Started to install coilovers yesterday and only got the front done. Ran out of time. Biggest issue was getting the suspension to drop down far enough to get the button of the strut out of the lower arm. None is a 16, so the instructions/videos on the web made it look easy. Ended up using a length of wood and a small floor jack to compress the spring from below and that worked.
Then got it all in place and the car was way too low. While it is only the front end right now, it was crashing hard over bumps, so I raised it up another 3/4". Rides better now but still thinking I got to get the rears installed before making a final decision.
I'm thinking it is the geometry, but torque steer is worse right now.
I ran without the cowling, and boy do you hear a lot of noises that I did think our cars made. It even sounded like having a blow off valve, as I could hear the shhh, between shifts. Entertaining.
But, I put everything back together with the stock strut tower brace, even though I have the TB performance unit that I used as a pilot for the 3" holes. I was concerned that if I hacked the cowling in order to fit the TB bar that those previously mentioned noises would remain, and I would not want to live with that.
I have the dampers set to full soft or street.
CrashMW
Then got it all in place and the car was way too low. While it is only the front end right now, it was crashing hard over bumps, so I raised it up another 3/4". Rides better now but still thinking I got to get the rears installed before making a final decision.
I'm thinking it is the geometry, but torque steer is worse right now.
I ran without the cowling, and boy do you hear a lot of noises that I did think our cars made. It even sounded like having a blow off valve, as I could hear the shhh, between shifts. Entertaining.
But, I put everything back together with the stock strut tower brace, even though I have the TB performance unit that I used as a pilot for the 3" holes. I was concerned that if I hacked the cowling in order to fit the TB bar that those previously mentioned noises would remain, and I would not want to live with that.
I have the dampers set to full soft or street.
CrashMW