wow, thanks for your effort in helping me! i did notice that all coilovers have skinny springs up front too, but they are what they are. just dont know why my springs say F on big springs and R small springs. but just doesnt make any sense why the rear is so low, i can fit 4 fingers infront and only barely 2 in the rear arch. i will upload some pics in a mo....

 

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front!!

 

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rear!!

 

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GOD Damn!!! Either you have small hands or those springs didn't work out for you.

 

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all most stock height

 

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it seems to me that the rear got lowered by 1.5 inches! coincidence!?

 

Most FWD cars have tall front arches. its probably level but it just seems lower in the back because the rear wheel wells are smaller. Look at the pic of my prelude in my sig. It has the same problem.

 

rear aches were made lower, but thats why i got springs that were meant to lower the rear less than the front.... f1.5 r0.9

 

bump! come on guys there must be someone here who has installed these on there car!?

 

If the fat ones are in the front and the skinny ones are in the rear you did it right to my knowledge.

 

if so any ideas as to why the front is so high?

 

Not really. However I would honestly be tempted to say if one matching pair has F on it and one matching pair has R on it they are probably your fronts and rears.

Let me go take a look at my stock spring layout real quick.

 

some reference pics of what the drop is supposed to look like according to tanabe usa







front


rear

 

i can't find any darn pics of these actually fitted! not one!!

 

Also, have you taken the car out for a drive at all to let the springs settle in?

 

i put them on so that the letters and logos are the right way up. even so i don't think it would of made a difference in ride hight as both ends of the springs were the same diameter.

 

i have driven the car for half a day.

from my experience with lowering springs in the past is that they never get any lower, maybe only by a very small amount. i doubt the front would settle 1.5 inch over time. very unlikely

 

i guess the only way to find out is the hard way, unless anyone can confirm.

TANABE!!!!!! HEEELLLPPP MMMEEE!!!

there was a member on here by the name of tanabeusa, but they were last active 2010... very likely they won't reply to my message.

 

Sorry man, tried to help where I could. Switch them around and see if it helps haha.