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I put in new Eibach Pro-Kit springs over the weekend and the front springs did not seem to drop as much as the rear....in fact the rear looks almost like it is sagging....because the fronts did not drop as much.....I read on this forum that I need to wait for the springs to settle in or something like that.
Tonight, while fixing my loose ball joint problem (in another thread) ...I looked at the springs.......the poly tubing from the Ener. Suspension is in the perfect place but the spring has extended about 1 inch over the lower lip...(it is extended out of the tubing...arrrggghhhhh....I had used a spring compressor to install my springs and I found a story that the spring will actually turn while it is decompressing....arrrghhh ...who knew?....anyway, I tried to turn the spring while my son pushed on the LCA but I could not get it all the way back to the lower notch on the arm. I gave up for now, but I will borrow the spring compressor again this weekend and get the springs properly turned so they seat in the arm properly.
Also, now that I have impact tools.......I can't believe I ever worked on a car without them.....the 700 lbs impact takes off the nuts of the shock mounting, ball joint, shocks, etc in less than 3 seconds....that beats the crap out of wrenching it for 5 minutes.
Tonight, while fixing my loose ball joint problem (in another thread) ...I looked at the springs.......the poly tubing from the Ener. Suspension is in the perfect place but the spring has extended about 1 inch over the lower lip...(it is extended out of the tubing...arrrggghhhhh....I had used a spring compressor to install my springs and I found a story that the spring will actually turn while it is decompressing....arrrghhh ...who knew?....anyway, I tried to turn the spring while my son pushed on the LCA but I could not get it all the way back to the lower notch on the arm. I gave up for now, but I will borrow the spring compressor again this weekend and get the springs properly turned so they seat in the arm properly.
Also, now that I have impact tools.......I can't believe I ever worked on a car without them.....the 700 lbs impact takes off the nuts of the shock mounting, ball joint, shocks, etc in less than 3 seconds....that beats the crap out of wrenching it for 5 minutes.