Rear not low enough? BC racing coilovers etc

[Dave@TM-developments.com]

Give it time to see if it settles, if not you can always take some off the tube, then they will go lower

 

[CMR]

Yeah I thought of that actually Dave... because its the threaded strut thats hitting the bottom eye mount isnt it?

Il give it a month or so see what happens

 

[Dave@TM-developments.com]

Its quite common practice

 

[Julian-ep91]

ive got bc's they will go a bit lower than that but the height youve got yours now is about right for the best handling

 

[Knightsy-EP91]

Ive got d2's and on the back i have about 5mm left and the front i have loads left but my glanza looks mega low lol i post a pic 2mro

 

[CMR]

ive got bc's they will go a bit lower than that but the height youve got yours now is about right for the best handling

Yours go lower on the rear?

Do you have a pic

 

[CMR]

BUMP, had another look today and the rears will definitely not go any lower than they are.. no preload on the springs either

I thought more people had bought the BC coilovers where are you

 

[string gt]

they don't go any lower than about 2 inch gap i found. i'm contemplating choppin some threads off so it sits lower. i want it just in the arch. safe

 

[MeisterR]

they don't go any lower than about 2 inch gap i found. i'm contemplating choppin some threads off so it sits lower. i want it just in the arch. safe

You can't just chop some threads off as that is the damper casing.
The main reason is because most Starlet coilovers are designed for the American Tercel, which is why the rear don't sit low enough on a Starlet as the Tercel have a longer damper as standard.

We had to redesign the complete rear suspension with the MeisterR Zeta-R Coilovers in order to give the right amount of height adjustments for the Starlet.
It isn't something you can retrofit if the specification isn't correct to begin with.

 

[string gt]

sowhy would tmd say you could chop some threads off? i'm unsure if its solid at the bottom or indeed its part of the damper reservoir. cheers

 

[MeisterR]

sowhy would tmd say you could chop some threads off? i'm unsure if its solid at the bottom or indeed its part of the damper reservoir. cheers

The damper is a seal unit... I wouldn't want to chop anything off to be honest.
Cutting a damper is just a bad idea as you no idea how it would affect the strength of the unit.

 

[Starletfreak]

Dave when you say some off the tube,can you elaborate. At least a picture will help. Cause my car has settled on the coillover yet still a bit high.