So i had my car lowered 2 inches front and rear

before pic:

after pic:


i noticed the front was almost the same stock height while the rear was dropped 2 inches.

the mechanic who installed them said springs break in so to give it a week.

So after 1 week of hitting bumps to "break them in" (according to my mechanic), i decided to take a peek at why the front was still at stock height..

so i see this...

front driver side: as you can see, it is not seated properly at all. right?


front passenger side: not seated here either.. assuming its supposed to be seated there..?


my neighbor who is a mechanics said its not seated at all and to take it back and have them redo the springs.

i guess my questions are

1) from the pics of above, will that cause my car to not drop the 2 inches its supposed to drop?

2) could the springs being upside down cause this issue?

3) do both the top and bottom of the shock need to be seated correctly?
or is it ONLY the BOTTOM that has a place to seat the spring?

Thanks in advance guys. this has been bugging me for a week. all helpful input is greatly appreciated.

 

btw, the zipties are there to hold the rubber silencers in place. im pretty sure the springs are for my year civic. 96 civic dx

 

The bottom (where the coil ends) of the spring should be setting against that part marked with the red arrow. Also make sure your mechanic didnt put the rear springs on the front and vice versa. Thats a common mistake

 

If I were you I would ask your neighbor/friend the mechanic how much he would charge to fix it since he sounds much better than the people who installed it. Like other people have said, the end of the spring should be right up against the spring perch. There should not be that gap there.