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Passenger/Rear Side QA1 Coilover for some reason has to be set alot higher than....?

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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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Passenger/Rear Side QA1 Coilover for some reason has to be set alot higher than....?

I have QA1 adjustable coilovers in the rear but for some reason the passenger/rear side coilover I had to twist what the spring sits on a good bit higher than the driver/rear side to even the ride height. You can also tell the passenger/rear side spring is compressed more. Is this normal?
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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Yes it's Normal
Old Jan 7, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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what spring rate and length are u using??? i have the same setup with 150lb springs and i believe they are 12 inches long....i have them adjust alllll the way up, and it still seems really low ride height...
Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:09 AM
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IMO, Buy some 14" hypercoil springs, also you'll have to remember with mounting the springs on the shocks the 150lb.in. springs will seem softer because the rearend/axle/wheel assembly has more leverage with the springs mount further away. So you also might want slightly stiffer springs.
Old Jan 12, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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ok thanks, who makes the hypercoil springs, and how stiff of a spring should i get?? i find that the new setup is much much better for handling, cornering, traction, and wheel hop, and the only thing is i can feel bumps much more noticably, which i fully expected and am ok with. would a stiffer spring make that worse? the ones on there right now are competition engineering 12" long springs with 3/8" diameter coil...

EDIT: as of right now, and possibly for a couple years longer, this is a daily driver car...
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