lowered springs......do they settle?

**civic2026** · 24-05-2012 04:27 PM

i just lowered my car, the results are poor and no where near how much i was told it would lower the car.

my question is do they settle?
how much will the car settle?
is a week about right for how long it will take?

cheers

**chargeR** · 24-05-2012 04:53 PM

The springs themselves are unlikely to change much in length under the static load of the car but they might settle into the spring seats if they weren't quite seated properly when installed. Also bushing compliance will play a role as it will take a finite time for the bushes at the pivot points of the suspension to deform to the new static ride height. If you have spherical bearings or loosen and then re-torque all the bolts that go through rubber bushes with the car on the ground this effect will be minimised.

**senna** · 24-05-2012 05:04 PM

Yes, your car will take up to two weeks to settle to its final height.

How did you lower your car? What were you told you'd get?

**androo** · 24-05-2012 06:12 PM

Depending on the suspension, some settle very little. Others change a lot (and sometimes continue to sag over time). e.g. King springs.

**civic2026** · 24-05-2012 11:42 PM

i just got super low king springs, it said at least 50mm, so far its probs on been lowered by like 20mm

**senna** · 25-05-2012 09:13 AM

What part numbers did you get and what shocks are you running?

**civic2026** · 28-05-2012 04:03 PM

just running the standard ek shocks

part number, where would i locate that?
cheers

**senna** · 28-05-2012 04:15 PM

On the springs or on the invoice...

**civic2026** · 28-05-2012 04:31 PM

i have an
item #: 150665830448
custom label:KHFL-58A / KHRL-59

**migoreng** · 28-05-2012 05:53 PM

My kings lows have been the same height for the last 100,000km. They still sit with a 1.5 finger gap on the front,
2 at the rear.
When the car is full of passengers it evens out to 0 finger fender gaps.

No idea why people say they sag. Well everyone treats their cars different.