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MountainPass Performance Comfort Coilovers
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DennyL
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I am going lowest recommended drop and trying 12/12 mentioned throughout the thread.
Needsdecaf
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Nice. I've wanted to see a lowered Y for some time. Any more pics? How much is this lowered?
Thanks.
Lowered 1in which correspond to the initial MPP recommendations.
These are 20in wheels
Those wheels are really cool, it almost messed with my eyes a bit. It looks like they have a swept ninja star design!
Lol. Thanks. They’re a wee bit directional which takes me a minute longer than it should to figure where they go on the car after the winter season. My neighbors think I’m crazy playing musical wheels in the driveway.
DennyL
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@MountainPass do I force it in? It was very difficult to remove from the stock strut. Do you recall which way the sway bar arm will turn on your set up? Do I need to adjust the strut to align with the sway bar? Did I somehow install it incorrectly?
Thread 'Sway bar arm issues from factory?'
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Thread 'Sway bar arm issues from factory?'
Potential control arm issues from factory?
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DennyL
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Disregard. User error. @MountainPass maybe labeling the struts so we know its Left and Right? The Tesla oem struts are labeled therefore couldn’t make a mistake. Will test ride it tomorrow.
Wreckz
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When I get my coil overs I’m definitely going to label them for my installer (i live in a condo and can’t install them myself).. but yeah maybe MPP should at least have it in their install docs which one is left and right.
Like I mentioned before I’ve installed the wrong strut on the wrong side or installed the springs upside down. Cursing is always involved, followed by a laugh, and maybe a few tears
Like I mentioned before I’ve installed the wrong strut on the wrong side or installed the springs upside down. Cursing is always involved, followed by a laugh, and maybe a few tears
DennyL
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Just make sure the part on the strut that will link up with the sway bar is pointing inward you should be good.When I get my coil overs I’m definitely going to label them for my installer (i live in a condo and can’t install them myself).. but yeah maybe MPP should at least have it in their install docs which one is left and right.
Like I mentioned before I’ve installed the wrong strut on the wrong side or installed the springs upside down. Cursing is always involved, followed by a laugh, and maybe a few tears
DennyL
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@MountainPass Model Y Torque specs available? I had to follow the Unplugged documentation for most of the torque specs but cannot find one for the 21mm nut that holds the coilover kit arm to the suspension.
DennyL
Member
I can say I am completely satisfied with the quality of these coil overs. Right out the gate from factory settings (maybe it’s already 12/12) I had tested at locations where I always had to slow down because of how harsh the road is and man the coilover absorbed maybe 90% of it. Just wow just Cannot believe the differences in the ride quality.
I have not dialed in any settings yet. This is at 1 1/2 inch front spring perch measurement. I couldn’t figure out how to measure hub to fender? How do I measure hub to fender?
I have not dialed in any settings yet. This is at 1 1/2 inch front spring perch measurement. I couldn’t figure out how to measure hub to fender? How do I measure hub to fender?
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gundarx
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congrats! what adjustment settings are you using?
i’m currently at:
front 12/12 (compression/rebound turns from full stiff)
rear 12/10 (compression/rebound turns from full stiff)
with 40psi on my Michelin PS AS4 tires on the uberturbines and really like this combination- comfortable, quiet, and confident sport handling; from following Taycan forum owners on 21” maintain 40psi when not loading up cargo (42psi then)
gundarx
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@DennyL you’ll definitely want to adjust those settings after your initial honeymoonIt’s more likely that the KW dampers came just a few turns (IIRC mine were 4 turns) from full-stiff which is going to be too hard unless you’re in North Carolina with immaculate roads. I think KW assumes the customer drives these on the autobahn or the Nür
btw don’t forget to do an alignment after everything settles
When I get my coil overs I’m definitely going to label them for my installer (i live in a condo and can’t install them myself).. but yeah maybe MPP should at least have it in their install docs which one is left and right.
Like I mentioned before I’ve installed the wrong strut on the wrong side or installed the springs upside down. Cursing is always involved, followed by a laugh, and maybe a few tears
R means Right and L means Left!
The dampers come set where they were left from the shock dyno test at KW, so never assume they are good to go! Sometimes shops adjust them backwards too, so we made a video showing which way to turn them.
Same experience here. Do not assume initial settings are already set when you receive the coilovers. Adjust them yourself. My front settings were waaaay off.
gundarx
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@MountainPass, I was just going through my photos (MountainPass Performance Comfort Coilovers) and others on this thread; it looks like our Model Y coilovers don't have stickers with R or L designations.. simply "870 1006"
We will need to take some photos to easily identify Left and Right if this is the case!
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