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Springs in the front way more then rated

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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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Default Springs in the front way more then rated

I installed H&R race springs the other day and my front end is tucking tires and I am only on stock 15's. Every picture I see with h&r race springs on the prelude it looks nothing like my car.. the front end is extremely low and the back end has a reasonable rated drop.

What could it be? I don't remember seeing bump stops.. could that be the problem?
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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Default Re: Springs in the front way more then rated (GraphiteMW)

two obvious suggestions:

you installed it wrong. check and reinstall.

the springs were labelled wrong or you installed them wrong front/back. check and reinstall the other way to be sure.

would have nothing to do with bumpstops. or the age of your shocks.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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Default Re: Springs in the front way more then rated (Tyson)

I installed as labeled.. I put the longer springs in the rear and the shorter ones in the front. I am 100% sure I mounted them correctly because i've done suspension installlations ebfore and NEVER ran into this problem.

It couldn't be that my front shocks are blown?
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Default Re: Springs in the front way more then rated (GraphiteMW)

shocks dont do anything statically normally, so thats not why its lower than youve seen.
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Default Re: Springs in the front way more then rated (GraphiteMW)

Are you sure you installed them correctly? My front springs are longer than my rear springs to account for the weight of the motor.
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