Ride height issue with Strano/KONIS
03-16-2014, 11:09 AM
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Ride height issue with Strano/KONIS Hey guys ive been running Strano/Bilsteins on my car. I have the Hose Mod in the rear and that makes it sit perfect. But the front sat higher and looked kinda goofy. Reverse rake status! So to alleviate that problem I picked up some KONI SA for the fronts. I installed them yesterday on the lower perch and grinning with Strano/KONI stance excitement I lowered the car only to find out it didn't lower at all. Maybe an 1/8". From what ive read the lower perch can yield like a 3/4" drop. Am I an idiot and did something wrong?
Current ride height measurments from ground to fender: 27 1/8" Front and 26 1/4" - 26 1/2" in the rear.
Im running a 285/40/17 up front and 315/35/17 out back
Current ride height measurments from ground to fender: 27 1/8" Front and 26 1/4" - 26 1/2" in the rear.
Im running a 285/40/17 up front and 315/35/17 out back
03-16-2014, 12:30 PM
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285/40-17 is slightly taller than the 315/35... but like a third of an inch total. So nothing that would be noticeable. Sounds like your sway bars or something else may be binding a bit. Did you tighten everything down with the weight of the car on the suspension?
03-16-2014, 02:25 PM
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Have you driven it since the shock swap...?
I'd loosen the sway-bar end links, then pull the car up on ramps an tighten the end links with the car at ride height. After that take the car for a short drive (under 5miles). Once you get home measure the front ride height again, an let us know if that fixed it.
I'd loosen the sway-bar end links, then pull the car up on ramps an tighten the end links with the car at ride height. After that take the car for a short drive (under 5miles). Once you get home measure the front ride height again, an let us know if that fixed it.
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03-16-2014, 03:10 PM
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I haven't driven it yet. Weather is kinda crappy. I'll loosen up sway bar while its still on lift. The drivers side slid right together. Pass side was a smidge off but not hoards.
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03-17-2014, 01:57 PM
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Lower perch won't give u 3/4 inch drop. Maybe 3/8 inch at best. Also u wanna tighten sway bars with loaded suspension. That may be ur problem
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03-17-2014, 06:12 PM
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^#truth^
Just came in from shop. Loosened the sway bar at all points of contact and it didn't do much. Maybe an 1/8. So its at 27". Whats next? The hot wrench
Just came in from shop. Loosened the sway bar at all points of contact and it didn't do much. Maybe an 1/8. So its at 27". Whats next? The hot wrench
. Besides these shocks have about 10k mikes on them.
03-17-2014, 07:47 PM
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10K on the shocks shouldn't make any difference on the ride height.
BTW, you'll want less than perfect roads so you're working the suspension harder. If your roads are buttery smooth you'll need to drive it further.
Another way to help settle the front suspension is to open one of the car doors and stand on the door sills and bounce for a roughly 5 seconds(hopefully this makes sense) . Then open the door on the other side of the car and do the same thing. This won't be nearly as effective as getting the suspension to cycle by driving it, but it'll help.
BTW, you'll want less than perfect roads so you're working the suspension harder. If your roads are buttery smooth you'll need to drive it further.
Another way to help settle the front suspension is to open one of the car doors and stand on the door sills and bounce for a roughly 5 seconds(hopefully this makes sense) . Then open the door on the other side of the car and do the same thing. This won't be nearly as effective as getting the suspension to cycle by driving it, but it'll help.
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03-18-2014, 05:20 AM
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Hopefully I can get to take her out this week. I did one better than bounce on the door sills. I threw a ratchet strap around the sway bar and my lift and cranked her down lol
03-18-2014, 10:28 AM
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Thats what I was thinking.
BTW on my strano/koni setup I'm at
26.75-rear
26.5-front
this is on upper perch and straight up in the back using factory isolators. 315/35/17 and 275s in the front if that helps you any.
BTW on my strano/koni setup I'm at
26.75-rear
26.5-front
this is on upper perch and straight up in the back using factory isolators. 315/35/17 and 275s in the front if that helps you any.