Fit Suspension & Brake ModificationsThreads discussing suspension and brake related modifications for the Honda Fit
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every car i have ever seen with lowering springs has had the compressed coils on the BOTTOM.
awesome, that's exactly what i thought too.
I'm not much of a car guy, this is the first car i've owned but it seems very logical for the compressed coils to be at the bottom. More pressure from the car needs to compress the weight to where the coils are close together, if the coils were at the top i would assume we would get a lot of sagging.
uhh do you have a pic of the instructions? most springs have writing on them....im thinking you would want that writing right side up so you could read it.
Eibach springs are a progressive rate. The Tanabe, as well as most other japanese springs I have seen, are not.
That is my own conclusion for the tighter-wound coils being together. With the compressed pack at the bottom, there is the ability for the spring to travel with the shock but the diameter of the springs the same the whole way down and the unforgiving coils at the bottom keep the spring rate from changing.
As with the Eibach Pro Kit, the tighter coils are up top and a larger diameter. So, the stiffness and spring rate changes as the coil compresses.
I don't know if that's a 100% accurate assumption, but, it is the logical process that went on in my mind.
I am considered going with the GF210 springs. I just want a slightly lower stance but a noticeable amount of stability in the corners.
I got the GF210s installed almost 3 weeks ago but my front passenger side is higher than the front driver side. Would it have anything to do with not cutting the bumpstops? I notice that the finger gap for the rear fenders are smaller than the finger gap in the front. The rear wheel is pretty much tucked into the fender. i have HFP wheels. any one experiencing this?
I got the GF210s installed almost 3 weeks ago but my front passenger side is higher than the front driver side. Would it have anything to do with not cutting the bumpstops? I notice that the finger gap for the rear fenders are smaller than the finger gap in the front. The rear wheel is pretty much tucked into the fender. i have HFP wheels. any one experiencing this?
yeah gf210s are like 1.5 and 1 or something around thereand ive just learned to live with the uneven drop. LOL.
is your really that uneven? do you scratch your front lip? and do you rub the fender bad? sorry for asking a lot of question i'm getting mines soon that's why.
I found a great deal on these springs (yeah thinking of picking them up before the car). If i don't end up using them, i might just sell them. Looking through this thread and found a lot of great responses.
My goodness, I have just installed a set of Tanabe NF 210 and that's a drop of just 20mm or so on the front and I have rubbing on the front fender going over average bumps on the road. They would rub like hell if I had Tanabe DF 210 installed.
I'm running on Good Year Eagle F1 205\50\16 tires and these are my 16" wheels.
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