[M-terkait]

TC KLINE RACING F30 Single Adjustable Coilover Suspension


what do you think of this coilover?
I'm going to check my car tonight but i didn't drive it today i went back and took my sis car because after the first bump it felt like the front end is destroyed, yes am using GC camber plate with stock stuff and H&R sway bars, and snapped a front right strut, now this is happening again, but with B8 struts i hope not.

I'm going to lift it tonight because it's over40*C+ outside;
at-least at night it's like 32*C..

any ideas? i thought of B16 and Ohlins too.. they seems good options but am afraid to break the stock top mount.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by M-terkait

TC KLINE RACING F30 Single Adjustable Coilover Suspension


what do you think of this coilover?
I'm going to check my car tonight but i didn't drive it today i went back and took my sis car because after the first bump it felt like the front end is destroyed, yes am using GC camber plate with stock stuff and H&R sway bars, and snapped a front right strut, now this is happening again, but with B8 struts i hope not.

I'm going to lift it tonight because it's over40*C+ outside;
at-least at night it's like 32*C..

any ideas? i thought of B16 and Ohlins too.. they seems good options but am afraid to break the stock top mount.

Any feedback on the TCKR kits you would like to share with the community?

[M-terkait]

they are surprisingly comfy on the road, but the rear is a bit hard on short road bumps,

adjusting fronts is easy, but the rear shocks didn't come with the top triangle which allows adjustments without removing the shock
and they said it was not included or removed. //can't remember

I wanted to go with Ohlins initially because they are nearly priced, but I was afraid that it would destroy the stock top mounts,
so I had to look for a "full suspension kit" after bad experience with GC plates eating my left stock damper and the replacement B8 shock.

I have no regrets on this kit and i daily drive my car, yes its just 6-7 miles going to
college and back, but i pass by 9 bumps going out to my college and 5-6 on my way back,
I take them at 12-13 mph no problems, yes the camberplates produce extra noise and I got used to it

Camber adjustments, the adjustments are -1 each step; cannot equal both sides.
so I will be adding Superpro bushings next to adjust the camber a little.

Will I do it again ? No, I had H&R sway bars prior the coilovers and it drove nice and stable.

probably that I haven't had a chance to track my car, yet.
My car was on the lift when we saw that the left shock nut
was cracked and the car not drive-able. thank god i had my car in for pure turbo
and figured that thing on the lift rather in a road accident.
which lead me to buy a complete kit at the end.

Rear struts are not bolt ons required some grinding off the top chassis mount to enlarge the shock hole.
( shouldn't be a problem if the top rear shock mount in picture was provided)
and the washers provided were big and had to cut off one of them in half and sandwich the lower shock mount. (BigW //shock//SmW)


not a DIY for me, I understood that the rear assembly isn't directly from Tc Kline but from Koni.
the Front end is on another level, I just wish the rear was on the same level.

[HP Autosport]

How did the shock nut crack?

TC understand some of frustrations with the rear shocks and he is currently working with Koni to develop a window style adjustment for the rebound damping. The removal of the rear shocks won't be necessary if that happens.

[M-terkait]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

How did the shock nut crack?

TC understand some of frustrations with the rear shocks and he is currently working with Koni to develop a window style adjustment for the rebound damping. The removal of the rear shocks won't be necessary if that happens.

http://rs1129.pbsrc.com/albums/m512/...h=160&fit=clip




I wasn't the only one with this problem, I think Pparana had this failure too

[HP Autosport]

I see you have GC plates here, is that the cause of the cracked top nut?

That video was an OE strut, but still didn't explain why it cracked.

[M-terkait]

after trying the swift bearings...it didn't work and wasted labor on it

I have also added Polyurethane to the top it sits between Spring and camberplate, and it Reduced alot of the clunk/noise I was getting, however I couldn't get it on the bottom because then The poly would be sitting but the spring won't be seated properly.




same thing for the rear springs, Poly on Top, but the bottom is still with stock rubber which is designed for Progressive springs, and the Poly cannot be seated properly on the arm.





I would like to note that I didn't know the rear adjusters
was that thing I can Spin, and ordered them not knowing I had them already
on the car I shall raise the rear 1/2 finger more to see if it feels better.

[M-terkait]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

I see you have GC plates here, is that the cause of the cracked top nut?

That video was an OE strut, but still didn't explain why it cracked.

Yes i thought it was a shock failure, replaced them by B8 and still failed same side, with help of forum we discovered its a camber plate issue.

I really Don't Know how it can happen, but you can search for GC plate thread in 2addicts forum you'll find a member with many revisions and labor wasted at home.

Im going back home tomorrow maybe I can provide the broken B8 picture as well

[M-terkait]

http://www.suspension.com/9.6116

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by M-terkait

after trying the swift bearings...it didn't work and wasted labor on it

I have also added Polyurethane to the top it sits between Spring and camberplate, and it Reduced alot of the clunk/noise I was getting, however I couldn't get it on the bottom because then The poly would be sitting but the spring won't be seated properly.




same thing for the rear springs, Poly on Top, but the bottom is still with stock rubber which is designed for Progressive springs, and the Poly cannot be seated properly on the arm.





I would like to note that I didn't know the rear adjusters
was that thing I can Spin, and ordered them not knowing I had them already
on the car I shall raise the rear 1/2 finger more to see if it feels better.

If the poly spacers reduced some of the noise, the source of the noise may not be from the camber plates. You can also try Swift thrust sheets to noise reduction and allow you to turn the adjusters much easier.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by M-terkait

Yes i thought it was a shock failure, replaced them by B8 and still failed same side, with help of forum we discovered its a camber plate issue.

I really Don't Know how it can happen, but you can search for GC plate thread in 2addicts forum you'll find a member with many revisions and labor wasted at home.

Im going back home tomorrow maybe I can provide the broken B8 picture as well

So the cause is from Ground Control camber plate design issue. Do you have this in an open discussion?

[M-terkait]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

If the poly spacers reduced some of the noise, the source of the noise may not be from the camber plates. You can also try Swift thrust sheets to noise reduction and allow you to turn the adjusters much easier.

Yes i tried them before they didn't help.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by M-terkait

Yes i tried them before they didn't help.

With noise or adjusting ride height?

[M-terkait]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

With noise or adjusting ride height?

The Swift Sheets didn't help at all thats why I bought Polyurethane link above, much better and eliminated most of the noise I Had.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by M-terkait

The Swift Sheets didn't help at all thats why I bought Polyurethane link above, much better and eliminated most of the noise I Had.

Okay, got it now. It didn't help with noise. The poly would make it harder to adjust ride height vs Swift Thrust Sheets.