Help...car too low in rear
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Help...car too low in rear
I know what your thinking. Here is another thread on lowering vehicles via star. Actually I have a dilemma.
So I guess my car was lowered via star but when I try to put 20's on, I get an error message, visit workshop. The rear is so low the fenders might as well be sitting on the tires.
When trying to raise the rear back up via star, I can only go up to a certain point before the voltage gets out of threshold and it's not much. So in order to run 20s I need a ride height just out of threshold but I can't calibrate and save the settings because they aren't in threshold. Is there a way to get this car back to stock ride height by manipulating the threshold values then relowering it to the height I need? I really don't want to purchase another module as suggested my mechanic and right now the car is sitting on stock wheels when I have new custom iforged wheels just sitting here. I saw a thread from 2007 that pretty much stated that a new module is needed but I thought I'd ask to see if things have changed in the last 4 years. as always your help is greatly appreciated.
So I guess my car was lowered via star but when I try to put 20's on, I get an error message, visit workshop. The rear is so low the fenders might as well be sitting on the tires.
When trying to raise the rear back up via star, I can only go up to a certain point before the voltage gets out of threshold and it's not much. So in order to run 20s I need a ride height just out of threshold but I can't calibrate and save the settings because they aren't in threshold. Is there a way to get this car back to stock ride height by manipulating the threshold values then relowering it to the height I need? I really don't want to purchase another module as suggested my mechanic and right now the car is sitting on stock wheels when I have new custom iforged wheels just sitting here. I saw a thread from 2007 that pretty much stated that a new module is needed but I thought I'd ask to see if things have changed in the last 4 years. as always your help is greatly appreciated.
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I'm running iForged wheels under star lowering with no problems.
If you get an error message when you run your 20s and no message with the stockers, I'd venture there's a problem with your tire sizes. What sizes are you running front and rear? Are you absolutely positive both rear tires are the same size? If the system detects one side spinning faster than the other, a code would be thrown.
If you get an error message when you run your 20s and no message with the stockers, I'd venture there's a problem with your tire sizes. What sizes are you running front and rear? Are you absolutely positive both rear tires are the same size? If the system detects one side spinning faster than the other, a code would be thrown.
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I believe the rear tire sizes are 295/25/20. I am positive both rears are the same size. When the car is low, its basically sitting on the tire in back. You might be right, maybe i need to go to 275 or something but it seems that the rear ride height is just too low and I cant raise it up to the height I need because it is out of threshold.
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Are you saying that when you raise the car with the suspension button, it causes problems or when you try to raise it with STAR, the problem arises? If the latter is the problem, then someone with some STAR programming experience will have to chime in.
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Im saying when I try to raise and set the rear suspension via STAR, the height that I need with the current set up will not calibrate and save because it is out of the threshold. I think before going the new module route and reprogramming it to fit my car, I think I am going to try different tire sizes in the rear.
Should I try 275 or 285 on a 10" wide rim?
Should I try 275 or 285 on a 10" wide rim?
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So you can't even go back to stock height to fit your wheels and tires under the car? That's very odd. Are you sure the rears aren't 295/30_20?
Did you buy these wheels new or used? If used, what kind of car were they on before?
Did you buy these wheels new or used? If used, what kind of car were they on before?
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That's correct. I am positive of the size of the tire. I purchase the iforged from them and the just came in this week. A new module is only $600 and might be covered by my warrant considering it's not working correctly. I had my stock 18's on then 19 iforged from my w209 that didn't fit. Offset was off a bit.
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Yeah completely positive. I can set it in the rear that low if I want. If I raised it while still in the threshold, it would stay like that. The problem is I need to raise the car a tiny bit more but it goes out of the threshold and I can't calibrate and save.
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I'm not sure about the links but according to the previous owner, it's just lowered via star. Im goIng out of town for 3 weeks starting next week so I am going to just going to wait then take it back in and possibly switch out the module. My tech said the same thing, that even if I went 285 there wouldn't be much clearance. 275 might work but I don't want that much of a stretch especially on Chicago roads. Ive already bent 2 rims on mildly stretched tired here and I don't drive that often. Man this guy really did a number on this ride. First the CEL, the the crank pulley that was put on wrong, now this. I mean I like the car low like that but I can't drive it with 20s on like I can with stock 18s. It looks amazing though with the new wheels lol which doesn't mean much if I can't drive it with the new shoes.
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It is possible that they have the wrong offset. I'd measure it myself to double check.
Also, where is it hitting? Front or back? Outer fender lip, top of wheel well, inner fender wall?
Also, where is it hitting? Front or back? Outer fender lip, top of wheel well, inner fender wall?
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Right now my wheels are sitting at the shop and my stock wheels are on it. I won't be able to get the 20's on until I get back from my business trip in a few weeks. But I can tell you. It's not just close its sitting on the tire
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I'm having a similar type of problem and I have the stock 18's on right now. Threshold levels get exceeded and I can't adjust the ride height by much if at all. My left front reads 2 point something and the right dips down to 1.8 but they are level. So when I try and lower the car it doesn't accept it.
Is there a way of resetting these values?
Is there a way of resetting these values?
