SilverWarrior

Can anything happen to the coilover springs? Can springs go bad?

How can you tell if springs are bad? Chances that springs are bad?

EG2Driver

a spring usually outlast the life of the car, they don't go bad unless they're rusted through, which seldom happens.

Its not the spring that is broken, thats for sure.

What is your problem with your car?

SilverWarrior

super bouncing, and when I hit like a construction working plate on the floor i can feel it in the car and it feels bad

EG2Driver

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if your shock is blown, the strut assembly will bounce all over the place, give you that feeling. Replace the blown shock and make sure there is a bumpstop in there.

Are you running a stock setup or aftermarket?

eskimo10

Heard an old wives tale saying if you press down on the strut area of the car (IE front right or front left or w/e depending on which assembly you want to test) three times and then let the car go - a good strut will stop the bouncing, but a blown one will bounce a ton before coming to a rest. Worked when my struts blew. Might want to try that to test your struts before you go replacing things that aren't broke ya know lol.

SilverWarrior

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if your shock is blown, the strut assembly will bounce all over the place, give you that feeling. Replace the blown shock and make sure there is a bumpstop in there.

Are you running a stock setup or aftermarket?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I am currently on TOKICO BLUES and ground control coilovers. max dropped no finger gap

92egSnatch

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I am currently on TOKICO BLUES and ground control coilovers. max dropped no finger gap </TD></TR></TABLE>

theres your problem you cant slam a car on blues bad idea should have with with koni yellows or alluminas atleast

dividedas1

[QUOTE=EG2Driver]a spring usually outlast the life of the car, they don't go bad unless they're rusted through, which seldom happens.QUOTE]

word unless its a late 90's ford taurus then more then likely your rear springs have just cracked in half. happend to my buddy's and to one of my old roommates cars. the back looks all low rider style and the fronts are usually cool. lol sorry its off topic just wanted to add that in there

EK_B

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theres your problem you cant slam a car on blues bad idea should have with with koni yellows or alluminas atleast</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah the Blues are more like a stock replacement shock.

EG2Driver

you blew your shocks by lowering your suspension too much, hence it rides like crap. Learn to modify your car properly.

TheJGB3

Quote EGDriver: a spring usually outlast the life of the car, they don't go bad unless they're rusted through, which seldom happens.

Seldom happens? Fords have broken coil springs all the time.

pimpvw

^^^ he probably meant on hondas

SilverWarrior

how does tokico shocks feel vs koni yellow shocks?

b16a4

this wont work with stiffer springs

they absorb most of the bounce.

CivicEK321

&lt;I Tell this to a bunch o' people, GET TEIN FLEX COILOVERS they may be expensive but they are the best. If just the shock is broken then there should be anything wrong with the springs except an ExTrEmLeY soft ride&gt;

1993-eg1

if the springs are bracken you can look and see well every time i have seen a bracken springs and maybe you don't see them bracken much but we do up here is frost heaven