Damaged My Fender after Dropping on Coils
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Whoa Brian 24/30 dampening sounds harsh! After the show I raised my car up all around to 1 finger gap, which is a little over 1cm. I'm riding pretty comfortably with 6/36 setting. I drive through speed bumps to work everyday and hated it when it was set to 12/36 in the beginning. Can't imagine going stiffer.
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Whoa Brian 24/30 dampening sounds harsh! After the show I raised my car up all around to 1 finger gap, which is a little over 1cm. I'm riding pretty comfortably with 6/36 setting. I drive through speed bumps to work everyday and hated it when it was set to 12/36 in the beginning. Can't imagine going stiffer.
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That used to happened to my integra on coils sometimes, but as others have said it was a softer area and was able to be pushed up easily. Offset I think is what gets it so close and putting a spacer on will project the wheel out. Drivng at an angle is correct up a driveway but you can't turn into it right away. The suspension tweaks where one side is lower in the front and can cause the fender to lay on the tire. Sorry to hear about your problem. Hopefully you get it fixed prior to the Home Depot show.
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Dang! This is exactly what my fender looked like on my previous Truck. I had it lowered on springs and it tweaked just like yours. I wish I had some pictures to show. Anyway, I ended up just fixing it myself. I didn't have a heat gun like everyone on here recommending...but I used the wooden handle of a hammer and basically just slid the handle side in (perpindicular to the tire/fender) and then just used leverage from the tire (kinda in a see saw motion)...pushing up on the fender...in multiple areas, moving down left and right. The wooden handle was soft enough that it didn't damage the paint and was soft enough that I didn't get any "sharp" edges from pushing on the fender.
Now, I'm sure there are probably more professional ways to get rid of that dent, but I'm just sharing how I got rid of mine. Also, it wasn't exactly perfect, but it was pretty close cuz you couldn't even tell unless you were on your back looking up.
Hope everything works out bro
Now, I'm sure there are probably more professional ways to get rid of that dent, but I'm just sharing how I got rid of mine. Also, it wasn't exactly perfect, but it was pretty close cuz you couldn't even tell unless you were on your back looking up.
Hope everything works out bro