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Old 06-12-20 | 11:21 PM
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Default Air Suspension to Coilovers questions

My air suspension is going out so I have been researching swapping to coilovers. I haven’t found a lot about it but saw a thread where a member was on Megan Racing coilovers and on the max height setting were low enough it probably could not be aligned properly. I have done the air controller on 22’s out of alignment thing for a couple years and went through WAY too many tires like that. I want to make sure that whichever coilovers I get they can be set to a height where alignment is not an issue. Anyone have any suggestions on that?

Does anyone know for sure if the OEM coil springs and shocks/struts will work for the cars that have the air suspension? Is this a direct swap?

Thanks in advance.

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Old 06-14-20 | 07:02 AM
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These are the ones im getting.
There's a dude here already has them too.

http://shop-fortune-auto.com/collect...ries-coilovers
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Thanks! I hadn’t seen those yet. I will look into those. Are you going to go with the default spring rates? Also, are you planning on lowering it enough where you will be out of spec for alignments? I wish there was a cheaper option for adjustable camber.


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These are the ones im getting.
There's a dude here already has them too.

http://shop-fortune-auto.com/collect...ries-coilovers
Old 06-14-20 | 03:49 PM
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Check my posts.....

Fortune Auto is the way to on the this platform at a reasonable cost.

Theres rear camber adjustment arms from Godspeed.
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Thanks, your car looks good! You still at 50-60mm drop? Do you go through tires quickly or is it aligned on spec? How is the toe on it?


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Check my posts.....

Fortune Auto is the way to on the this platform at a reasonable cost.

Theres rear camber adjustment arms from Godspeed.

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No tire wear issues. Alignment is within factory spec. I have nearly 10k miles on these Falkens with about 70% tread left.


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That’s good to hear. I am going to order a set. Thanks!

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No tire wear issues. Alignment is within factory spec. I have nearly 10k miles on these Falkens with about 70% tread left.


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