Need to do the opposite of the "the springmount mod"

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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Need to do the opposite of the "the springmount mod"

I feel my rear wheel gap is 1/2" to low compare to the front gap, what is there to do? i use the Eibach prokit.
Can i use anything above or below the spring to get the rear 1/2" higher?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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Not really. I guess you could fabricate and add a rubber stop on top of the springmount, but I wouldn't recommend it. If you want adjustability, best to just get coilovers. Many people live with uneven spring drops; when I had my Tein 350z H-Techs my rear sat higher than my front.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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Why would you not recommend it? im thinking of not using rubber, but mabe hard plastic, or nylon or what its called.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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the spring mount mod isn't a very well recommended mod...trying to add height this way is just not a smart idea IMO.

You'd be better off getting some different springs for the rears if you don't like the height but dont wanna break the bank with coilovers.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 04:16 PM
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You sure the height is truely different or are just noticing the wheel gap? I believe the rear fenderwell is shaped diff than the fronts so it appears the rears are lower.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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I am sure, just look at this pic, the springs was barnd new when i bought them last summer, and had only 2-3000 miles on this pic, the car had 25000miles.
There is no camber kit, front or rear, if i get a kit, i think the gap different will be even more.

 

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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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I ran successfully, a .6" spacer above the oem rear upper spring seat. Did it because the Tokico springs I was running at the time simply had too much rear drop. No reason why you can't do the same, looking at your rear drop,............I would.

They are simple to fab, white plastic kitchen cutting board material is a great source.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Ok, you dont feel anything wrong after what you did, no noise, feel its softer, anything?
I was thinking about the same, use some Nylon, i belive its what you used, but is it best to put it above, or below the springmount?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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If you think the drop is uneven, measure the dist to the ground from just behind the front wheel side skirt and just ahead of the rear wheel side skirt.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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After the drop my car is 67,5cm, or 26,57 inches front and rear, measured from the ground to top wheelarch, but i still dont like its look, because it looks like the rear is alot heavyer than the front, since there is no gap between the wheel and the arch in the rear, just look at the picture, and you see what i mean.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Heinz
Ok, you dont feel anything wrong after what you did, no noise, feel its softer, anything?
I was thinking about the same, use some Nylon, i belive its what you used, but is it best to put it above, or below the springmount?
I'm pretty through when it come's to testing and looking for bad points. No issues whatsoever. It had no effect on anything other then rear ride height. You cannot do the mod anyother way other then putting the spacer above the spring mount. Besides the obvicous, the material is way too slippery.

Oh, one added detail. I did ruff up both sides of the spacers on my garage floor to help them not move, which they didn't.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Did you take any measurements, or pictures of what you did?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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Well if your wanting to make the spacers in advance here's the dimension's of one I pulled out of my parts box in my garage.

5.45" or 139mm wide (circle of course)
2.55" or 68mm hole in the center

^Reason for the hole in the center is to protect the clips that ment to hold the oem upper spring seat in place. The spacers won't use them, nor will they reach the upper spring seat when the spacer is install, but we don't want to ruin them either.

No pic's sorry, my HD crashed last year and my web host lost what I had with them.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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Well I found a pic, forgot I took them to sell my Koni setup last year.

 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Ahh, thanks, i have got some nylon today, and i will try to make some spacers, my springmount is not cut before, but it looks like you have cut yours, but i wonder will my nylon that is 15mm fit above the original springmount, there is no way the springmount can fall out when the spacer is mounted above? i have not checked how it looks under there yet.
 

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