ecarse Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I recently installed Koni adjustables on my '05 LGT sedan. With LGT.com's instructions and Crucial Racing's support, I cut, drilled and installed the front struts myself in my garage. I had a shop do the rear installation since I didn't have an impact wrench for the bottom bolt and couldn't muscle it off. With the Konis in, the rear ride height is about 2" higher than pre-installation. (Front ride height is as stock.) I'm still using the stock springs, so the rear spring perches seem to be the culprit. Still, there doesn't seem to be an adjustment on the shocks to lower the rear perch and lower the body relative to the shock. There's just a metal ring on the shock body that the lower spring perch sits on, and that determines where the spring sits, with no obvious way to lower the perch to achieve the stock ride height. Has anyone else experienced a similar issue? This really surprised me, as I figured the fronts took a bit of effort, but the rears should be bolt-ons. Then again, it's quite possible I'm just being a knucklehead and the shop or I missed something obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Yeah, one forum member installed the lower perches upside down and that results in Outback height in the rear. Apparently your shop did the same. Pretty retarded to do so, especially for a shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecarse Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Y'know, I wondered about that when I took off the wheel and looked at the perches myself. Shop swore to me it's the only way they went on, but it did look odd. Muchas gracias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Yup, it's lower in the rear than stock height by a hair after the install. The shop FAILED. Sad. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelawareLegacy2.5GT Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 My 06 Legacy 2.5 Gt recently got Koni sport shocks installed. I also have the H & R springs my car was low before now its much higher. The rear is noticeable higher fronts like stock i feel. Is something wrong did the shop do something. Also i have and extra set of shock so if anyone's intrested email at vjpantaleo@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyWifezLEGi Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 ^ ehh ?? dint you read the above post ? Yeah, one forum member installed the lower perches upside down and that results in Outback height in the rear. Apparently your shop did the same. Pretty retarded to do so, especially for a shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Yeah, one forum member installed the lower perches upside down and that results in Outback height in the rear. Apparently your shop did the same. Pretty retarded to do so, especially for a shop. When installing mine I did the same thing to one of them! Fortunately my "help" caught my mistake before we got it on the car! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devobuzz Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Me too. I installed mine last month. After putting the rear lower perch on the shock, some little voice in my head told me it was wrong. Must've been recalling this post from a few months before! It almost seems the natrual tendency is to install them upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelawareLegacy2.5GT Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Which way should these rings or couplers be facing. Can someone show me a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devobuzz Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Sorry I dont have a pic but install the perch so the spring will sit the lowest on the shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokedoutv6 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Which way should these rings or couplers be facing. Can someone show me a picture. i dont have a pic but your rear perch (silver metal ring the spring sits on that slides around the shock) is sitting like this \_/ and it should be sitting like this /-\ i installed mine upside down a few months ago so i feel your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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