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shenmecar 07-02-2010 09:47 PM
Do springs ever fail?
 
I've got factory lowering springs on my IS300, they've got 155k kms on them as of now. I recently got new struts installed and noticed that one corner is sagging lower than the other side by 1 finger gap. Could it be my springs? I thought springs don't usually go bad.

XtC-604 07-03-2010 01:18 AM
do elastic bands ever go bad? any item under tension or pressure will go bad, just a matter of time.

Lomac 07-03-2010 02:16 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...c/DSC02881.jpg

Yes, springs fail. Sometimes catastrophically. Luckily that coil broke off when I was backing out of the driveway and not bombing down the highway.

fliptuner 07-03-2010 11:49 AM
from the Olds?


OP, yes they get soft and/or break over time.

Lomac 07-03-2010 01:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by fliptuner (Post 7014718)
from the Olds?
Nope, that was the original OEM suspension in the MX6 v2.

!Aznboi128 07-03-2010 01:43 PM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....1278094804.jpg


in time, they will

fliptuner 07-03-2010 04:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lomac (Post 7014829)
Nope, that was the original OEM suspension in the MX6 v2.
Should've taken a closer look. After some thought, I remember having to redo the suspension on my friend's 626 cause one of the springs broke the same way as yours.

kokanee_vtec 07-30-2010 06:16 PM
Soo, how often should springs be replaced?

Phil@rise 07-31-2010 11:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kokanee_vtec (Post 7049952)
Soo, how often should springs be replaced?
When they begin to sag or are showing signs of damage like excessive corrosion.
I've had brand new spring fail. I installed a lift onto a newer Jeep Liberty a few months back and in two hours of driving a two inch lift turned into a two inch drop.


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