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Installed Lowering springs, How long to settle?

Discussion in '96-04 - 2V Specific' started by MoonlightGT, Mar 17, 2007.

  1. Mar 17, 2007 #1
    MoonlightGT

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    I installed my Eibach prokit and FRPP caster camber plates, my question is after i installed the springs and lowered the car off the jack my front dropped 1" right away and the rear a 1/2". after driving about 40 miles the front went down another 1/4" to 1 1/4" total . and the rear is still only a 1/2" lower than stock, WTF? will the rear take longer to drop because there is no weight in the back? I installed the springs exactly as the instructions show. How long should i wait to go for and alignment?
     
  2. Mar 17, 2007 #2
    Lightning Struck

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    I got mine done about a week after I had my eibach springs put on. It settled a little more right after the springs were put in but not much.
     
  3. Mar 17, 2007 #3
    boss281

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    I know exactly how you feel. Mine took a solid week, and I freaked when it first came off the lift. On my vehicle, the rear actually dropped a bit more, but I suspect that's the extra weight of the convertible. The front finally came down and it all leveled out.
     
  4. Mar 17, 2007 #4
    4point6GT

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    yours came with instructions ? WTF?!?! :mad: mine didnt or are the instructions the ones that came in that lil plastic bag with that lil black rubber thing ur suppose to install in the rear ? :hammer:
     
  5. Mar 17, 2007 #5
    19mustang95

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    do you have iso's or did you keep them in? it can take up to six months for them to fully settle. mine took less than a week, but i still havent gotten an alignment and mine were installed in January. :-\
     
  6. Mar 18, 2007 #6
    MoonlightGT

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    all iso's are installed.
     
  7. Mar 19, 2007 #7
    MoonlightGT

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    well its been a couple more days. i took her for a long cruise today and i measured it when i got home and the front went down another 1/4" and the rear went down another 1/4". So the front went 1 1/2" total lower and the rear 3/4". hopefully the rear drops more after a few more days of driving.