Life Expectancy Of Aftermarket Springs?
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Life Expectancy Of Aftermarket Springs?
Does anyone know how long Tein or any other aftermarket spring will typically last? My driver side seems just slightly lower than my passenger side and wondering if my spring is going?
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really depends on how you drive your car. on progressive rate springs it is
not unusual for the corner weights to lower on side of the car more than
the other. if you don't want that, you should get linear rate springs which
will minimize that difference as the initial spring rate is not as low as
progressive rate springs.
not unusual for the corner weights to lower on side of the car more than
the other. if you don't want that, you should get linear rate springs which
will minimize that difference as the initial spring rate is not as low as
progressive rate springs.
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What are you talking about? Its because he is in the driver seat 95% of the time w/ no passenger; has nothing to do w/ progressive rate.
Originally Posted by kenchan
on progressive rate springs it is
not unusual for the corner weights to lower on side of the car more than
the other. if you don't want that, you should get linear rate springs which
will minimize that difference as the initial spring rate is not as low as
progressive rate springs.
not unusual for the corner weights to lower on side of the car more than
the other. if you don't want that, you should get linear rate springs which
will minimize that difference as the initial spring rate is not as low as
progressive rate springs.
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Originally Posted by DGbasecoupe
What are you talking about? Its because he is in the driver seat 95% of the time w/ no passenger; has nothing to do w/ progressive rate.
in the past.
It is possible that rubber spring seats have compressed more on driver's side and give your impression that spring is sagging. Swap left to the right and see if car evens out.
Springs should last lifetime of a car, but there's always possibility of defect.
Springs should last lifetime of a car, but there's always possibility of defect.
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