Turbo Lean
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Well it is finally installed! Im going to go straight to the goody goody.
Forgive me for any mistakes because I have been up since 3:30am and worked all day. I didnt get home till 10:30pm. It is now 11:00pm, so hang in there.
The install was not easy considering I did it with no air tools. The old suspension came right out. The only real problem I had was the rear endlinks(that I have now to replace).
The Fitting
Everything fit except the brake line brackets. They were slightly off and I was not able to install them back like it was on my old suspension. The rear brake line brackets have to be move about one inch towards the front of the car, in order to use them with out really risking brake line damage. For now I just zipped tied them till I install steel braided lines.
The Ride Quality
At first I didn't like the ride quality but that was my fault. After having me and a buddy (bori) adjust the suspension, the car drove like a dream. I really liked it and im coming from a 93 honda civic hatch with tein SS coilovers. The adjustment knob has a nice range different stiffness settings. I adjusted the spring as high as I could and stopped right before it started compressing, then I adjusted the height of the car with the bottom knuckle bracket(not sure of the proper name). The car is pretty low and can go lower and it can defiantly be adjusted to stock height with out breaking a sweat. Like I said before, this setup is completely adjustable.
Final thought and changes that should be made
1) The front brake brackets are open but the back ones are not. I dont understand why they did that but both front and back should be open for easier install.
2) The front brake brackets should be moved just a little bit towards the outside of the car. The bracket opening should be a little more wider. The protective paint made it smaller and you would have to shave the paint off to have the brake lines slide right in, but that will cause rust.
3) The rear brake brackets should be moved about 1 inch towards the front of the car. The bracket opening should be a little more wider.
Thats about the only things I would change but they are not terribly that bad.
Thats it for now. I can hear my bed calling my name!
FRONT
REAR
Forgive me for any mistakes because I have been up since 3:30am and worked all day. I didnt get home till 10:30pm. It is now 11:00pm, so hang in there.
The install was not easy considering I did it with no air tools. The old suspension came right out. The only real problem I had was the rear endlinks(that I have now to replace).
The Fitting
Everything fit except the brake line brackets. They were slightly off and I was not able to install them back like it was on my old suspension. The rear brake line brackets have to be move about one inch towards the front of the car, in order to use them with out really risking brake line damage. For now I just zipped tied them till I install steel braided lines.
The Ride Quality
At first I didn't like the ride quality but that was my fault. After having me and a buddy (bori) adjust the suspension, the car drove like a dream. I really liked it and im coming from a 93 honda civic hatch with tein SS coilovers. The adjustment knob has a nice range different stiffness settings. I adjusted the spring as high as I could and stopped right before it started compressing, then I adjusted the height of the car with the bottom knuckle bracket(not sure of the proper name). The car is pretty low and can go lower and it can defiantly be adjusted to stock height with out breaking a sweat. Like I said before, this setup is completely adjustable.
Final thought and changes that should be made
1) The front brake brackets are open but the back ones are not. I dont understand why they did that but both front and back should be open for easier install.
2) The front brake brackets should be moved just a little bit towards the outside of the car. The bracket opening should be a little more wider. The protective paint made it smaller and you would have to shave the paint off to have the brake lines slide right in, but that will cause rust.
3) The rear brake brackets should be moved about 1 inch towards the front of the car. The bracket opening should be a little more wider.
Thats about the only things I would change but they are not terribly that bad.
Thats it for now. I can hear my bed calling my name!
FRONT
REAR