this monday is great, saw a beautiful sunrise this morning, nice day, cool crisp air, new suspension lol....

I am just not a fan of a super stiff ride anymore. I just like it to handle when I need it, look good, and otherwise be smooth and enjoyable on my typical commute which is get on 26 and go straight lol

 

its not a horrible monday.. typical tired dont wanna wake up one

 

Lower car!!!!

Its really not hard at all. Ive done my own, and my brothers a couple times. If you have a flat garage its easy. Let me know if you need any help.

:shakehead

 

don't you have to adjust the shock body and not the spring perch? So I'd have to drop where the rest of the suspension meets the shock body, adjust, then reconnect? correct? Adjusting the spring perch would be the easy way to do it, but it'll mess up the ride?

 

Unless the Ksports for the TSX are totally different from the RSX, all you have to do is loosen the ring below spring, spin the top ring down, then tighten the two back together.

Im talking about the orange rings at the base of the springs.




Thats the same way ive adjusted mine as well.



You gonna have to to come out and show me later on today? Or am i gonna have to go paparazzi on you and go get pics for everyone else to see?

 

http://www.ksportusa.com/edocs/Coilo...structions.pdf

Page 4 - most can be adjusted using the lower mount. That's like mine, threaded body. The TSX coilovers are way different looking than those lol.

I can swing by on my way home for lunch today, or you can swing by on your lunch and I'll come out for a bit. Boss left already this morning so I can snag a quick few to show off :P

 

Yea i figured they would look different. Just grabbed that pic for the adjustment collar.

Either way it isnt hard to do. flat ground...jack...and a measuring tape.

edit: That PDF Instruction is what i was trying to say...it all worked in my head.

 

haha, just afraid to lower the spring perch because that'll reduce suspension travel when I can actually adjust the lower mount and retain the same amount of suspension travel, but be lower to the ground.

 

Yea i just saw that lower mount feature...Not to sure how all that works.

With the weather forcasted for this week, i need to call about getting a alignment and adding some more neg camber...

I need to be lower and stop the rubbing.

Or do i just rent the roller at speed concept?

 

roll em out and save the tires!

 

weeerd.

When you going to lunch? Like you said...boss is gone, i plan on going home at lunch.

 

I'm goin now

 

okay guys, i got a set of '04-'08 TL wheels for sale. no tires, no sensors, and some curb on each wheel... i know it may not sell but just throwin it out there just in case someone wants a set for some winter tires....

 

I know what Chris's car looks like...nenner neeener neeeeeener.

Oh and Chris...you need rolling shots now. Looked so good rolling through the parking lot.

 

dammit, Kyle is still lower, and after a very official "cell phone drop test" he is at least an 1/8" lower than me. We might have to fix this at some point.... lol

 

Lets set it up sometime. Maybe I'll be a bit lower by then

 

if you guys go too low you might as well through airbags in..

 

it creates an addiction, now that I'm adjustable I am obsessed with going lower lol, before I didn't have the option.

 

damn i am so tired i spelt throw, through HAHA... ya youll get sick of it im am sure.. specially if you have to get re-cambered all the time

 

^^Just have to find that magic spot before alignment

 

Still pretty simple to do as all you would have to do is untighten the lower mount collar and turn the shock body. To turn the shock body, you use the the top spring colar to go clockwise (lower) and the lower spring collar counter clockwise (up). Just make sure that both spring collars are tight against one another and that the the spring does not get unloaded. Should have zero load which is basically snug with the pillow mount.

 

ok so if I got this right:

Jack the car up

Loosen the lower mount collar

Turn the shock body by turning the top spring collar clockwise to go lower.

Tighten the lower mount collar

Enjoy being lower

Right?

 

make sure to measure it.. so youre even .. and your rears are slightly higher then fronts.. usually .2 higher then front

 

Chris im heading up to vancouver tomorrow to get my fenders rolled.

Sucks for driving but its free minus roller rental. Gotta rep SpeedConcept again for hooking me up.

So whenever you wanna lower after that let me know.

 

^^sweet, I think I'll give it a week to settle like you reccomended and if not where I want it to be by next weekend lowering will commence. Bring yours by whenever you like and we can drop it those last few threads.

 

is that a shop your going to? mine needs to be rolled too just in case for the future setup.


any pics yet chris??

 

Ill let ya know.

Nah no shop, gonna rent the roller from SC tomorrow, and a buddy of mine is gonna do it. Then i plan on going loooower

 

83,000+ mile tuesday

 

still no pics yet, I go to work and it's dark, come and it's dark...I'll shoot some over the holiday.

Lower just in time for PDXmas

 

You should enter in PDXmas

 

haha I don't have enough toys for that, no showy wheels, not slammed enough, and I have those ouchies on my front lip. Maybe after some summer time body renovation it'll be worth

 

Hello Kitty Band-Aids....Fixes all.

 

the most JDM of band-aids. If I have hello kittty band-aids can I keep my Tein sticker? LOL

 

Wow, that's a lot of miles for what, a 2007 TL-S? It's not much more, if any, than 30 miles from Wilsonville to Hillsboro, right?

 

Thats borderline too much JDM for one car....You might need to get a license plate that is non-jdm to even it out.

07 TL-S???

Guess im doing something right....Mines a 2004

 

^^You must be flattered.

I suppose your right, hello kitty band-aids and a Tein sticker could be so JDM that it may in fact blind on lookers with it's mad-tyte JDM light.

 

nothing beats pink hello kitty bandaids.........................except pucca bandaids with Garo on them... then you can get ninja-fied

 

Ah, sorry. From your avatar and pics I've seen on the 3rd Gen forums, yours looks like a TL-S, especially with the quad-tip exhaust. I guess you swapped the rear bumper for a TL-S one and got the ATLP quads?

 

haha yes it does thats what makes coilovers that much better than springs

i guess thats not too bad for an 04 right?

will the volks be on for the show??

 

Daily slice of humble pie.

No need to be sorry. Yes i have a full 07-08 TypeS bumper and Lip w/07-08 Base Tail Lights

Yes they will be. Cant wait