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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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Spring Install

When Installing springs, am I spouse to remove any of the old insulators? Like my previous post read, the car seams to be sitting too high.
Also, would using 32mm bar with the stock brackets make it bind up?
Old Mar 27, 2003 | 11:23 AM
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You will need bushings for a 32mm bar.
Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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I used the 32mm bushings the bars came with and I removed the brackets and drove it around the block to see if it made any difference. It's still sitting high
I don't know what else could be
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 12:44 AM
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The bar is sitting high??? If you mean the car, the bar has nothing to do with that, springs set the ride height.
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 05:12 AM
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New springs commonly look "too high", since you're accustomed to looking at a car that has springs that have settled a bit. And it's more apt to be noticeable if you only swapped the springs at one end of the car.

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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 05:42 AM
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I did springs front and rear. When I spoke to SLP, they told me that they had experiences when sway bars are replaced if you tightened the brackets without a load on the car or on level ground they will bind up and keep the front of the car raised. They even said once they had to send out bulletins to dealers because they had WS6 cars that were getting complaints about this.
That’s why I wanted to double check that the sway bar wasn't binding up, hence removed the brackets.
I know my stock springs were sagging but with the new springs, the rear looks great and it actually dropped a bit. SLP said these springs would only give me a 1/2" drop.
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