CrewKize
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This is everything I have from kw and the small box from mpp.. ripped the box apart too
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MPP AWD/Performance Coilover Impression and Installation
- Thread starter beastmode13
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They didn't pack his shims, I am having a set sent out to him. Please make sure to check your boxes in case they were not packed so we can get it resolved ASAP!
You are missing apparently the stainless steel shims along with the Teflon and the big rubber rings which you won't use. Those three rings are all together so it makes sense that they were all emitted if any one of them was omitted. Make sure that you use the OEM top isolator on the front strut instead of the hard rubber ring that comes with the kit. My installer swapped that out for the hard rubber rings that are in the kit and the difference in ride is very noticeable. The OEM ring is much more effective at isolating the suspension from micro vibration and harshness especially on Sharp impacts. I would have thought they are roughly equivalent but they're not.
CrewKize
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Auto wrecking yards in your area might be able to help you. The last time I was looking at stock suspension on eBay, it was fully assembled and quite expensive. Don't throw away your stock stuff, you can sell it for lots of money!
Barely anything shows up on car-part.com, so I doubt local offline junk yards would have anything on model3. Too few Teslas in my state as is. Any chance a friendly Tesla SC employee would be able to order some parts?
Tesla parts catalog does not show separate top hats. Lots of folks have thought of that as a way of simplifying particularly the front install. You could just assemble everything with a new top hat and then take the old assembly out and just store it in one piece as opposed to struggling with spring compressors at cetera. Unfortunately nobody has a separate top hat and the integrated assembly even used on eBay is impressively expensive and therefore not a cost-effective solution.
Most likely you will need to buy the entire damper assembly just to get the top hat. As @mcbarnet007 said, ebay is your best bet.
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https://epc.teslamotors.com/#/systemGroups/47401
https://epc.teslamotors.com/#/systemGroups/47400
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CrewKize
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Thanks for the tip. Got the socket made and the tracking number on the shims. Anybody in Austin got these on yet? Wondering if I could be the first...
We've got a few in Austin, and also Lakeway, Dallas, Houston, Prosper, San Antonio and Frisco!
CrewKize
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artsci
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Finally got mine installed. I set mine to MPP recommendations for lowering the car. The handling has improved and the ride is as good as stock or better. Here are a few pics of the new stance of the car with the MPP performance coilovers.
artsci
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Have you encountered any problem entering underground garage, steep driveway or speed bumpers? I just installed the coilover and seems fine. But I'm also planning to install a front spoiler like yours, don't know whether that protruded & lower lip would touch the ground.
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famoruwa
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I used this to adjust my coilovers on my last car. They were KW also and 2mm fits. Currently driving on 10 clicks open from closed for both compression and rebound.
https://smile.amazon.com/Bondhus-10...m+hex+driver&qid=1565514072&s=gateway&sr=8-13
https://smile.amazon.com/Bondhus-10...m+hex+driver&qid=1565514072&s=gateway&sr=8-13
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