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ausedwagon
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 10:29 am 
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how much will springs sag and settle down?

i put au ssl springs and struts into my ed and its sitting way too high... higher than my ed sl.

can i expect 20mm

 

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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:16 pm 
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is there something simple i could have overlooked?

 

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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:20 pm 
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maybe a weight rating or sumthing?
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:23 pm 
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Brand of springs, and what you replaced?
Sure theyre sitting correctly?

 

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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:30 pm 
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if you used AU springs in an ED, there's a good chance that they are rated to carry more load than ED ultra's.

this in turn would cause it to sit higher than usual.

As krisisdog has said, check that you have them correctly fitted in the hangers and then there should be no problem.

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ausedwagon
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:45 pm 
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yeah ill have a look tonight. there ssl's i was expecting lower. ive seen other boxcars with au struts sit low but mine dosent want to

 

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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 2:03 pm 
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camford had the same issue when he put au struts in his ed..
it sat higher than it did when they were in the au..

im pretty sure he went with lower than expected springs to get it right...
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 2:24 pm 
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did he find out why?

 

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