hey just bought some sportlines and installed them twice one of the front springs are higher so car sits 1'' higher on one side thought it was just not sitting proper so i switched sides and same thing happened also took out the rubber isolator and put thiner pieces of rubber just to see if it was causing a problem but no 1'' higher 1 spring. Now i have to do it for a third time and hope they replace them.great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also it sit so high it raises the rear so the rear sits high on one side to ???????? thought my car might be bent but no just shity sportlines................ I FEEL BETTER NOW>>>

 

if you have the springs sitting on the ground is one 1" higher? did you index them when you put them in?

 

I did not check if 1 sat 1'' higher but i dont think so they sat on my bench for about a week and iam sure i would have noticed but you never know? what are you talking about whan you say index the springs they are both sitting in the pockets and at the bottem they sit where the stockers where perfectly. Now you got me thinking i should try it again am i missing something!!
i think i just got a sh*t spring

 

when u installed them did the 1" higher lift follow the bad spring when u switched it? if it didnt then the spring on the one side isnt sitting fully in the pocket, alot of times ppl install them and one side sits higher, something might be in the pocket as well. i actually removed my passenger front WS6 spring and a 2/3 of a broken coil fell out but was stuck to the rubber isolator, its a pain to get them to sit right even tho my sportlines went in perfectly the first time, if u got em out check to see if one sits higher than the other...bc ive never heard of that happeneing before. also check the part#s that are on the springs so they match.

 

it lifted the passenager side 1'' first then i switched and tryed the drivers side and same thing happened no rubber isolators took them out and the springs both said sportlines going to take them out today and see if one sits higher but i dont think so .

 

The bottom end of the coil should be placed between the two drain holes in the a-arm.

JamesC

 

yea check for the part #'s and if they stand at the same height on a flat bench, and as JamesC said make sure u index them, the two drain holes are basically the lowest point of the pocket, if their not indexed the car hieght will be affected

 

My stock springs just covered half the first hole so we will see!!!

 

OK got r done 1 spring was not seated proper but!!! now the passenger side sits high i took out the isolators so it sits lower but but still 1 half inch anyone have any idea what would make the passenger side of the car sit high ++++ when i get in the car to drive it goes even lower (back to square1)

 

hmm wat u mean? the pass side sits higher by 1.5" and when u get in it the driver side sits lower?

 

what i mean is the drivers side sits lower and when i get in it is even lower .
I was searching other threads and a few others have had this problem 1 guy sad he removed the front sway bar and lowered the car back to the ground
and it fixed the issue. going to try that maybe mine is bent or something??

 

ok heres an update removed the swaybar put the car back down and still nothing put the rear springs in and car still sits 1/2'' off but i dont have a spare tire/jack in the rear passenager side or a passenger seat in there right so iam just going to go with it like that for now and bring it to a body shop to see if the car is straight or not. if it aint get it straighted and put on some frame connecters maybe a little to much abuse!!!!

 

I am having a similar issue... i just put my sportlines in yesterday and the front almost seems like it's higher than stock? What could this be? The back looks great, the front, not so much...

 

Many members seem disappointed after swapping in lowering springs. It may be because the original springs have sagged to the point where lowering springs don't make a difference in ride height--or perhaps actually raise the car a bit.

JamesC

 

I see what you mean... I just dont understand why the back is how it is supposed to be and the front like you said looks raised. A member on a different forum suggested that they may not be seated in the A arm correctly. If so, will this clear up the issue?

 

Yes, the front springs must be indexed/seated properly or the car will sit high. See the info above.

JamesC

 

Alright, thanks for the help... ill take it apart tonight and make sure they are seated properly. I'll check back in with updates. Thanks again!

 

hey i talked to my buddy at a shop he said it might be a messed up strut and the car was not bent so i redid it again and put the backs in at the same time and the car sits perfect now .

 

everyone gets frustrated with eibach springs when they first do them. ive had so many on all different kinds of cars. my iroc has the sportlines on it now.....and just 2 weeks ago i put pro kits on my 07 scion tc. if you just put them on they will EVENTUALLY drop and even out if everything is re assembled right. my iroc took about 3 weeks till they all evened out. and my TC is still lop sided after 2 weeks but slowly settleing. eibachs are one of the best quality springs out there and they take a while to settle. but also with the age of our 3rd gens, i would replace shocks and struts to. a blown or week shock or strut on one corner will sag lower then the other corner.

 

I had to pull the front apart.. they were seated incorrectly... now the car sits so nice... the ride is amazing and it looks pretty damn sexy... Thanks for the help again!