|
||||||
| Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing Relating to suspension, chassis, and brakes. Sponsored by 949 Racing. |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
04-03-2016, 09:27 PM
|
#1 |
|
12% Done with the car.
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: FRS
Location: Tx
Posts: 615
Thanks: 814
Thanked 156 Times in 99 Posts
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Coilover question for those running RCE Tarmac II's
I bought a set used a while back and have had no problems with it thus far, but I noticed something a little weird on the rear suspension. I'm running raceseng rear shock top hats in the rear if it makes any difference, but the springs are compressed all the way down at the top.I was just wondering if it's normal to be compressed like that.
__________________
HOUSTON TEXAS FR-S/BRZ OWNERS - https://www.facebook.com/groups/houston86/
|
|
|
|
04-03-2016, 09:34 PM
|
#2 |
|
12% Done with the car.
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: FRS
Location: Tx
Posts: 615
Thanks: 814
Thanked 156 Times in 99 Posts
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
__________________
HOUSTON TEXAS FR-S/BRZ OWNERS - https://www.facebook.com/groups/houston86/
|
|
|
|
|
04-03-2016, 09:46 PM
|
#3 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Drives: 2014 BRZ Sport-tech
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 125
Thanks: 45
Thanked 66 Times in 50 Posts
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
|
Pretty sure that's normal and mine look like that too.
@Racecomp Engineering |
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to infinity21 For This Useful Post: | enjoi23 (04-04-2016) |
|
04-03-2016, 09:48 PM
|
#4 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Drives: 2017 BRZ
Location: Chicago
Posts: 3,286
Thanks: 1,257
Thanked 2,929 Times in 1,714 Posts
Mentioned: 58 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
That's the helper spring - if you were to lift the rear of the car you'd likely see that expand to take up the slack once there's no weight at all on the rear suspension and it's fully extended.
|
|
|
|
| The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to cjd For This Useful Post: |
|
04-03-2016, 11:34 PM
|
#5 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Drives: 13 GBS BRZ
Location: TX
Posts: 446
Thanks: 447
Thanked 233 Times in 144 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
|
Yep, like CJD said, that's the helper spring. It's supposed to be like that.
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Porcupint For This Useful Post: | enjoi23 (04-04-2016) |
|
04-03-2016, 11:38 PM
|
#6 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Drives: 2014 BRZ SCCA STU endurance car
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Posts: 199
Thanks: 2
Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
Totally normal, those are helper springs that can be compressed very easily, they help take up droop when the suspension unloads.
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Gear_One_Performance For This Useful Post: | enjoi23 (04-04-2016) |
|
04-04-2016, 12:07 AM
|
#7 |
|
The Stig's German cousin
Join Date: Mar 2013
Drives: 2013 FR-S
Location: Tempe, AZ
Posts: 1,066
Thanks: 140
Thanked 511 Times in 340 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
|
Yup. Without the tender spring, if that corner became fully unloaded the main spring might not be seated properly when everything compressed back to normal.
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to renfield90 For This Useful Post: | enjoi23 (04-04-2016) |
|
04-04-2016, 12:23 PM
|
#8 |
|
12% Done with the car.
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: FRS
Location: Tx
Posts: 615
Thanks: 814
Thanked 156 Times in 99 Posts
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Awesome just checking. Better to be safe than sorry. Thanks guys!
__________________
HOUSTON TEXAS FR-S/BRZ OWNERS - https://www.facebook.com/groups/houston86/
|
|
|
|
|
04-05-2016, 07:21 AM
|
#9 |
|
Join Date: Nov 2011
Drives: 2016 BRZ, 2012 Paris Di2 & 2018 STI
Location: Severn, MD
Posts: 5,413
Thanks: 3,432
Thanked 7,276 Times in 2,967 Posts
Mentioned: 303 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
 |
Normal.
 Sorry just saw your PM, I'm out of the country. - Andrew |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| ***FT-86 SpeedFactory RCE Tarmac 2 Clubsport and Tarmac Zero Sale Thread*** | FT-86 SpeedFactory | Brakes, Suspension, Chassis | 208 | 09-30-2016 03:43 PM |
| RaceComp Engineering Tarmac Coilover sale | Racecomp Engineering | Brakes, Suspension, Chassis | 1 | 11-02-2015 10:08 AM |
| coilover question | Sketchi | Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing | 6 | 09-27-2014 06:00 PM |
| Racecomp Tarmac II Clubsport coilover | JoeBoxer | Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing | 47 | 11-16-2013 11:02 PM |
2013 Scion Fr-s