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Loose rear spring, but how? #894086 03/08/04 06:35 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 305 Newmarket, ON S Simon_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP Simon_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 305 Newmarket, ON	I've had this clunking sound coming from the drivers rear corner and thought it was just the bushing clunk described in the FAQ. So I jack the rear up and take the rear wheels off and the bushings look fine with lots of grease around them. Interesting. So I look around and nothing seems out of place. I grab the spring on the drivers side and it's loose! I can move it up and down just slightly. So maybe that's my problem. Is there a specific reason why the spring is loose - bad mount or something? I can hear the clunk over every bump, which makes sense. Any help would be great. FYI - They are Eibach Pro-kit springs with st200 struts installed around 1.5 years ago. '99 Silver Frost.SE.V6.MTX Drop-in K&N / Masked rear Reflector st200/Eibach / SVT E1's FMS Wires / ES Rear Bushings

Re: Loose rear spring, but how? #894087 03/08/04 08:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,779 CA J JonnySVT Hard-core CEG\'er
JonnySVT Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,779 CA	The car is jacked up correct? They are shorter aftermarket springs correct? Get it yet?.... 99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998 Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract? I hope it sounded more confusin than that!

Re: Loose rear spring, but how? #894088 03/08/04 08:57 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 305 Newmarket, ON S Simon_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP Simon_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 305 Newmarket, ON	The other spring was nice and tight, with no movement. '99 Silver Frost.SE.V6.MTX Drop-in K&N / Masked rear Reflector st200/Eibach / SVT E1's FMS Wires / ES Rear Bushings

Re: Loose rear spring, but how? #894089 03/09/04 12:54 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 58 county of essex.east of london M m_perry CEG\'er
m_perry CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 58 county of essex.east of london	eibach spring lowers 35mm?stock strut designed for a spring 35mm higher? be aware these springs can fracture.have you got a performance shop near you? (if i've got the terminology wrong,excuse me i'm a foreigner) 97 mondeo st24 rsa pack

Re: Loose rear spring, but how? #894090 03/09/04 01:36 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 305 Newmarket, ON S Simon_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP Simon_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 305 Newmarket, ON	I've never heard of an Eibach spring fracturing before. I'm going to take a good look at it this weekend and see if I can fix it. The struts I'm using have a shorter valve length, but I'll check anyway. Anyone else? '99 Silver Frost.SE.V6.MTX Drop-in K&N / Masked rear Reflector st200/Eibach / SVT E1's FMS Wires / ES Rear Bushings

Re: Loose rear spring, but how? #894091 03/09/04 06:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,867 Wichita, KS R RogerB_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
RogerB_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,867 Wichita, KS	Originally posted by Simon: I've never heard of an Eibach spring fracturing before. I'm going to take a good look at it this weekend and see if I can fix it. The struts I'm using have a shorter valve length, but I'll check anyway. Anyone else? ST200s are OEM. Shaft length should be the same as stock SVT. Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998

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