"Customized" Lowering Springs - 2015 Rwd R Coupe
#41
06-09-2019, 05:30 PM
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06-09-2019, 06:45 PM
#43
06-09-2019, 07:04 PM
Ok thanks, that looks good. Those are the AWD springs? Mine may be a touch too low in the front for clearance, so I'm considering a swap. Yours is over 1/2 inch higher the front, but it doesn't look like it.
Last edited by Mark G; 06-09-2019 at 07:24 PM.
#44
06-09-2019, 08:48 PM
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#46
06-29-2019, 05:57 PM
Haven't worked with the rears on my car yet. What you'd want to know is if the spring perch in the rear can rotate as it does on the front, I took a look at my car and it appears that it does, so trimming should be possible. Keep in mind lowering the rears of the car too much can result in excessive inner tire tread wear, and I think I read its a bit labor intensive to remove the interior plastic pieces to gain access to the top of the spring area for removal.
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06-29-2019, 06:27 PM
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Haven't worked with the rears on my car yet. What you'd want to know is if the spring perch in the rear can rotate as it does on the front, I took a look at my car and it appears that it does, so trimming should be possible. Keep in mind lowering the rears of the car too much can result in excessive inner tire tread wear, and I think I read its a bit labor intensive to remove the interior plastic pieces to gain access to the top of the spring area for removal.
You can either "do it by the book" and strip out damn near every interior panel under the hatch, or you could take the shortcut I did - just remove the bottom panels (easy peasy) and a couple of Christmas tree clips holding the two side panels down then pull the side panels "out and up" to give you enough room to reach underneath to remove the Styrofoam padding blocks which cover the strut bolts. Then you can jam the side panels up just enough to get a socket on the bolts and Bob's your uncle.
This is what I did to prepare for the shop to fit my VAP springs (to save a heap of labour charge), I showed the mechanic what I had done and he was quite happy with it.
The only downside was that I couldn't get one of those Styrofoam pieces out without snapping it in half (they are very brittle) but the two pieces went back in OK and no-one will ever see the break. With a "nimble" helper it should be possible to get those pieces out without breaking either of them.
#48
06-29-2019, 11:37 PM
Haven't worked with the rears on my car yet. What you'd want to know is if the spring perch in the rear can rotate as it does on the front, I took a look at my car and it appears that it does, so trimming should be possible. Keep in mind lowering the rears of the car too much can result in excessive inner tire tread wear, and I think I read its a bit labor intensive to remove the interior plastic pieces to gain access to the top of the spring area for removal.
