ST Coilovers not going up too much

oilngas · 10-26-2012, 11:57 PM

After installing my ST Coilovers, I drove the car for several hundred miles to let them settle. Now I swapped wheels and have gone to a wider tire, (265/30/19). I needed to come up on the rear to avoid rubbing and level out the car.

I noticed now that the rear passenger side will not go up as high as the rear drivers side. The gap on the adjustment discs on the drivers side is approximately 1/2" and the other side has a gap of little over a full inch. This has me stumped...

So, basically I have to open up the passenger side twice as much as the drivers side to obtain the same height on both ends. Any thoughts as to why this might be occurring..., bad springs, dampers...

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drm916 · 10-29-2012, 12:23 AM

make sure the spring is sitting in the lower control arm properly. In the rubber spring perch.

CHECKERED · 10-30-2012, 02:44 PM

pics would help

oilngas · 11-04-2012, 08:03 PM

I'll post some pics as soon as I get a chance when I get back from the field

10-26-2012, 11:57 PM	#1
oilngas DAHU 0 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 09' 335i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 E90 LCI [0.00]	ST Coilovers not going up too much After installing my ST Coilovers, I drove the car for several hundred miles to let them settle. Now I swapped wheels and have gone to a wider tire, (265/30/19). I needed to come up on the rear to avoid rubbing and level out the car. I noticed now that the rear passenger side will not go up as high as the rear drivers side. The gap on the adjustment discs on the drivers side is approximately 1/2" and the other side has a gap of little over a full inch. This has me stumped... So, basically I have to open up the passenger side twice as much as the drivers side to obtain the same height on both ends. Any thoughts as to why this might be occurring..., bad springs, dampers... http://www.e90post.com/forums/images...es/mad0259.gif __________________ "Success is a direct result of effort."
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10-29-2012, 12:23 AM	#2
drm916 Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: atlanta iTrader: (2)	make sure the spring is sitting in the lower control arm properly. In the rubber spring perch.
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10-30-2012, 02:44 PM	#3
CHECKERED ex deus machina 124 Rep 968 Posts Drives: G30, F15, Audi S4 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Southern NH iTrader: (12)	pics would help __________________ Daily: G30 M550i, Bluestone, JB4, 1 step colder plugs, 6WB retrofit Winter Beast: Audi S4 4.2L V8, Supercharger, brakes, suspension & exhaust mods Wifes': F15 M50d clone, DUDMD tune, WMI, MPBK Gone: E92 335i N54 468rwtq
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11-04-2012, 08:03 PM	#4
oilngas DAHU 0 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 09' 335i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 E90 LCI [0.00]	I'll post some pics as soon as I get a chance when I get back from the field __________________ "Success is a direct result of effort."
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