Suspension quandary

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Pie-eyedpiper

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I've my Bilstein B8s and Eibach Springs on 3 corners for a couple of weeks now, so things should have settled.
I say 3 corners because I still haven't got the offsides rear sorted due to a seized wishbone bolt, I can't get the spring in. So it's still running on the old S line spring.
But that side is lower than the nearside rear which has the Sportline on. Will it be that the S line is old and sagged or could it be that the Sportline isn't seated properly? Either way it's sits higher on the nearside and it's bugging me.

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S line
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Pretty tricky to get em seated wrong with the locating pegs on the spring seat
Maybe the sline spring not being as stiff is under constant compression due to other three corners
Guessing here


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more likely because you have un matched units on the car , made worse by the odd ones on the rear, when you get all 4 on you should find it all equal.
 
Also , aren't sport lines a bit higher than s-line to start with.
 
Yes I'm pretty sure that I had it seated right, and hoping that when the other one is fitted it will even out.
I have all the parts now, both rear control arms and the bolts. My problem is the outer camber bolt is seized in the bush and just spins it. I can cut the outer bush and get the bolt out, no problem. But I'm not confident of getting the inner bolt out ok, or my chances of cutting it. It which case I'm banjaxed.
I think I'm going to have to cut my losses and hand it and the parts over to local Indy to fit and pay the Labour charge only.
 
Did you try dropping the subframe slightly on that side to get more room for getting the spring out?
 
I did, I had the subframe bolts on their last thread. Tried to get spring compressors on too, but no joy.
When I took the NS spring out it was almost there, but I ended up cutting through with an angle grinder.
I've seen the method on YouTube where the guy puts a robe through the bolt hole for the hub and stands on it to pull the hub down. But he has his car up on a lift so has more clearance below.
 
I did it last year so can't remember exactly how I did it, I think I managed to get spring compressors on but there is also a way to use the car jack to assist. I'm stuck at work otherwise I'd show you how I placed it, I did it on axle stands so had no way of pulling it down either.
 
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I was able to replace my rear springs without compressors or undoing wishbones etc by dropping the subframe. Very doable.
 
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I was able to replace my rear springs without compressors or undoing wishbones etc by dropping the subframe. Very doable.
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I dropped my subframe to the last bolt thread. The NS very nearly came out, but instead of wrestling I simply cut it out.
That's not even the issue in the OS though. You didn't even undo the outer camber bolt and lower the wishbone?
The subframe alone surely won't do it.
 
I don't know, I'm not a mechanic nor have a ramp. Just know I was able to do it on the ground with axle stands.

Thinking back I might have had to lower it on both sides in the end, but managed it easy enough on my own with basic tools.
 
Did my eibach springs by dropping bolts out of subframe completely with a jack under it, then lowered it just enough to get spring swapped, was a pig, used a crowbar to pry one side.
I know my car was low on back before I changed them, had one broken spring so replaced that with a standard one before the eibachs arrived. Then when came to do other side, original spring had snapped really low down in seat, which couldn't see until removed, probably why both sides looked level with original springs on although one I was aware of breakage.
 
Oh, that's not so great then mate.
Know I definitely dropped mine all the way out, was a bit of a sod still, but managed.

Best of luck
 
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