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07-02-2010, 09:47 PM
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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.
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07-03-2010, 01:18 AM
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do elastic bands ever go bad? any item under tension or pressure will go bad, just a matter of time.
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07-03-2010, 02:16 AM
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Yes, springs fail. Sometimes catastrophically. Luckily that coil broke off when I was backing out of the driveway and not bombing down the highway.
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07-03-2010, 11:49 AM
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from the Olds?
OP, yes they get soft and/or break over time.
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07-03-2010, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by fliptuner from the Olds? | Nope, that was the original OEM suspension in the MX6 v2.
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07-03-2010, 01:43 PM
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in time, they will
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07-03-2010, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Lomac 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.
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07-30-2010, 06:16 PM
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Soo, how often should springs be replaced?
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07-31-2010, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by kokanee_vtec 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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