ive just installed these to my gd, but the rear is alot lower than the front.
which way do these springs go? does the slimmer springs with the closer together coils go in the back or the front??

 

the longer springs always go in the front

 

http://i40.tinypic.com/fe2lhc.jpg

the 2 smaller springs on either end, they go on the rear of the car?

 

Skinny in the front. Wide in the rear

 

No, the widers ones go in the front.



The outer springs go on the rear.
The inner springs go on the front.

There's no way for you to put the wrong springs in the front. The rear ones won't fit on the front struts so if you've got the springs on the front, then they're the right ones.

If I remember correctly, your rear will sit a little lower than the front with the GF210s.

 

great! that explains it! i dont understand why the bigger springs have the letter F printed on them and the skinny have letter R. i wish tanabe would include instructions or atleast say which springs go where.

 

Yeah, just remember the front springs are bigger because that's where most of your car's weight rests.

But yea, don't worry. You wouldn't have been able to put the rear springs in the front nor vice versa.

 

Edit: Disregard post, noticed how much wider the center pair of springs were which actually clear the McPherson strut once doctordoom posted the picture.

 

@ doctordoom, thats how ive installed them. but these springs are ment to give 1.5 front and 0.9 rear drop ,but the rear wheels are tucked now and i can fit 3 fingers in the front wheel arch!! WTF!!

 

Why are some of you saying the skinny ones go in the front? They're for the rear.

 

Yea try searching, I remember GF210 owners complaining bout their rears sitting lower than the fronts. Even more with the Tanabe DF210 too, or whatever their DF series was for the GD.

 

Easy, I was half sleep when I first seen the picture and it wasn't has obvious until you posted it on the forum. At which point I noticed how much wider the center pair were and retracted my previous post.

 

A long as you have the smaller spring up front you have done it correct. The closer together springs are called helper springs they colaps as the car comes down.check the part numbers making sure there for the GD.

 

can anyone give me confirmation on which springs go where? for me to go and swap them all over for trail and error is hard work, only to find that i got it right the first time, ill go flip!

 

What way did you put THEM?

 

skinny in the rear, big wide infront

 

bump! ive emailed tanabe usa but who knows if im gonna get a reply

 

Are you sure your front strut tops are tightened back down the way?

 

i defo tightened everything back

 

Great, I'm just as confused as you... Did a bit a digging though and looked a few coilover kits to use their picture references for spring location. Mind you, spring designs may variey slightly BUT these are for the GD chassis Honda Fit.

Skunk2 example: Skinny on strut (front), fatty in rear.



Skunk2 example again, but on car.



DME example: Skinny front, fatty back.



HKS example: Skinny front, fatty back.



Tein example: Skinny front, fatty back.



KW example: Skinny front, fatty back.



I still may not be awake but I'm noticing a bit of a pattern here. Even though you aren't using coil overs (used them for front shock/strut reference), the front springs are mounted on their corresponding damper and the rears are of course mounted separately from the shock/damper.

SO... unless Tanabe has a drastically different spring design from other manufactures, it looks like the skinnys do indeed go up front and the wider/fat springs go in the rear.