New coilovers after 50 miles, some problem.

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xagna
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Have droven with a pair of new megan coilovers in the rear for about 50 miles with the dampers set at damper to soft. (I havent installed front pair yet.)At the beginning, the ride was very harsh. The spring oscillated too much. But handle felt very light. The way car shifted its momentum to any direction that I steered was very fast and dynamic. The car felt light.

After the 50 miles, I changed damper setting to most hard out of curiocity. Guess what...

The light handle feel is gone and car doesn't exhibit the momentum transfer as dynamic as it used to. The car feels sluggish and heavy.

What is happening?



navysnail
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Car: 1990 Nissan 240SX fastback

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dont try to find problems with just one set on, they are designed to work as a front and rear set, put the front ones on and see what happens.

xagna
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Joined: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:56 pm

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Thanks,

I just found out that left rear wheel has more - camber than right one. Remembering that I had much easier time fitting the right rear coilover, I am thinking there might be a problem with left one. What do you think?


navysnail
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Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:33 pm
Car: 1990 Nissan 240SX fastback

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you just changed the suspention, you need an alignment. coilovers have adjustable front suspention camber and the rear is adjustable in the arms. get the fronts on and take it to a shop.


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