Hey guys,
I was wondering if you could help me out with my 2nd hand set of Tein HA coilovers on my r32. Firstly, i bought the set from a dude on these forums and they arrived in pretty good condition. I didn't actually take note of the springs and how they were sitting in the shock at the time (but more on that later).
I took them to get fitted, and as it turns out that the helper rings (the ones that lock the height adjustment ring into place) had cracks through one side of the alloy I had to get them welded but then it so happened that all 4 of the height adjustment rings had seized and wouldn't budge!! Anyways, Leigh from PVP imports proceeded to take apart the coilovers (ie. remove the alloy tops and springs) in order to use some heat assisted methods of loosening the rings.
Everything went back together smoothly, and the coilovers were then fitted to my ride. Now here comes the part i am concerned about. At first i didn't notice anything. Everything was fine. After a while however, i found that when one coil over was completely un sprung (ie. lifted from the ground and had no vehicle weight placed upon it), that the springs were not held in place, and when weight was returned to the coilover, there would be a loud and horrifying crunching/clanking noise as a result of the spring going back into place.
I confirmed this idea after the drift Practice day at mallala when changing wheels etc and had a closer look at my suspension. Sure enough, when the car was jacked and the coilovers were unsprung, the springs were not help in place. Is this normal? Is everyone elses like this?
Can anyone tell me what the problem might be if this is not regular? Thanks for taking the time to read my rather long post and thanks in advance for the help,
Dan