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      02-13-2018, 10:50 PM   #30
bbnks2
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Originally Posted by Ginger_Extract View Post
Answers in bold. I know you've moved around to a bunch of different spring rates, however, when you tried the 4K and 5K front rates, how tall were your springs? Did you try an 8" spring? I bet it would have alleviated bind issues...
The stock springs were 4k and 240mm I think... So close to 9.5". That was fine. The issue was that I couldn't fit my 17x9 wheels. So, I then moved to a 4k 7" spring and the coil would bind just rolling around town. It was not driveable. The car was also sitting at around 4.125" ground clearance which was too low to get up on to a standard alignment rack. No good. Therefore, I moved to a stiffer 6k spring which gained back some bump travel and ride height. Moving to a longer than 7" spring in order to run a softer spring rate is out of the question for me since the spring perch would then be into the tire.

As for the sway bar, the mount bushings were molded to my sway bar. I had to heat them up and cut them off. Now the bar is free from bind for me...

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