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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Im no suspension expert so please assist me... I have a fronttrak B5 1.8T.. These are pics of my rear struts and springs, they are blistiens and B&G coils.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...4/DSCN0374.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...4/DSCN0375.jpg
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again im no expert so dont flame me but are the coils suppose to be touching like that?

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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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you never looked at them before you put them on? does the suspension sit right? cause it looks to be fine to me
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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Do you have any pics of the car sitting on flat ground with the springs on?
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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looks ok to me
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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It looks fine to me as well but it would help to see the rest of the car to make sure it's not sitting crooked.
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Yea those are pics of the left and right rear sitting on the ground. Heres what it looks like on the outside
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...4/DSCN0367.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...4/DSCN0364.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...4/DSCN0360.jpg

I just didnt know if the coils were suppose to be touching like that? I guess like you said its fine, what i mean by that is the car handles awsome! better than me previous
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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looking at the pictures the springs are lined up ( what was you drop intention?)
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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1.6 I want it to be a little lower in the front... Too bad there not grooved there is a 2 1/4" gap I would like it to be a 2 or 1 3/4 anyone how I can aquire that??
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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they are called dead coils, they are there to expand when the suspension drops so that the springs dont pop off the pearches. they are fine and are supposed to be like that.
 
Old Apr 16, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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go to ecstuning and get their after market coilover add on kit. ingenius idea they have there!!
 



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