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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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How long should I wait

For my new springs to settle, before I do the rear spring mount mod?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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give it a week or so if you drive the car often...it doesnt take much longer than that.

and good luck with the spring mount mod, those things are a bitch to cut, certainly with a dull-ish hack saw blade.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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w/ my coilovers it took about 3 weeks to settle and i drive about 200 miles a week.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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couple of weeks and you should be pretty good
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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i'd drive at least 500 miles. somewhere between 500-1k is good enough.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Ok sweet, thanks guys!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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FYI, to make the spring mount mod cutting easier keep the hacksaw blade lubed with wd-40.
Once it starts drying out you'll def feel the tension/resistance in the blade.
Having access to a table vice makes a huge dif too.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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I have a table vise on the work bench at home, I also have a sawzall I will prolly use. I figure with both of those + lube, it should be pretty quick work.
 
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