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Old 03-06-2021, 07:04 AM   #1
Hamza
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Coilover Loose/Play

Hey so I've been dialing and experimenting with different ride heights over the past few weeks and decided I was gonna almost drop the rear to max. Did the right side rear to about 1.2 cm left and went to do the left side. It was originally on 2.4 cm and while lowering as soon as it got to 1.4cmish it started to become loose and have some play (the lower you go it gets looser), so for now I put it to 1.5 cm (still a tiny bit loose) and just put the wheel back on and lowered the car.

Here's a short clip of what I mean:


Any ideas of what might be causing this? My first thought it maybe the top locking nut isn't tight enough but not entirely sure. I had a shop put the top nut cause I didn't have the right socket.

They are Tein Street Advance Z

Forgot to add, is there any harm in it having play or being loose? I would think it wouldn't matter much because the weight of the car would keep it stiff, but it's just odd it's happening to only one side.

Last edited by Hamza; 03-06-2021 at 07:05 AM. Reason: Forgot a bit
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