I dunno what could've happened to that one spring to cause it to sag lower than the rest, but something had to have. I guess that's what I get for trying to save money on suspension parts .. but oh well they lasted for a good 30K miles including a pretty harsh winter. I'm still happy with the overall performance I got from them.
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Might want do do some more measurements.
When determining my wheel gap, I measured it every time I parked, got about 5 values and then averaged. I noticed variations of more than 1/4". Variations in pavement are very hard to observe. |
Understood mate .. but I'm convinced there's a difference for sure. I took it to 3 different spots and had near same results. I didn't take the time to measure to the exact fraction of an inch but it was enough for me to simply see that there's a difference in ride height. I'm guessing anywhere from 1/4 - 1/2 inch in reality .. but the point is that it sits lower than the other side and is causing that side to ride on the bump stop and squeak like a little piggy.
Anyone have any input on what may have happened? Do springs wear out after a while and get deformed or is that not even possible? |
Modern spring alloys are good enough to outlast the car. I suspect subpar materials, a subpar coiling process, or a perhaps a manufacturing or material defect is to blame for the inconsistency. Might be a good excuse to get some Teins.
How many times have you taken your struts out in the last few months? :D |
Dude .. don't remind me. I really don't wanna have to do this again :crying:
I might consider your H-techs that you said you might be selling here shortly. How much you want for them and how low is the drop? |
Yeh, that sucks to have to tear all that up to do the work! I know when I go in, everything is gonna be new so I can avoid having to remove anything for as long as possible.
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Time for Teins!
I haven't heard anything good about those Falken springs --they seem to be for looks rather than performance, and like Goldline springs your car just keeps getting lower and lower, it's like they never settle. |
They were really good up until about a week ago honestly. They settled in pretty nice on my car, and I never had any issues at all up until now.
So is everyone trying to pimp Teins my way? What about Eibachs or Racing Beat? |
They're listed as 1.2" front, 1.1" rear, but I observed about 1-1/4 front, 3/4" rear. Anyway it looks like this on my 205/50-16s.
I'm currently running the Teins up front, but I'll be replacing them with RB sometime this month. I got them for $220, let em go for $150 shipped. But note that mine are H-Techs, not the more serious S like Chris runs. |
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