DSE Coil Over Issue Need Help

[130fe]

John, can you see any numbers on the coils? Are there any threads are left on the shock body?

[Vega$69]

Originally Posted by 130fe

John, can you see any numbers on the coils? Are there any threads are left on the shock body?

They are DSE 550# Coils and the shock body is Black. Has Detroit Speed Logo on one side and reads JRi Shocks on the other side.

I did more careful measurement and jacking up the subframe in the middle it is 4" until the tire comes of the ground. So the spring is compressing 4" more then it is aready compressed when adjusted to stock ride height.

1 3/4" of threads showing below the adjustment nut on the shock body.

I pulled the sway bar end links and the car came down approx anpther 1/2 just pulling down on the bumper on the lift.

The sway bar does not rotate in the bushes by hand. Needs to be levered up and down. This may be normal with the DSE bar or maybe the bushes were never greased.

I can push it up pushing on the bumper about a 1" and it stays up until I pull it back down. Maybe the coilover shocks are binding. IDK but is seems the more I exercise them the better the travel is (with the sway bar loose). But that may just be my imagination.

I'll drive the car with the sway bar not attached and see how the ride is.

All thoughts welcome.

[dhutton]

I would remove the coilovers and manually cycle the suspension to see if the bushings etc are binding. Did they forget to grease the bushings?

Don

[GregWeld]

Sounds to me like the "install" is shall we say --- SUSPECT !!


If the sway/anti-roll bar doesn't even move freely in its bushings when disconnected --- then the shop doesn't know what it's doing.

[Vega$69]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Sounds to me like the "install" is shall we say --- SUSPECT !!


If the sway/anti-roll bar doesn't even move freely in its bushings when disconnected --- then the shop doesn't know what it's doing.

Yes the "custom shop" that did the work on this car did a lot of things that are "suspect" That's why I have the car now to sort things out for him.

[Vegas69]

I'm with Greg, I'd be checking the installation of the coil over brackets to see if they establish the correct mounting height.

[Vega$69]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I'm with Greg, I'd be checking the installation of the coil over brackets to see if they establish the correct mounting height.

The are no coilover brackets. Bottom mounts to DSE lower control arm and top is through original hole in subframe.

at this point im leaning toward the sway bar binding