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05-27-2010, 08:04 PM | #1 |
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Axle boot too close to coilovers problems?
Well got my 08 2.5i lowered with BC BR Coils. And im currently at 1 finger gap in the front. Heres my problem, i want to go a bit lower, but i have this to worry about:
If i went lower, lets say where my coils are about 1cm away from my front boot, would there be problems?
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05-27-2010, 08:20 PM | #2 |
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Yeah - there will be. it'll rub the boot, and tear. I would check where that is now personally. Make sure there's a good bit of room through the entire suspension movement. Remember, that boot is going to expand outward as you drive at higher speeds.
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05-27-2010, 08:30 PM | #3 |
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Well ive been driving like this for the past week...havent checked boot yet. But last time i check, which was installation, i had about 1/2 - 3/4 inch of clearance...
No fix to this? Other than raising height. |
05-27-2010, 08:33 PM | #4 | |
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You COULD go with a shorter main spring and reset the preload on it. that will drop the car more. When you do this you will run into the following: Travel Coilbind axle hitting the frame Travel is going to be an issue, and you could ride the bump stops. This will have an affect on ride. The comfort of the ride is up to you as a personal preference. Do keep in mind that if you go too low you do risk damaging the damper. Coilbind is where the spring is totally collapsed. You need to see how much travel is left in the damper, account for that, then account for static weight on the spring, then account for droop travel vs. spring preload. This is not an easy thing to do overall and takes a lot of study. I'm sure others have done this on these dampers so hopefully others will chime in. Axle on the frame - if you hit it you'll have to notch it. There's instructions in the super low how to thread. *I would like to point out that here I am Clint@TiC giving good and sound advice on further lowering a subaru. See folks, I'm not a hater.... all the time. |
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05-27-2010, 08:34 PM | #5 |
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you could start ghettoing it out...
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05-27-2010, 09:06 PM | #6 | |
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05-27-2010, 09:59 PM | #7 |
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I've seen friends who, in an attempt to get even lower, cut the threaded lower shock body that screws into the bracket/ mount so it wouldn't bottom out. They also didn't have any collars. Highly not recommended.
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05-27-2010, 10:42 PM | #8 |
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