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Old 04-16-2016, 10:55 PM
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Bad lowering springs?

A little help here.. When I bought my car about a year ago it already had lowering springs on it with 235/40/18s. Scrubbed when I had people in the back and over big bumps, no huge deal. I flarred the fenders a little, helped some. But over time the scrubbing has gotten a lot worse, especially on my passenger side. I've noticed when the car is sitting with no one in it, the right rear spring looks completely compressed and the left one almost completely. Might be dumb question, but I'm not suspension expert, they shouldn't be like that?
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They are probably broken/saggy/shitty Eibachs
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Yeah, he never told me what brand and at the time I didn't think to ask. I've been researching springs all night, probably my next purchase.
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powell yyz springs are amazing, road magnet are supposed to be good as well but you wont find too much on here because the are not a vendor on this site.
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Ottp sells the road magnet springs
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Nearly all after market springs available for our cars are bad quality and have major spring bind. They also "settle" over time which is a bad thing. Only spring I'll vouch for is Powell's YYZ. Available from Powell direct or through CED (crateenginedepot.com). YYZ's don't bind, have a lifetime warranty and make the car handle like a dream
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Originally Posted by colodude18
Nearly all after market springs available for our cars are bad quality and have major spring bind. They also "settle" over time which is a bad thing. Only spring I'll vouch for is Powell's YYZ. Available from Powell direct or through CED (crateenginedepot.com). YYZ's don't bind, have a lifetime warranty and make the car handle like a dream
Road Magnets do none of that either. Had them on my car for 1.5 years now.

Powells and Road Magnets are really the only good options over stock for a lowering spring.... if you're looking to increase handling and overall performance.
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I think I'm going to order Road Magnets from OTTP in the next couple weeks. Quite a bit cheaper than Powell's.. And they're red!
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No doubt that Road Magnets are the best you can get. They offer good drop and ride quality.
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So a box from OTTP showed up at my door today.. I wonder what it could be?!?!
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