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How long for rear Sprint springs to settle?

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Old 08-23-2001, 09:43 PM
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I ask this because the look of the rear is driving me crazy! The rear almost look like the stock height compared to the front. People keep asking me is there something wrong with my car because of the uneven drop between the front and rear. Could my Koni struts have anything to do with it? I know there's a few setting the rear Koni's can be adjusted to. I just hope the rear will settle soon because it's just weird looking right now.
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Old 08-23-2001, 10:02 PM
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Hmmm......

I think all Sprints are like that....cause the rear of my 3rd gen hasn't gone down anymore yet either!?!?(but it has significantly dropped more than stock) but the front has dropped drastically and I kinda like the way it looks....kinda has a slight "hot rod" look to it, I've had mine on for two weeks now and they seem to have "settled in", but who knows....

but of course with my 15" BUS TIRES , its hard to tell the cars lowered at all in my sig pic...
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Old 08-23-2001, 10:34 PM
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I really like how the front looks too. The rear is just driving me crazy. I had them for about 2 weeks as well. Maybe I'm just exaggerating about the rear looking like stock. It's the difference between the front and rear that make the rear look like stock. I do have a subwoofer box in the trunk, not sure if that helps. You think if I get a few of my "heavy" friends to sit onto the trunk from time to time would help the springs settle faster?
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Old 08-23-2001, 11:32 PM
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I noticed my springs settle a little bit after a while. The springs are about 3-4 months old now and the front is perfect{1 finger gap} but like you said the rear leaves something to be desired, I whould say it is about 3/4 of a inch higher in the rear then in the front. It's not bad looking but I wish it was exactly the same as the fronts. I do have a fix though , put 150lb's of weights in the rear and it looks perfect!
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Old 08-23-2001, 11:47 PM
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stick a lot of weight in the back and keep it there for a week...should go faster
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Old 08-24-2001, 10:49 AM
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Thanks guys, I'll try the added weight in the trunk idea, hopefully that will make the rear settle faster. I do have a few 25lbs weight plates I could put back there for awhile, maybe I'll try an extra 100lbs. I better not try to race in the meantime though, that extra weight won't help.
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