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pn0ymahalJan-12-02 04:36 PM
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#5593, "my car is TOO stifff help Me"




          

i got the tokico non adjus and eibach pro on my 99gs fwd for about a yr now.
today we tried to see if its rebounds quick but its so stiff like a ROCK?? my cousin has the same car same setup struts and springs on his 97gs fwd and his car bounces about right not as stiff as mine?
also my car hurts like a mad man over bumps and railroads even if i go slow ?
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RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, Teameclipse804, Jan-12-02 04:47 PM, #1
RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Jan-12-02 04:55 PM, #2
      RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, pn0ymahal, Jan-12-02 06:25 PM, #3
           RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, Teameclipse804, Jan-12-02 08:55 PM, #4
                RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, madregal, Jan-13-02 12:54 AM, #5
                     RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, Logic3, Jan-13-02 03:48 AM, #6
                          RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, pn0ymahal, Jan-13-02 07:37 PM, #7
                               RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, Teameclipse804, Jan-13-02 07:49 PM, #8
                                    RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, vegasdsmr, Jan-13-02 07:53 PM, #9
                                         RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, madregal, Jan-14-02 05:29 AM, #10
                                              RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, TeamJasonESi_T, Jan-14-02 06:03 AM, #11
                                              RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, Logic3, Jan-14-02 06:04 AM, #12
                                                   RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me, madregal, Jan-15-02 02:32 AM, #13

Teameclipse804Jan-12-02 04:47 PM
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#5594, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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Did you cut your bump stops in half when you installed your springs? Make sure all the stock rubber pieces are in place on the assembly. Look at the ground control installation faq at http://vfaq.dsm.org and it shows all the little stock pieces that go in, like that cone shaped rubber thing. Good luck.

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ModeratorEvuLFleAJan-12-02 04:55 PM
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#5595, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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Yes that was my conclusion too. If you didnt cut them you might be hitting those on every bump. By cutting you get an extra .5" of travel.

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#5596, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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i did not install it this shop i always go to installed it. how much of the bump stop are you sopose to cut? and at what angel if so? also do you have to remove the whole strut and spring to check or do this? and does this apply all around or just to the front or rear?.. also when i 1st installed my suspenion setup it was not this harsh? only within the last couple months?
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Teameclipse804Jan-12-02 08:55 PM
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#5597, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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The bumpstops should be cut in half down the center (that's what RRE told me). You have to take apart your whole suspension setup to do it though. It's those yellow things. You just cut it so the height is about half of the original. This gives you more suspension travel. But if it only recently got bad, I would assume it's the shocks??

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madregalJan-13-02 12:54 AM
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#5598, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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hmmmm with kyb gr2s do you have to cut the bumpstops? i have them with prokits.

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Logic3Jan-13-02 03:48 AM
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#5599, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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If you lower you car you should always cut the bumpstops. Its very easy to do...the pain will be taking the suspension apart in order to get to them.

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pn0ymahalJan-13-02 07:37 PM
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#5600, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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for the bump stops to cut does this only apply to the rear or front ?
Mike

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#5601, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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cut all four bump stops in half.

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#5602, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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im pissed now, i didnt cut the bumpstops when i installed my springs. i only bottomed out once so far, and i didnt like it.

guess ill do that when i replace the stock shox

tia

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now: 20g, portfueler, bpu+++ (track/dyno times tbd...)

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madregalJan-14-02 05:29 AM
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#5603, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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lemme try again.. maybe i get a response this time.
with kybs and prokits.. should i have cut the bumpstops?

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar
Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.Radius Rims.Pirelli Tires.Eibach Pro kit Springs.KYB GR2.$15 camber mod

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar.Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.

  

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TeamJasonESi_TJan-14-02 06:03 AM
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#5604, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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Yes, since the bumpstop cutting instructions is part of the Pro-Kit install, meaning it's not strut specific.

There was a yellow sheet that came with the Pro-kits that indicated the exact(to the millimeter) measurement on how much you needed to cut form each bumpstop. But it was close to half IIRC, anyways.

I've never bottomed out myself with this combo, but the ride is much harsher. Corners are much easier to take though. And the car doesn't look like a 4 x 4 either. It's all a tradeoff.

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#5605, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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>lemme try again.. maybe i get a response this time.
>with kybs and prokits.. should i have cut the bumpstops?

Yes. My previous post was directed to you. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CUT THE BUMPSTOPS WHEN LOWERED. This has nothing to do with the spring and strut combo you have....the fact that you are lowered is why you have to cut the bump stops.

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madregalJan-15-02 02:32 AM
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#5606, "RE: my car is TOO stifff help Me"
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thanks.

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar.Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.

  

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