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      05-23-2016, 06:53 PM   #1
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Stock springs direction

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Does anybody know the direction of the rear springs go. I never marked them when i took them off last summer. The reason I because i have feeling i might have them upside down. When i drive over bumps the car feels like it swings to the right. The way i lined them up was with the bar code label at the bottom and you can read it without flipping the spring.
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Are the springs fully seated in the Spring pads so that it is making complete contact?
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Are the springs fully seated in the Spring pads so that it is making complete contact?
Yep, I double checked that. I am not sure if this is the placebo effect of being back on the stock springs. I did get used having a less travel in the suspension and now everything is bouncy and floaty again.
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I think that is probably the case. Looking at the Bentley's I can discern no difference in the spring ends as far as mounting and there is no mention regarding particular mounting directions. If they look identical and both ends are completely seated in the pads normally, i think you are ok.
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I think that is probably the case. Looking at the Bentley's I can discern no difference in the spring ends as far as mounting and there is no mention regarding particular mounting directions. If they look identical and both ends are completely seated in the pads normally, i think you are ok.
Thank you sir. I didn't seem to find any direction in ISTA+ either. It must the fact that I have gotten used the planted suspension and now everything feels floaty and wacky.
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