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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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For some reason, most notibly one of my rear springs is sitting particularly higer than the other? I fitted brand new avo springs which lower about -35mm I believe but it is sitting almost standard height on one side and quite alot lower on the other? I did one side at a time; have I done something wrong or will they settle in onver a few days? Cheers
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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yup!

Some cars also like you to tighten up blots that go through bushes with the weight of the car acting on them - so they are not loaded/twisted.

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by popular
For some reason, most notibly one of my rear springs is sitting particularly higer than the other? I fitted brand new avo springs which lower about -35mm I believe but it is sitting almost standard height on one side and quite alot lower on the other? I did one side at a time; have I done something wrong or will they settle in onver a few days? Cheers
sounds like you have either installed one of them inccorectly or you have been supplied with 2 different springs?

got any pics of the wheel off to see the assembly?
have you checked the serial numbers/codes on the springs/box match?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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pics of either side??
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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springs looked the same next to each other so I assume they were the same; installed the rubber bung and jacked the car up and fitted bolts back into damper; appears to be sitting all good but on one spring, 3 of the coils are tightly compressed and on the high side, only 2 are tightly compressed?

High side

low side
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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That driveway looks crooked, is it like that on the flat too?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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yeah it is still uneven on the flat
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Suppose swapping them doesn't take much effort, narrow it down to spring or install error.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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I assume you have taken it for a good spin just to see if it settles back down again? They often take a couple of miles to settle to normal ride height, and then may still get slightly lower after a while.

Id do as C4llyT said above and swap them round and see what happens.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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yeah reckon I will swap them on weekend
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