HT-Spec Tuning - Function&Form Type-2 Damper - TL Specific Application
11-03-2010, 04:16 AM
#242
nope the entire sleeve is 8 inches... I only put it on at 3/4" - (not including the 3"? or so on the top thats used to adjust spring tension..) so that gives u a LONG way (~5inches?) to play if u plan on slamming it. I kept it at its highest settings because my driveway is deadly.. otherwise I would go lower.
I adjusted the spring tension today and they feel wayyy better. loving these coils, I dnt think I would get the type 2 now because i've just set these to where I want them and dont plan on changing it again haha
Which ones do u plan on getting?
Anyone else have these installed w/ pics/reviews? im curious as to how other ppl feel about these!
I adjusted the spring tension today and they feel wayyy better. loving these coils, I dnt think I would get the type 2 now because i've just set these to where I want them and dont plan on changing it again haha
Which ones do u plan on getting?
Anyone else have these installed w/ pics/reviews? im curious as to how other ppl feel about these!
Last edited by jwr0ng626; 11-03-2010 at 04:18 AM.
11-03-2010, 04:36 AM
#243
Hmmm.... That's interesting....
I did call Preston again today and he told me that the distance between the bottom of the top hat and the top of the lower rubber mount on the spring should be in the 220mm - 215mm range for the proper pre-load. He said it should be NO MORE than 215mm. I am going to measure when I get time. ...
I did call Preston again today and he told me that the distance between the bottom of the top hat and the top of the lower rubber mount on the spring should be in the 220mm - 215mm range for the proper pre-load. He said it should be NO MORE than 215mm. I am going to measure when I get time. ...
and I lowered the tension to be around 219mm.. and it felt like my ride got so much more smooth haha have u ever gotten around to measure urs yet?
11-03-2010, 09:57 AM
#244
Hey sorry for not replying for so long. I actually ended up getting brand new rears from Function directly. Apparently the valving is different in the rears they sent me. AND as a result, ALL OF MY PROBLEMS are solved!!! Love it now! No thudding or anything.
On thing I should mention.
I RECENTLY realized (after talking to Function many times) that the kit Heeltoe sells is different than the one you can buy directly from Function. SO with that being said, I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC.
On thing I should mention.
I RECENTLY realized (after talking to Function many times) that the kit Heeltoe sells is different than the one you can buy directly from Function. SO with that being said, I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC.
11-03-2010, 09:00 PM
#246
Instructor
nope the entire sleeve is 8 inches... I only put it on at 3/4" - (not including the 3"? or so on the top thats used to adjust spring tension..) so that gives u a LONG way (~5inches?) to play if u plan on slamming it. I kept it at its highest settings because my driveway is deadly.. otherwise I would go lower.
I adjusted the spring tension today and they feel wayyy better. loving these coils, I dnt think I would get the type 2 now because i've just set these to where I want them and dont plan on changing it again haha
Which ones do u plan on getting?
Anyone else have these installed w/ pics/reviews? im curious as to how other ppl feel about these!
I adjusted the spring tension today and they feel wayyy better. loving these coils, I dnt think I would get the type 2 now because i've just set these to where I want them and dont plan on changing it again haha
Which ones do u plan on getting?
Anyone else have these installed w/ pics/reviews? im curious as to how other ppl feel about these!
11-05-2010, 10:08 AM
#249
Hey sorry for not replying for so long. I actually ended up getting brand new rears from Function directly. Apparently the valving is different in the rears they sent me. AND as a result, ALL OF MY PROBLEMS are solved!!! Love it now! No thudding or anything.
On thing I should mention.
I RECENTLY realized (after talking to Function many times) that the kit Heeltoe sells is different than the one you can buy directly from Function. SO with that being said, I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC.
On thing I should mention.
I RECENTLY realized (after talking to Function many times) that the kit Heeltoe sells is different than the one you can buy directly from Function. SO with that being said, I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC.
Eh, the valving would not have been causing any sort of sounds. The simple act of uninstalling and reinstalling could have been the answer to the noise. How are we to know? I would be really nice for you to LET ME KNOW this happened before posting it in the thread here. This is a slanderous post that really is avoid the real issue, which sounds like a warranty situation not a product spec issue. You are making the HT-Spec sound defective somehow and that is simply wrong. You are doing a disservice to the community in this way. You should have let me know you wanted to change out the dampers and I could have gotten new ones for you for free.
The kits are the same exact parts just different valving. There is no way an HT-Spec part is somehow an inferior part to a non-HT one. They are all made in the same place by the same people.
11-05-2010, 02:14 PM
#250
Uh, how is this slanderous?
I just told everyone that my kit was NOT HT-Spec, so in no way am I saying your kits are defective.
Now if I said I had a problem with YOUR kit, which is HT-Spec and then I went around you and got new dampers from Function, then I can see how that is slanderous on your kit.
My simple point here in my previous post was to say that I did NOT buy YOUR kit, hence my problems are NOT specific, nor relevant, to those who are posting here and bought your kit. READ MY LAST LINE, as a re-cap it reads, "I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC." The operative word here is NOT.
I agree with you, maybe I should have posted in a different thread about my thudding. Fact of the matter is that I didn't simply because until I talked to Function, I never realized that there were TWO different TL kits out there for our cars.
Apparently there is yours (HT-SPEC) with longer dampers and less ability to go as low, and then there is theirs (NOT HT-SPEC), with shorter dampers and an ability to go lower. Apparently yours rides nicer and mine is stiffer.
SO just to make you at ease, everyone who is reading this thread...
The problems that I had with MY kit should not apply to you as I bought mine from Function directly and it is NOT HT-Spec.
And the valving on the rears I received IS different. If you want to know call Preston. But here is what he told me. He took back the original rears he sent me and sent me the rears they ship for their Accord kits. So apparently, my NON-HT-Spec Type 1 F2 kit now has Accord rears and TL fronts with Function's valving, NOT Heeltoe's valving.
And your last sentence of the post above confirms the fact that your valving is different then the ones Function sells directly.
So let's recap, because I think you misread...
SAC2006TL bought his Type 1 F2 kit directly from Function and Form on the phone with Preston. He does NOT own Marcus' HT-Spec TYPE 1 kit. Therefore, the thudding problems he had most probably do NOT apply to you and I should have posted about my thud elsewhere.
I just told everyone that my kit was NOT HT-Spec, so in no way am I saying your kits are defective.
Now if I said I had a problem with YOUR kit, which is HT-Spec and then I went around you and got new dampers from Function, then I can see how that is slanderous on your kit.
My simple point here in my previous post was to say that I did NOT buy YOUR kit, hence my problems are NOT specific, nor relevant, to those who are posting here and bought your kit. READ MY LAST LINE, as a re-cap it reads, "I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC." The operative word here is NOT.
I agree with you, maybe I should have posted in a different thread about my thudding. Fact of the matter is that I didn't simply because until I talked to Function, I never realized that there were TWO different TL kits out there for our cars.
Apparently there is yours (HT-SPEC) with longer dampers and less ability to go as low, and then there is theirs (NOT HT-SPEC), with shorter dampers and an ability to go lower. Apparently yours rides nicer and mine is stiffer.
SO just to make you at ease, everyone who is reading this thread...
The problems that I had with MY kit should not apply to you as I bought mine from Function directly and it is NOT HT-Spec.
And the valving on the rears I received IS different. If you want to know call Preston. But here is what he told me. He took back the original rears he sent me and sent me the rears they ship for their Accord kits. So apparently, my NON-HT-Spec Type 1 F2 kit now has Accord rears and TL fronts with Function's valving, NOT Heeltoe's valving.
And your last sentence of the post above confirms the fact that your valving is different then the ones Function sells directly.
So let's recap, because I think you misread...
SAC2006TL bought his Type 1 F2 kit directly from Function and Form on the phone with Preston. He does NOT own Marcus' HT-Spec TYPE 1 kit. Therefore, the thudding problems he had most probably do NOT apply to you and I should have posted about my thud elsewhere.
11-06-2010, 11:25 PM
#254
hey dontTL'em'nothing , back to suspension topic.. have u got ur type 2's installed yet?
not yet still waiting. getting them hopefully this coming week and will take pics when installed.
11-07-2010, 03:05 PM
#256
Uh, how is this slanderous?
I just told everyone that my kit was NOT HT-Spec, so in no way am I saying your kits are defective.
Now if I said I had a problem with YOUR kit, which is HT-Spec and then I went around you and got new dampers from Function, then I can see how that is slanderous on your kit.
My simple point here in my previous post was to say that I did NOT buy YOUR kit, hence my problems are NOT specific, nor relevant, to those who are posting here and bought your kit. READ MY LAST LINE, as a re-cap it reads, "I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC." The operative word here is NOT.
I agree with you, maybe I should have posted in a different thread about my thudding. Fact of the matter is that I didn't simply because until I talked to Function, I never realized that there were TWO different TL kits out there for our cars.
I just told everyone that my kit was NOT HT-Spec, so in no way am I saying your kits are defective.
Now if I said I had a problem with YOUR kit, which is HT-Spec and then I went around you and got new dampers from Function, then I can see how that is slanderous on your kit.
My simple point here in my previous post was to say that I did NOT buy YOUR kit, hence my problems are NOT specific, nor relevant, to those who are posting here and bought your kit. READ MY LAST LINE, as a re-cap it reads, "I should clarify that I bought mine directly from Function and hence it is NOT HT-SPEC." The operative word here is NOT.
I agree with you, maybe I should have posted in a different thread about my thudding. Fact of the matter is that I didn't simply because until I talked to Function, I never realized that there were TWO different TL kits out there for our cars.
SO just to make you at ease, everyone who is reading this thread...
The problems that I had with MY kit should not apply to you as I bought mine from Function directly and it is NOT HT-Spec.
And the valving on the rears I received IS different. If you want to know call Preston. But here is what he told me. He took back the original rears he sent me and sent me the rears they ship for their Accord kits. So apparently, my NON-HT-Spec Type 1 F2 kit now has Accord rears and TL fronts with Function's valving, NOT Heeltoe's valving.
And your last sentence of the post above confirms the fact that your valving is different then the ones Function sells directly.
So let's recap, because I think you misread...
SAC2006TL bought his Type 1 F2 kit directly from Function and Form on the phone with Preston. He does NOT own Marcus' HT-Spec TYPE 1 kit. Therefore, the thudding problems he had most probably do NOT apply to you and I should have posted about my thud elsewhere.
The problems that I had with MY kit should not apply to you as I bought mine from Function directly and it is NOT HT-Spec.
And the valving on the rears I received IS different. If you want to know call Preston. But here is what he told me. He took back the original rears he sent me and sent me the rears they ship for their Accord kits. So apparently, my NON-HT-Spec Type 1 F2 kit now has Accord rears and TL fronts with Function's valving, NOT Heeltoe's valving.
And your last sentence of the post above confirms the fact that your valving is different then the ones Function sells directly.
So let's recap, because I think you misread...
SAC2006TL bought his Type 1 F2 kit directly from Function and Form on the phone with Preston. He does NOT own Marcus' HT-Spec TYPE 1 kit. Therefore, the thudding problems he had most probably do NOT apply to you and I should have posted about my thud elsewhere.
It is, things should be ok.
11-08-2010, 08:40 AM
#258
Aired Out TLS
11-08-2010, 10:26 AM
#260
Aired Out TLS
11-08-2010, 06:31 PM
#264
yes sir it is. Hey mrheeltoe you should have some decals made. I like reppin who i buy from
. dont worry i dont put stickers on the outside, i put them on the inside of my hood like ive done with my other cars. man i already know that these will ride smooth
Last edited by dontTL'em'nothing; 11-08-2010 at 06:34 PM.
11-08-2010, 08:41 PM
#265
Thanks Marcus...Your product is great...Quality is awesome...Ride is smooth as silk!! Type 2's are the way to go...having the flexibility of adjustabilty is great!
Summer wheels---
Winter wheels...gettin cold here now, had to get it outta the way since i was doing the suspension anyways and the jack was out!
Summer wheels---
Winter wheels...gettin cold here now, had to get it outta the way since i was doing the suspension anyways and the jack was out!
Last edited by 07TLTypeS420; 11-08-2010 at 08:44 PM.
11-09-2010, 06:28 AM
#267
Yea it really is as close to stock as you can get. Type-s rides rough stock so the ride is damn near the same. I'm gonna soften up the dampers some, I'm Rockin 14 in the front and 16 in the rear...I'm gonna put it to 10 front and 12 rear. That should be the exact ride I desire.
11-09-2010, 10:36 AM
#268
Aired Out TLS
11-11-2010, 09:11 AM
#272
11-13-2010, 10:00 PM
#278
Well started to get my coilovers in but ran into some problems along the way. Coilovers are great no problems with them. Broke my end links putting in my sway bar and coilovers and broke my front driver side flange bolt. So i got 3 of 4 installed 
. Atleast i get to do another upgrade in a way lol picking up some moog end links tomrrow and flange bolt. Blah sorry just had to vent some and let you guys know how this was going.
. Atleast i get to do another upgrade in a way lol picking up some moog end links tomrrow and flange bolt. Blah sorry just had to vent some and let you guys know how this was going.
11-14-2010, 09:33 PM
#280
I didn't have any problems with mine. install went awesome. THESE TYPE 2s ARE GREAT!!! Been rollin on em for a week now and these things ride perfect. Def. not a ricey ride at all. Keeps the luxury ride but gives you that sexy look without giving up ride quality.
GET THE BEST ****HT-Spec**** !!!!
GET THE BEST ****HT-Spec**** !!!!