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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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i just installed lowering springs, they gave a 1.25 inch drop... they dropped but not that much. i heard it was suppose to still break in ? its been about a week now, does anyone know how long it takes to break them in ?
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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depends on how often you use them. and how you use them.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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well ... ive been driving for a week straight now everyday since i installed them.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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im pretty sure you're using lowering springs all the time. gravity makes sure of that. it took about 7-10 days for my neuspeed sports to settle.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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should be settled by now i guess, when i had lowering springs, it took about a week, only went down like 1/4" after that.

you got the eibach pro-kit?
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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no, i have EVOTION lowering springs. i mean, there low, but just a tiny bit lower than stock ones.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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probably safe to say that's the height it's going to stay
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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oh iight, thanks man. i guess ill juss add a lip to make it look nice =D ... do u by any chance have a front lip i can buy from u ?
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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naw, sorry . check the for sale section in this section, maybe you wil find something... also check dezod.com
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Old May 25, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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Most springs settle within the first 10 minutes of driving on them.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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oh you were the dude that called suja1 asking about evotion springs...

yeh they should be settled by now...too conservative of a drop imo
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Old May 26, 2007 | 04:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AcuraFanatic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Most springs settle within the first 10 minutes of driving on them. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, that all depends on the spring's compression rating. If you have lower 6k springs, they'll settle a lot sooner than higher compression 10k springs. It can take up to a week of daily driving to settle 10k springs.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Actually, that all depends on the spring's compression rating. If you have lower 6k springs, they'll settle a lot sooner than higher compression 10k springs. It can take up to a week of daily driving to settle 10k springs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's why I said most
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Old May 27, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boost_Junkie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh you were the dude that called suja1 asking about evotion springs...

yeh they should be settled by now...too conservative of a drop imo</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmm... wonder if he did go to suja1 for it.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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nah i dint go to suja. do either one of you SUJAK or BOOST JUNKIE work at suja ? cuz how did u kno i called ?
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