UPR Kmember installation

[Stefan Breuer]

Got a ????

My friend installed a UPR Kmember w/ coiloverson his car. He got the 14" 175#springs. Everything seems to be in place however the damn thing bottoms out so bad. He is running the stock struts and it does have 32k miles. I think it maybe the struts are toast. But he noticed this bottom out the minute he installed the kmember. Can you guys help with anything?

Stefan

[DublOVert]

Yeah, wasted struts. I imagine they are not valved anywhere clsoe to what a coil over would use.

[TruBlu01]

I'll agree, if you have the car raised to around 26-27" from ground to fenderwell and it bottoms out, I'd say the Struts are shot too.

[Bill Putnam]

With 14"175# springs the car is going to lower about 3" from stock and that is out of range of the stock strut. I know on my truck when I dropped it 4" it blew out all four shocks within 50 miles. That what it sounds like happened here.

Bill

[AutomaticWeapon]

looks like its time for you buddy to get some Fox spec struts. they are shorter in travel so it wont bottom out when you use them in a lowered '99+ car.

'99+ spec struts are nearly bottomed out when a car is lowered as little as 1.5".

-Mike