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the front end was stiff no bounce at all. the car was sitting on the bump stops.
after i cut 40mm off the car got lower and the suspension was back to normal.
again my car was lowered on RS*S the front a 39mm drop and the back was a 32mm drop.
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I talked to my mechanic about this problem again as it's a well debated topic.
He showed me a new Fit bump stop and pointed out how soft it is on the botton of the stop, but gets harder on the solid section. this is where the bump stop kicks in on the rebound.
I also talked to him about your RS*R 40mm drop and he said they need cutting about 20 mm or so, but Tanabe NF 210 20mm drop don't really need to be cut.
Finally, he said either way it shoudn't be a big problem.
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I have been trying to clear up the great debate about whether to cut bump stops or not with Tanabe NF 210 springs.
I decided to do a survey by e-mailing this question to 10 suppliers including Tanabe's head office.
All suppliers and intallation garages said NO. They all gave me a quick positive response. But the last one to reply was Tanabe's head office and they said YES, 30%.
I drove two 2009 fits with Tanabe NF 210 springs fitted. One with bumps stops cut and another uncut. I couldn't tell the differance running over varied road conditions and speeds.
I think bump stops only come into action if you go over lots of speed ramps very hard to stop the car bottoming out on the rebound, but could be a different story if you lower more than 30mm without stiffening the stuts.
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One thing my mechanic did say was Tanabe springs are just a bit too soft and make the car bounce and roll a little. They feel OK to me.
And the debate goes on
