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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 06:49 AM
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Curious do you have measurements of your ride height from hub to fender? I am not quite as low but have a few problems in the back. What is the preload set at on yours? Mine seem to have hardly any droop travel and I easily lift an inside tire on sharp low speed corners. Although I have 12k springs in the back that shouldn't matter I wouldn't think.

Btw I have almost the same wheels specs do you rub the front fender liners at that height over sharper bumps?
I do not have measurements at this time but will try to get some for you.

Your spring rates in the rear are much stiffer than mine and could be contributing to your problem. What are your front rates and are you also on the Ohlins or another set? I do have some minor rubbing issues on the fender liners under full lock, but otherwise it is alright. My rubbing issues are caused by the low ride height. When I had it 1/4 inch higher than it sits right now I have 0 rubbing issues.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan@Forged
I do not have measurements at this time but will try to get some for you.

Your spring rates in the rear are much stiffer than mine and could be contributing to your problem. What are your front rates and are you also on the Ohlins or another set? I do have some minor rubbing issues on the fender liners under full lock, but otherwise it is alright. My rubbing issues are caused by the low ride height. When I had it 1/4 inch higher than it sits right now I have 0 rubbing issues.
I have Ohlins DFV's with 11kF/12kR. Just seems to really easily lift the rear tires as they seem to have almost zero droop travel. Not sure if that's because of the springs, ride height, or preload though. Curious as if you having any input on this.

I don't want to go in their and start screwing up my $300 alignment and corner balance job I just had done until I have more of an idea what I should first change.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Any other questions are also welcome
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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Ryan these coilovers re-use the stock brake line brackets.

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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 04:13 AM
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The picture shows the stud on the back of the coilover, just like the Flags. Stock bracket slips right over that. Watch out for the bracket hitting the inner fender on compression if you max out the camber though.
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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I'm curious. Did you install the 10k in front / 8k rear or did you swap them?

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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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I swapped em.

Initial impressions were real good, def need to crank up the stiffness on the rears over the intial setting from what I found/felt.

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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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whats the price differences between the ohlin DFV and HKS hipermax?
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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mmm... Ohlins.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by skyblas
whats the price differences between the ohlin DFV and HKS hipermax?
About $1500 MSRP price difference.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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Any chance you through these on a shock dyno before installing on the car?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Spool4Fun
Any chance you through these on a shock dyno before installing on the car?
I didn't.

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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Sorry we did not.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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I really like my DFV's. I would like to bump up spring rates as I look at running a larger, stickier tire. I run the 8kF and 10kR springs.
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