Which pair of lowering springs goes to the front?

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Hello! i got a set of lowering springs...just wondering which pair will go the front......it looks like these two pairs have different spring rate....please help!!


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Stock springs are 146 F / 123R and that ratio 54% front 46% rear needs to be maintained as that is the weight ratio.

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But the lowering springs make the car look sooo cool, I dont care if they dont function as well as the stock ones,all the KIDS at school have them on their civics

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What kind of springs are they? Pics work wonders! The shorter springs go to the front. When you take them off it's really easy to see what goes where. Post some pics and we can help. Hopefully thats a help.


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Super, Amen brother! An actual helpful post.

After I looked at my Cali Customs springs I was going to ask the same question but I figured I could tell when I got the old ones off. Plus I didn't want to get flamed!

(I seldom let a day go by that I don't pick up a wrench!)

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yeah...I got the Cali springs ..I guess the set with more coil counts should goes to the front.. But not too sure.. So far I had replace the front sway bar bushing and custom a front strut bar using z32's...hope these springs can stiffen up the ride a bit.

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They will stiffen it up. Don't worry, you'll know which spring goes where. Kind of a no brainer! Good luck.

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AlexAlexAlex wrote:yeah...I got the Cali springs ..I guess the set with more coil counts should goes to the front.. But not too sure.. So far I had replace the front sway bar bushing and custom a front strut bar using z32's...hope these springs can stiffen up the ride a bit.
The taller ones that "taper" go on the front.

Sorry for the delay


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