Coil overs????

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Drinkin610
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I am installing a coilover kit and relativly understand what to do (following the install posted here). but the coils are two different sizes.. ones longer than the other.. Which one goes in front andor the back? Like I said one is talled than the other.. Any help is appreciated..

Roger


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Axel Grungy
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i would guess the longer ones go in back.

Drinkin610
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I need to know i do not want to have to do this twice... One set is marked 350 and one set is marked 450. Is this important? I tried to contact the seller and they said for me to have a "PRO" install them... BLAH!!!!!! I understand everything but which one goes in front and which one goes in back..

[Zero-S]
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Short ones up front, longer ones in back.

Think regular lowering springs and how they usually drop more up front than they do in the rear.

chmercer
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i dare you to put the longer ones in the front

Drinkin610
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chmercer wrote:i dare you to put the longer ones in the front
Hey !!!!! Be Nice, I was only asking a question sooi dont screw it up.....

SHEESH

chmercer
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well assuming you have a standard set of coilovers, there is absolutley no way you could put them in backwards because the top mounts have different bolt patterns. even if you had no idea what you were doing, just about the only thing that you could screw up is you *might* put them in in such a way that the camber plates would be sideways.

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eddiec
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most people run higher spring rates in the front. assuming the 350 and 450 denote the spring rate in lbs. if all else fails compare them to your stock strut/shock assembly.


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