Question about swift spec-r

[brocklanders]

I installed these a week ago and my drop is off from corner to corner 1/4". The problem is its caddy corner so my drivers side is higher in the front and passenger side is higher in the rear I doubt any one will notice except for me. Does anyone think I should take the rears off and swap them around, I believe they are settled.

[Fidiman]

I usually say you have to wait for 1000km (600+ miles) to have the springs completelly settled.

Are you sure you mesured it on a PERFECTLY plane surface ?

[DietTab]

probably misaligned in the spring seat cups.

[brocklanders]

Originally Posted by Fidiman

I usually say you have to wait for 1000km (600+ miles) to have the springs completelly settled.

Are you sure you mesured it on a PERFECTLY plane surface ?

Yeah I measured them with calipers in my garage. I'm hoping they will settle more.

[brocklanders]

Originally Posted by DietTab

probably misaligned in the spring seat cups.

I can see the fronts are seated when I jack up the car, it looks like the rears are in the pads but spun less then a half inch from the stop on the bottom when I raised the lower control arm to install them, I don't think that's a problem though.

[ShocknAwe]

Not being seated in the cups properly could cause some noise.. Are those lower spring seats in the rear slotted into the space in the LCA properly?

I will say my swifts settled faster in the rear than they did in the front, and I installed the front about a week before the rear. Not sure on your specific circumstance.

[brocklanders]

I am probably going to wait another week, the only other thing I can think of is its not aligned yet. I gave myself a little negative camber in the rear but I got the exact measurement from the hub to fender after I torqued the lower control arms. I think if it doesn't settle even I'm going to swap the rears, at least then the sides will match, right now I have rake on one side and the other has a slightly higher front gap.

[HP Autosport]

From the factory the height isn't the same left and right to start with. You will need to make sure the springs are fully seated and your torque everything with the weight of the vehicle on all four tires.

[brocklanders]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

From the factory the height isn't the same left and right to start with. You will need to make sure the springs are fully seated and your torque everything with the weight of the vehicle on all four tires.

Yeah I did the old back yard mechanic using a floor jack to bring the suspension up to ride height. I don't have enough room to get any leverage on the torque wrench while on the ramps. I would like to throw in a little plug here, you really have a great thing going on over there, my experience was great. I had called during off hours about my install and I received a return phone call the next morning when the shop opened, great customer service. Also you guys don't just stock your shelves with crap that sells, you actually push quality products.

[brocklanders]

Also I use some plastic ramps it seems the only thing the auto parts stores are selling these days. when I lower the car on to them I'm afraid there going to buckle. Does anyone know were I could get some beefy ramps?

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by brocklanders

Also I use some plastic ramps it seems the only thing the auto parts stores are selling these days. when I lower the car on to them I'm afraid there going to buckle. Does anyone know were I could get some beefy ramps?

The last ramps you will ever need to get and super lightweight as well!

http://www.raceramps.com

[ShocknAwe]

+1 on the Raceramps. They are fantastic.

[brocklanders]

It may be the way the car sits in my garage, when I got gas today I did the old finger measurement and the rears were evenly low.