![]() I wanted to give my updated feedback on my Unplugged Moderate Springs impressions after having them for a few months and few road trips now. Hi everyone! Life took over and i got super busy so I haven't been following the threads and wow! there have been a lot of new developments. Is anyone else experiencing the same thing with their "Moderate" springs? I will say the car feels a bit like a tuner car in terms of new interior noise which I'm not sure I want. I'll give the suspension a few more days and miles to settle in before committing. The steering wheel stays straight with only a very minuscule pull to the left. Surprisingly, my alignment doesn't feel very off. The steering seems to react with sharper turn in almost as if the ration became tighter. It is possible with the lowering springs, the coils themselves are coming in contact resulting in the sound. The tap sound is not there at high speeds, only low speed and low compression of the suspension. This is weird to me because the front is much more complicated to work on than the rear yet the front end suspension is completely silent free from creaks or rattles. Also, I believe there is more tire noise and my theory is because the lowering caused the camber to be negative, there is more force on the inner tread wall causing more tire roar from the tread blocks.Īnd I guess my biggest issue/concern is the rear end makes a tapping sound coinciding with small bumps in the road at low speed. I noticed my interior seems less tight in terms of creaks and rattles. The oem ride was very firm, but damped bumps well whereas the lowering springs has a slight harshness upon initial impact of the bump that jitters the car around. If anything, i feel like the ride has slightly deteriorated. The ride quality doesn't seem any softer than stock. I drove my car mildly for 45 minutes over various roads around my neighborhood including smooth roads, crap roads, small speed bumps and large bumps. However, I just drove my car tonight and I did notice some things different, but then again it could be all in my head.which is why I made this thread so I can get others' reaction and feedback. After completing my installation, I didn't drive my Model 3 for over a week while waiting for that bolt(see above). Hrmmmmm.So take this with a grain of salt. The stance is perfect for my taste especially with the stock 18" wheels. I pulled out the rubber pads and swapped them onto the new spring before I installed the spring/pads as a unit.īadass. With the 2 bolts removed, literally just use your feet to press down on the control arm and yank out the spring. The rears springs were very easy and took me 20 minutes for the first rear spring and 3 minutes for the second rear spring after figuring how it worked. I would also suggest removing enough of the inner fender liner to have enough space to pull out the entire strut assembly. Its been over a week and they have not been able to source this bolt. I'm warning you now because I am in need of this bolt and Tesla does not have it in their parts catalog so my case has been escalated up to the Regional Parts Manager. with the bolt removed, the ball joint and clamp should separate with little to no force. The compression will release any tension on the bolt. Using a jack, put compression under the front suspension until the bolt simply pulls out using your hand's strength, jiggle it if you have to. However, because there was tension on the bolt from the suspension being decompressed, I stripped the threads on the bolt. Even with the nut off, I had to turn the bolt counter clockwise until it came out. I did that with the suspension fully extended(decompressed) and had a difficult time removing the bolt out of the clamp position. One helpful tip, on #10 of the removal process, the Unplugged Performance PDF simply states to remove the nut and bolt that clamps the upper control arm. The only part I had to get professional help was the decompression, removal, and installation of the spring onto the front strut. If you have never worked on suspension I would not recommend this as a DIY. Overall, it was not too difficult for someone who has moderate wrenching experience. Using the Unplugged Performance installation PDF, I did the installation myself. I just wanted to see what everyone else experienced as far as expectations, ride quality, hiccups during installation, tips, and issues. I just got done lowering my Model 3 using unplugged performance Moderate springs. Been lurking on this forum since November but this is my first time posting. ![]()
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