Coilover question

[skaletzelt]

Can anybody tell me what is going on in this picture of my front right coilover? There seems to be a brown tein coilover in the middle of the stock coilover? Can anyone tell me what and why it's there? I just got the supra and i know the previous owner dropped the ride height. Does this have anything to do with it? I'm just trying to understand. Any help is much appreciated.

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[bushido]

that's a spring
read this

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-tein-pa...MIzvXbm7KIhAMVYLZaBR3QawlOEAQYASABEgJ9cvD_BwE

 

[skaletzelt]

that's a spring
read this

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-tein-pa...MIzvXbm7KIhAMVYLZaBR3QawlOEAQYASABEgJ9cvD_BwE

Thank you! I wonder how the previous owner dropped the ride height without a new coilover or suspension. They are both stock from what i can see and the brown springs are just silencers. Is it possible that he cut the stock coils to reduce ride height?

 

[bushido]

Thank you! I wonder how the previous owner dropped the ride height without a new coilover or suspension. They are both stock from what i can see and the brown springs are just silencers. Is it possible that he cut the stock coils to reduce ride height?

that's irresponsible. the sleeves are probably placed on top of where the manufacturer sticker would be. if you post a pic of the car we might be able to guess it depending on the drop: eibach, rsr, swift, etc

 

[skaletzelt]

Here is the picture. I was able to confirm that the suspension/shocks are stock BMW during a previous service. I found the BMW sticker on the shocks. I don't know about the springs. From what i can tell the coilovers are also stock but they just seem to have less coils. That's why my guess is they cut the coils to drop height.

 

[i3igpete]

based on the coil pitch, my theory is they are RS-R super down springs, with coil sleeves installed by the previous owner

if correct, you should be able to pull off the top sleeve by hand and see if there is an rsr logo

 

[noogie]

how harsh does that ride? It looks like the fronts are just sitting on top of the bump stops.

 

[skaletzelt]

how harsh does that ride? It looks like the fronts are just sitting on top of the bump stops.

It's pretty harsh. Especially when you hit any dips or humps in the freeway. I'm going to pull the sleeves off and check what springs are they and probably replace it with a good set of spring and go back to stock ride height. I have a pretty steep driveway at work and my house and my heart sinks every time I scrape the bottom. No matter how much of an angle I take the driveway it scrapes. Any suggestions on the springs? Should i just get the OEM springs?

 

[noogie]

I would just get oem springs unless you want a stiffer ride with coilovers. I’m actually selling my Ohlins.

 

[Evolution]

Eibach euro springs are the least low out of the bunch. Still gives an oem like ride but gets rid of the monster truck look.

 

[jchadwell]

Eibach euro springs are the least low out of the bunch. Still gives an oem like ride but gets rid of the monster truck look.

Second.

 

[i3igpete]

According to this post from @Thraxbert I found, tein is the only company that sells standalone coil sleeves (they call them isolators). This would explain why you have tein sleeves on a non-tein spring.

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/so...with-lowering-springs-on-the-mkv-supra.10852/

 

[skaletzelt]

based on the coil pitch, my theory is they are RS-R super down springs, with coil sleeves installed by the previous owner

if correct, you should be able to pull off the top sleeve by hand and see if there is an rsr logo

I think you are right. I tried to take the sleeves out by hand but I just couldn’t it’s fit snug like a glove lol. But after looking at the coil pitch and comparing it to pictures of rsr super down springs I’m now convinced that it is the rsr super down springs with tein coil sleeves to prevent their clunking. Thank you for your help solving this mystery!

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