SPIKES

i did the swop today...what a job but actually not that bad. the rear droppped nicely from 26.5 to 25 inches. (stick 1 finger between tire and fender)
the front dropped from 26.5 to only 26. the front does not look nice and the car looks nose high. (about 2.5 fingers from 3 fingers)
i only did the h&r springs with my stock shocks.
did i do something wrong ?
any suggestions?
thanks

leedav

did you drive the car to settle it?

SPIKES

yes. i have settled it. i have driven the car at least 30 miles and was hoping it would settle more.

kilrgt

First time i have heard of this.....it takes longer then 30 miles to settle...give it a little more

LVDell

I got much more settling in my setup (RoWM030) after several tanks of gas and a hard DE event. Trust me, 30 miles ain't gonna do it!

TT Surgeon

let it settle, my x73 took a while.

TallCoolOne

Did mine last week and have no problem with it other than I needed to roll the rear fenders

dallasboats

Go find some RR tracks and jump the car. You'll need to get at least 6.7' of air to settle the car correctly. Once finished jumping, the car should ride nicely on the inner fender wells with sufficient rubbing. You will have no fender gap and the car will look really cool. Good luck and wear a helmet.

Chads996

Correct-a-mundo all. You will need to ride on them for a good solid 100 miles for them to properly settle at the very least. Be patient. They will look great.

cheers,
Chad

evo_333

yup, needs to settle...

Do you have any pics of the car w/springs? It may be easier for people to evaluate your issue, if there is one

SPIKES

thanks for all the replies. if it makes any difference i bought the springs used from a fellow rennlister. do they still have to settle or does the car settle?

LVDell

Roh-Roh! That changes everything.

wlee69

Couple things you could check as I just did mine about 2 months ago (but with new shocks also)...make sure that you have the spring perch facing the right way and that the springs are sitting on the perch correctly. The other thing to check is to make sure H&R sent you the correct springs for the front...it should be stamped on the side of the spring and you can check on-line to make sure they are the correct ones....

When I did mine with the new shocks, it was a consistence drop between the front and rear.

SPIKES

thanks...the numbers are correct. we did the assembly very quickly...slide off..slide on..maybe something is not seating properly. i am going to have to pull them off again and check....i might even be tempted to CUT them slightly

SPIKES

ok...so i assume the springs settle and not the car?