I just installed them last night and I matched them up as I took them off.Seems I have 1 finger of clearance in the front and a fist in the back? I will post pics when I get home
#27525, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 1
You didn't get AWD springs, did you? They have a higher springrate in the back, which will give it a stinkbug-like stance. Not that the stinkbug stance is all that bad for performance...
#27526, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 2
Would that be the Tein SS springs
Anyways, they will settle but if you are up THAT high I don't think they are gonna come down that far. Check the boxes (assuming you kept them) for the part number.
#27528, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 4
The stinkbug look is good for many things, not that it makes you feel any better... Aerodynamically, it is superior, and it allows for a better launch. Having the back higher than the front brings the rear into a flatter toe curve than the front. That means that when you really load the outside of the suspension, as in a tight corner, you gain more toe in the front outside than do you in the rear outside. This will improve turn-in.
If you're going for looks, though, I can see why it wouldn't be ideal.
#27535, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 7
Originally posted by Ducking_Fumbass Long live the stinkbug! Is it possible that you put the fronts in the back and the backs in the fronts? Just something to check...
come to think of it, that is totally possible The drop he is describing in the front is much, much lower then S-techs usually settle. people complain about them being too small of a drop (like only 1") but if he put the rears in the fronts, the 70lb-in lower spring rate would make it so it settles this low.
#27554, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 9
i would say u put the wrong springs on the front and rears. arent the bigger ones suppose to be in the front? i would check on that, that gap does not look right at all.
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#27555, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 10 Jul-13-05 11:25 AM by CustomGS
Backwards. The front is low because the REAR springs you put on the front are made to support a trunk. The rear is so high because the FRONT springs you put on the rear a designed to support the weight of an engine. Switch them. I could be wrong though.
STINKBUG LOL
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#27639, "RE: Tein spring install" In response to Reply # 12
The answer is no you can not.. You now have to compress the springs and take it all apart.. All over again. Yea it sucks but look at it this way. Now you will be a pro at doing suspension on Eclipses. I have done mine 3 times already because of stupid shit like receiving the wrong springs and not being able to get the back struts off. Anyway.. The small springs that are more tightly compressed go in the front.. The wider taller ones go in the back.. Have fun with this, I know I will next week when I install new struts.
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