Tried posting in the Suspension thread but no one's replying the whole day and this is an emergency i have alignment tomorrow morning and dont know which springs go where!!!

anyway i just bought some temporary ebay lowering springs for a project car.. i have skunk2 coilovers on my daily driver so never really messed with lowering springs.


Which one goes on the front and which one is the back one?

Front is supposed to give a 2.5" drop
Rear-2.25"

The difference's ive seen is:
1. One is flat on the top, the other one isn't
2. One is shorter than the other,
3. On one of the springs the coils are tightly bunched at the top.

 

left is rear, right is front!

just to be sure, does the right one seem thicker? stiffer?

 

not sure about thickness but definetaly stiffer.

 

anyone else? i just want to be sure

 

on my neuspeed springs the longer is front and shorter is rear

 

stiffer is 100% for the front man, its to take the weight of the engine, trust me

 

alright cool thanks.

 

Alright so now im having people tell me that the shorter springs go in the front since the front is supposed to be lower than the rear.. but the lower one's are also less stiff.

Does anyone else want to clarify

 

stiffer is for the front man... emagine how heavy the engine is as opposed to the back.. thats why its longer/stiffer... look at ur stock shocks too arent they different sizes?

 

Yup bigger on front and smaller on back like stock ones too.

 

I agree with everyone here: stiffer is all you need to worry about if you can feel the difference. Stiffer up front for the engine/tranny weight.

 

thanks guys just wanted to make sure

 

They are 100% correct, the longer/stiffer ones go on the front. If you put the Rear springs on the front, your oil pan would be touching the ground. I made this mistake once

 

On stock springs for an ef hatch. Are the tighter skinnier springs for the front and fatter more spaced out for the back?

 

Post your question in the EF forum. This is an old thread.