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help with rear springs!!!

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Old 05-25-2006, 12:08 AM
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ok this is pissin me off i put in tockico shocks and springs in and now the rear sits lower then the front i cant stand the way it looks. maybee i put the rear springs in wrong or the fronts. i heard that the pigtails on the rear springs have to point towards the drivers side? could this effect it at all. i really need help it looks soo stupid.
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Old 05-26-2006, 05:10 AM
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so you replaced the backs and not the fronts?
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Old 05-26-2006, 01:25 PM
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what springs did you get?
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Old 05-26-2006, 01:29 PM
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the pig tails spuld be faceing the back of the car
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Old 05-26-2006, 01:42 PM
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Sounds like bushing pre load to me. Did you torque the bushing pivot points after you set the car down or before? Make sure to leave them loose and torque them after you set the car down.
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Old 05-26-2006, 02:50 PM
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did you replace the spring rubber? did you even put one in?
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