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2007 fit sport replace shocks and struts but still bottoms out on left side

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Old Apr 7, 2020 | 11:05 AM
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2007 fit sport replace shocks and struts but still bottoms out on left side

I have a 2007 fit sport, just recently i changed out all shocks and struts with KYBs but also sitting on skunk 2 springs. Problem is the left side still bottoms out on the passenger side. Had the springs on since 2013. Should i replace the springs?
 
Old Apr 9, 2020 | 11:53 AM
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Lowering springs reduce your suspension travel, so they need to be stiffer. If it's bottoming out, it's either not stiff enough, or it's too low. You need a stiffer springs or more suspension travel (higher). You could swap the springs from left to right, and see if the problem follows the spring or not.
 
Old Apr 10, 2020 | 09:23 AM
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Left passenger side lol. Springs can loose the boing. I’d see if any shops or even machine shops perhaps can do spring compression testing to see what the newtons of a fully compressed spring compared to specs of that maker. Essentially that’s the only way you’ll know. I’d call the maker and see if they know the specs although when I call I stuff like that most times they are only the dealers and have no idea what any specs are cause their not a factory. Hopefully you’ll get lucky though👍
 

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