K_Squared

Hey guys I just installed the Neuspeed Supercup Kit (Koni Yellow SP3 Shocks and Neuspeed Sport Springs) and am appalled about the ride height. The front is not worrying me but the rears are higher than stock. I set the shocks at the middle perch for all around. I was expecting for the car to look lower than stock even from the get go. I also drove a good 20 miles to see if it would settle more. Here are pictures after that drive. Let me know if this normal or if I received a defective set or something. I will also be contacting Koni and Neuspeed for their input. Also would putting the rear seats back have a significant impact on the ride height? Thanks guys.

Slpr04UA6

Looks like the rear has the spring seat cup, upside down! Flip that over and reinstall, should be good to go.


Where did you score this kit? I thought the Koni SP3's were discontinued?

TheLowLife

^ I hope this is right, cause this is some serious 4x4 going on there...

K_Squared

I made an error regarding the Konis. They are the regular yellow with 3 level height adjustment not the SP3 with 5.

The spring seat cup is in the correct postion. It would be pretty obvious if it was upside down when I was putting everything together.
Nevertheless, I actually just found out what happened regarding the ride height. This was my first time installing any kind of suspension. My buddy was helping me install it. He did the front and I did the rear. He forgot to tell me that I was supposed to tighten the bolts that hold the bottom of the shock when it's loaded. I tightened everything unloaded. He couldn't figure it out why it sat so high, because he assumed I tightened the bolts under load.

I will be loosening the bottom bolt and tightening it under load and repost pics. It should fix it, if not then something is seriously wrong.

zachlone

Hope that's works!

ez12a

i dont think the bolt issue would cause the ride height problem.

you guys have the spring perch on the lower settings?

Legitka9

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Your rear spring seat plate does look upside down.

Comptechtl2367

This! It looks like it was all installed wrong!

Legitka9

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Hey it happens, I installed my spring upside down haha because I was too worried about correctly installing / assembling the shocks.

Here's how mine look now.



Running them this way also helps keep the spring centered in its perch.

K_Squared

You guys are correct. It was installed incorrectly. Will have to redo it. But won't have time until this weekend. Sucks driving like this. Looks bizarre.

Predatorbird

The front doesn't look very low either. I'd probably move them to the lowest perch too.

Legitka9

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Hey that's what this site is for!

K_Squared

Hey guys thanks for all your input. My buddy who helped me install this decided that we fix this asap so I actually reinstalled it yesterday with his help. Otherwise I would've waited until this weekend. Here is a pic I just took today after driving about 40 miles on them. Looks good now and am pretty happy with the drop. Tight 2 finger gap on front and two finger gap on rear. The springs are sitting on the middle perch.

zachlone

How much of a drop is that at each wheel? Looks good man much better!

K_Squared

The springs advertise a 1.5" drop on the front and 1.75" drop on the rear. I didn't take any measurements before so do not know the exact drop. The shocks were set at the middle perch which may have lowered it a minuscule amount. Setting it a perch lower would lower it another 20mm which is about 3/4".

K_Squared

I meant to say 1.75" drop on the front and 1.5" drop on the rear.

Comptechtl2367

Looks WAY better! Haha. I once installed my first lowering springs on a civic with the fronts on the rear and rear on the front. The front was almost touching the ground and the rear was monster truck style... You live and learn!

zachlone

if you bought the neuspeed kit your front shocks should have 5 perches that you can adjust to.

K_Squared

Koni stopped selling those shocks which were the SP3 model. They now sell the Sport shocks with only 3 perches. I know in my earlier post I said I had the SP3 but mixed the two up. I actually have the Sports.

K_Squared

Lol. Yeah lesson learned. First time installing anything like this.

Legitka9

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Hey looks good! How do you like them? I am loving mine and would never go another route on suspension!

K_Squared

I like it so far. I'm still getting used to them though (bumpiness). I'm sure once I get the alignment it will also greatly improve the handling. What firmness setting you running? I have about 50% front and 90% rear. Also have a Progress RSB on the hard setting.

Legitka9

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I'm running full stiff all around but I may turn it down some today. It's just a PITA if you know what I mean because you have to remove the seats and front strut bar.

I'm going to set it to soft to see how much smoother it may be. I think that may be one of my next upgrades, front and rear sway bars. Our stock rear sway bars are like toothpicks!

K_Squared

Soft I'm sure will be like stock. May handle a little better. I'd say go medium but go firmer on the rear. Thicker sway bars should definitely help too especially with the base model.