I would like to thank you all for choosing ISC Suspension for your coilover solution. Excelerate Performance has informed me that some of you have been having issues with your coilovers. Just to summarize the reported issues:

04-08 Acura TL one of the top plates is inverted or the opposite bolt pattern that it should be. When we first talked about the Excelerate ISC Acura coilovers we sent an 04-08 TL to try out on a customers car. We found that there was a difference in how they should mount up. ISC NA sent to the factory the correct top plate. When they were made one of the plates was made as the original, incorrect plate. We have this sorted and will have 30 new plates for the 04-08 Acura TL’s sometime next week.
09+ Acura TL we have realized that the top plate has an extra bolt. If you are to tap out the extra stud on the 2 stud setup you should be able to mount these up no problems at all. This is being fixed looking into the future.

It has also been brought to my attention that some of the pillowballs look slightly different. There is no performance difference. However I am having 80 new sets of pillowballs delivered so every set can be uniform.

Please let Excelerate know if you spot any other issues so we can provide a solution as quickly as possible.

Now while these issues are prevalent and they can be quite frustrating you are only helping a small, growing company to improve and grow. These are the situations that separate a strong company from a fly by night operation. We are here to stay and grow to help you and many other customers into the future. ISC NA and Excelerate Performance will not rest until you are taken care of, trust that. This is a great quality suspension system and although we have had a small mishap this will be made right and you will all enjoy your new coilover systems.

We sincerely appreciate your patience and will see to it that this is made right!

Thank you,

ISC Suspension North America

VicTL06

Excellent communication by Excelerate and ISC. I am satisfied. I'll be returning my set and waiting for the new sets. I'm not in any huge rush. Hey, I get it: shit happens. It's much easier to forgive and move on when people own up to it and work to make it right.

suav7

"....patiences...is a virtue."

The Machine

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Exactly! That post from Josh put a huge grin on my face!

On a side note, I'm not sure if you really have to return your set though. I believe the top hats and pillows balls they are remaking the correct way are going to be sent out to us. So if you're not in any rush you can still hold onto your set and then have those new pieces put on when you go to install them.

Excelerate

iTrader: (1)

We are just sending you the correct top mount. There is no need to return your coilovers.

VicTL06

Oh, sweet. Glad I checked this thread again so soon, as they are out on the UPS truck for delivery and I was going to get the receiver to refuse delivery. I've sent you an email about shipping arrangements for the top mount.

Thanks!

callahan

Install only took me two and half hours, I was really surprised how easy it was. I may of did something wrong tho, my front are maxed out and its not that low. My rears I can go about one and one half lower but I think I actually want to raise it up a inch or so. I deffently need to get in there and see whats going on, all the preloads are set to 170mm so i'm not sure what else could be wrong if anything is. heres a quick pic.

Quick edit: I forgot to mention my car is stripped so it sat a full inch higher than a oem tl.

jwr0ng626

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^lol wth that still looks too high for being lowered all the way. have pics of just the coil mounted?

Inaccurate

callahan,

Which version you get? You have the 12k or 14k front springs?

ebelp

Callahan, post some pictures of your front coilovers when you get a chance. Doesn't sound like you've adjusted them correctly. When you say they're "maxed out", what do you mean? Honestly, when I had mine at near max height, it sat lower than yours in the front. You should literally be able to go about 3" lower than where you sit now...

Excelerate

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Remember when installing the coilovers you should pre-load the spring by adjusting the upper perches until hand-tight against he spring. You make your ride height adjustments through the lower portion of the shock. If you thread the lower portion all the way in (all the way up the threads) then it's fully lowered.

H23Accord

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I actually placed this in another coilover thread but it should apply the same here as well in reference to correctly adjusting the coils...

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...13361461695441

CLS__01

I learned something about myself throughout this group buy. I learned that im a very patient person.I have a really nice paper weight in my garage.

NIGHTEHAWK

I got mine yesterday! but its the same as the others, I'm going to fix mine, I cant wait.

Emersont503

Does warranty get voided if you re-buy these from another member ?

callahan

I will take a pic once I re check everything tonight but the bottom is screwed all the way on the fronts and the rear I have about inch and one half left. Btw I got the tracks (14,10). I did set preload to 175mm as the manual stated. Again I might of messed it up or bumped it, so I will be rechecking it tonight.

swoosh

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so can the height of these coilovers be adjusted when they are mounted on the car ???

Tein Basis: Since these coilovers do NOT provide with the preload functionality, all you do it lower the bottom ring for height adjustment....

ISC: Bottom ring is for height....so you break it loose and then turn the body of the coilover into the bottom tube....but how are you gonna do that if the damn coilover is already installed ?

Inaccurate

Hey, hey, hey... whatsup with the damn damn






Dude,

True, the ride hight can't be adjusted with everything bolted-up. But, the lower tube can be turned when you pull out the lower fastner and push down the lower control arm a bit.

callahan

Honestly you only have to take off one bolt to adjust the height of the coils, so it doesn't take any time at all. Loven it

Edit: Some how I looked right over your post inaccurate lol.

soulimports

Make sure u guys re-preload the springs cuz after only 2 days my springs have alot of play between the perches needed to be tightened again

H23Accord

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I am starting to wonder if my posts simply get overlooked.
Swoosh, if you take a look at the link I provided above, it shows how to adjust height on these as the setup on the N1 is the same as in that video link of the BC. This is on the car.
Sunny also posted another helpful link in post #501 which is off the car.

Excelerate

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Yes they can. Just unlock the lowest perch, and spin the coilover body by one of the upper perches. You spin the body into the lower housing for a shorter overall length (and lower ride height) and spin the body out of the lower for a longer overall length (higher ride height).

callahan

heres the pics

callahan

Forgot to explain myself but I do have the preload set right and I do have the bottom screwed all the way in, hints why I can't go lower.

Inaccurate

@ callahan

Your high ride height is probably due to the diet plus the 14 kg front springs plus being lighter 6MT.

I see nothing wrong in the pics. You seem sure that the outer tube is screwed in as far as possible onto the inner body. You checked the preload. Sadly, you are stuck at that height. There is nothing else you can do.

You can verify this by measuring the distance from spindle to fender edge with the car jacked up versus on the ground. Most cars I think drop about 2.0 - 2.5 inches. This is called Droop. If your Droop is only maybe 1.0 inches, this verifies my suspicion regarding your suspension (pun intended).

ebelp

Excellent point. FWIW, I'm a 5AT (no diet) on the street sport springs. I can see this making a slight difference, but I'd be shocked if the street sports droop an inch or more than the stiffer track springs.

callahan, I'm curious what the distance is between the middle perch and the bottom locking perch on yours(length of visible threads on the shock body). I want to compare it with mine.

Also, post some pics of your car sitting on level ground. That pic you posted before could be deceiving. I'm determined to get to the bottom of this (pun intended) lol.

Inaccurate

I didn't say that the Droop difference between Street versus Track springs were an inch or more..

I said that the Droop difference would be an inch or more between the diet plus the 14 kg front springs plus being lighter 6MT

swoosh

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okie now i see it.....the pix were callahan's more clear than the video

ebelp

I know, I was considering all the other factors in addition to the difference in spring rates.

callahan

I'll take a pic softly of the car and I'll measure everything in a hour or so. It's probably around inch and one half tho.

soulimports

Have a feeling that my right top plate is loose....

callahan

The distance between the perchs is one and half inch.


car on level ground, its really dirty lol

callahan

Went out and measured my droop is about 2" as you can see by the pic



^ car on the ground measured at 1/2"



^ car jacked up measured at 2 1/2" (im planning on fixing my curb rash btw....) but again im not worried about trying to get the car lower, I feel like its a perfect drop for me. Just surprised this is the lowest is it will go is all.

soulimports

My top plate is not loose but I do have a clunk from my right front that was not there originally when I installed them.

callahan

First thing I would do it check all your bolts and pre load.

ebelp

Yeah check the top bolt...one of mine came loose once bc I never double checked it after installing and eventually started making a clunking noise. FYI, you have to use an open-ended wrench and an allen wrench to get it tight.

soulimports

^^^ that's exactly what it was thank you

CLS__01

any updates? my dad is calling me stupid for buying something that wont fit my car even though its states on the box 04-08 tl. lol