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how do you tell which springs go on the front and which go on the rear??????

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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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Default how do you tell which springs go on the front and which go on the rear??????

i got some springs 1.9 in front and 1.7 in the rear... how do i tell which go where? would the shortest spring go in the front?
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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Default Re: how do you tell which springs go on the front and which go on the rear?????? (jh)

Most springs have an F or an R printed on them after the number.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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Default Re: how do you tell which springs go on the front and which go on the rear?????? (97L-esVeeTeg)



First two springs are for the rear. You can tell that the coil is much closer together then the front. Thats what I go by.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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Default Re: how do you tell which springs go on the front and which go on the rear?????? (stuck209)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stuck209 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

First two springs are for the rear. You can tell that the coil is much closer together then the front. Thats what I go by.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Thats not always right. I thought the same way till I called the maufactor of my springs just to make sure I was right...I was wrong. Your better off just calling them and asking.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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thanks alot. thats what i thought but not sure if i was right
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