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Post by Curt » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:47 am
Doesn't say anything about 4ws. Have been doing a lot of research into this and apparently lowering the, vehicle using coilovers can cause the 4ws sensors to have a heart attack. Is there a limit to how low you can go or will you just need to reset them using a diag tool? Thanks for your time.
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Post by wurlycorner » Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:19 pm
Lots of guys on here run lowered 4ws 4g and 5g's without problem.Curt wrote:Doesn't say anything about 4ws. Have been doing a lot of research into this and apparently lowering the, vehicle using coilovers can cause the 4ws sensors to have a heart attack. Is there a limit to how low you can go or will you just need to reset them using a diag tool? Thanks for your time.
Where did you read about "4ws sensors" having a heart attack due to lowering? The only "4ws sensors" are on the steering rack and the steering column. They won't have a clue that the car is lowered or not.
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Post by mercutio » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:23 pm
yeah i am on coilovers and its lowered not excessively mind you and the 4ws uses the abs sensors
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Post by wurlycorner » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:51 pm
It gets a feed from the abs ecu, yep.
They're not "4ws sensors" though
(and they still don't know if the car is lowered!)
They're not "4ws sensors" though

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Post by mercutio » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:54 pm
yep i know mine is fine it makes no difference being lowered at all
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