I have K-Sport coilovers on my N16.
Dropped them an inch below the original setup my garage had done for me when refitting them by lowering the spring perch. Still not as big a drop as the first time they put them on. After doing so with the car jacked and the wheel off the spring was not touching it's seat at the top of the coilover unit while resting on the spring perch. Had to fiddle as I lowered it with the wheel on as there are a couple of thin metal or plastic rings that sit between the spring and upper seat that needed to be in place when the spring touched the top as I wound down the jack.
Once I put the wheel on and lower to the ground it's obviously all sitting in place and fine and the ride is great.
Is this normal? I only ask as I though the big problem with cut springs is that at full damper extention they can come loose - surely that's the same situation with my coilovers as they are now?
FYI it's the front coilovers, there is about an 30mm space from the bottom of the coilover to the bottom of the damper on the inside and (now) 100mm between the top of the bottom mount and the top of the bottom of the spring.
Dropped them an inch below the original setup my garage had done for me when refitting them by lowering the spring perch. Still not as big a drop as the first time they put them on. After doing so with the car jacked and the wheel off the spring was not touching it's seat at the top of the coilover unit while resting on the spring perch. Had to fiddle as I lowered it with the wheel on as there are a couple of thin metal or plastic rings that sit between the spring and upper seat that needed to be in place when the spring touched the top as I wound down the jack.
Once I put the wheel on and lower to the ground it's obviously all sitting in place and fine and the ride is great.
Is this normal? I only ask as I though the big problem with cut springs is that at full damper extention they can come loose - surely that's the same situation with my coilovers as they are now?
FYI it's the front coilovers, there is about an 30mm space from the bottom of the coilover to the bottom of the damper on the inside and (now) 100mm between the top of the bottom mount and the top of the bottom of the spring.