I went to install my H&R Sport Lowering Kit on my 93 DA and when I got a look at the spring that was already installed, it doesn't look OEM. Can anyone determine if this is stock or not, and why the spring is red and grey?

The upper spring is what I took off the front driver side. and the lower spring is the H&R spring that I'm about to install.



Thanks in advance

PS. sorry for the super huge pic.

 

this is interesting, i'd like to know this too. if i remember correctly, the oem springs are kinda flat, not THAT round. i can take some pics of my springs if you'd like. i still have them, in a box

 

please do man, I'm really stumped.

 

old neuspeeds perhaps? I think they used a red/grey color scheme.

Any stampings on them or part #?

 

No, I checked pretty throughly....

 

what did your car look like before you try to install the new spring was it stock height or lower?


Modified by LLEO245 at 5:16 PM 9/11/2005

 

Im almost sure that it is stock height, but if you look at the pic, the spring im installing is a 1.7" inch drop and if you look at the spring that is on there now, they look about the same size. Then there is the fact that that the spring that is on the shock now is compressed and the H&R spring is uncompressed. so im not really sure, but i'm judging that the sport spring is going to provide a drop when installed.

 

I have seen several sets of OEM springs with red spots on them, so I would bet they are OEM.

My DA stock springs are too dirty for me to see the red spots, but I am pretty sure I had a set of OEM springs with a couple of red dots on them just like that. Also, you're right, you can't compare the spring lengths unless both of them are off the car and sitting next to eachother, and even then, you can't tell anything about how much the drop will be unless you know the spring rates are almost the same.

The only aftermarket springs I can remember that had a black version are RSR sport springs, but they are fairly rare, and your car would be fairly low if they were on those.

 

my oem springs were about the same size when compressed on the shock when compared to the uncompressed tokico springs..

 

Those are definitely stock springs (the one one the shock in the pic). Different stock springs had various markings and colors on them for different reasons.

 

Thanks for the post guys.

so most of you are betting that they are just OEM?

 

were not betting.

They ARE OEM. All OEM honda springs have color dots on them

 

Great, I'm going to take some before and after pics. and I'll post them up.

 

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