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rear struts #581167 03/21/03 09:54 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 68 McComb, MS S silver98 OP CEG\'er
OP silver98 CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 68 McComb, MS	ok i know that you are supposed to be able to put eibach springs on stock se struts and i know that it is not as good as getting new struts so i bought a set of eibach springs for my 98 se and i took it to the local tire shop and they said the spring will not work that it won't toghten up and that it just flops around are they dumb or am i gonna have to buy new struts before i can put the eibach springs on my se HELP!!!!! 1995 Suburban two tone black and silver paint full black and white leopard interior 20" spoke wheels bagged fbss runnin nitrogen 2 kicker comp vr 12 1996 Contour Vtech ATX 1998.5 Silver Frost SEVT RIP(5-18-03)

Re: rear struts #581168 03/21/03 10:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA B Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way
Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA	Is it possible you accidentally were sent front springs? The fronts are much shorter than the rears. Also, the eibachs don't really compress until you reinstall the strut on the car due to their shortened stance. In any case, something is wrong either with the parts or the install because you can install eibachs on stock struts. Rick Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180 Buckshot77@msn.com Misc 3L parts for sale

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