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hey there fellow fit drivers. I recently purchased a 2007 fit sport and upon driving it a couple trips I figure shocks were done for good. So as the hard headed person I am I decided to purchase all 4 shocks and a set of Tein s springs. All said and done I was so excited to drop the car. So Saturday rolled up and I got everything ready changed then shocks and sturts,’installed springs.. had vehicle aligned.. and bam, couple days later I see the car finally settled..
front is lower than the rest which looked nice. However upon today’s inspection, I noticed all springs were compressed more than I’d like. I’m not sure if that’s how lowering springs work or not but i wasn’t too happy. I am bottoming out in some highway dips which totally is not safe. Anyways I measured from the ground up to the top of the wheel well.. 22.5 inches on front and 23.75 on rear.. I have stock rims and tire sizes and my front wheels are slightly tucking. I’ll add some before and after pics. Top is before .. bottom is with drop. Should I be worried that the springs are compressed from the middle in comparison to a stock spring?
Congrats on getting such a GREAT looking Fit! Reminds me of my (totaled) first one! I cannot provide you the answers to your questions,but I am SURE that there are some Forum members who can & will! BTW: Is yours auto or stick?
lowering springs usually take a few hundred miles of driving to settle.. that said, i usually have alignment done twice. once after the install and another after 400-500 miles of driving unless you can wait that long.
as for the coil winds being different from top to bottom, that is normal especially considering those are probably progressive rate springs. as for the bottoming out.. welcome to the world of lowered cars. lol if you can find aftermarket dampers that are stiffer, you can probably prevent that to an extent.. GL