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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Intrax Springs - which way is up?

I put in a set of springs and I noticed on the front set, the logo is upside down on the right (passenger side). I am 99.9999% SURE I put them in so it looked exactly like the spring that I pulled out. I only noticed the logo later.

Now I am second guessing myself. Anyone here running Intrax (purple) with flipped logos...
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:08 AM
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Re: Intrax Springs - which way is up?

im not familiar with the intrax personaly but did you index the springs right....put the end of the coil in between the two holes in the a arm? the end of the coil up top should be perfectly flat...the coil you should have indexed would have been round and just looked like a full coil was just cut off half way though the winde. do you remember what the spring looked like before it went in?
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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Re: Intrax Springs - which way is up?

Originally Posted by 86irocterror
im not familiar with the intrax personaly but did you index the springs right....put the end of the coil in between the two holes in the a arm? the end of the coil up top should be perfectly flat...the coil you should have indexed would have been round and just looked like a full coil was just cut off half way though the winde. do you remember what the spring looked like before it went in?
yea, I made sure the end was between the 2 holes. It was the end with the point and the "doubled" flat coil was on top. I followed the GM service manual plus I noted the old coil. The logo is upside down compared to the drivers side so that is the only reason it bothers me. OCD, I guess...lol...

I measured from the fender down and the drivers side is .5" higher. But the rear driver's side is also .5" higher
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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Re: Intrax Springs - which way is up?

where did you get those springs and how much?
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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Re: Intrax Springs - which way is up?

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where did you get those springs and how much?
I bought them off ebay for <$200 for the set incl shipping. Set was new and in box.
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