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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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how long does it take prodrive spring to settle in as i fitted mine yesterday and its sitting exactly the same as before???
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Mine seemed to settle in immediately mate.

What's the distance between wheel arch and tyre at the back on yours ?

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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Mine been on for 2 month's now and front is now lower by about 25m/m then standard springs but back seem no different. Before being done you could see that the gap between the top of the front tyre and the arch looked double the gap at the rear , but now the gap at the back looks the same as the front , so i now have 2 fingers clearance at the front and the back on 18 inch alloys and handling is now spot on .

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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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i have 4 fingers at the front and just over 3 at the back. think i need to go on thrash round wales with the car full of fat people lol.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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With any lowering springs you should see an immediate drop with a fractional further drop once they've settled.

You sure you didn't put the old ones back on by mistake m8?

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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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****! i best go check lol.

ill see how they go over the next week as its booked in at powerstation for a alignment.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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With any lowering springs you should see an immediate drop with a fractional further drop once they've settled.

You sure you didn't put the old ones back on by mistake m8?

Dave
Agreed, something isnt right mate if they are the same height.

You sure the springs fitted arent the same height as originals, rather than lowering springs? Or they may have give you incorrect springs
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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there the right springs.

i orderd them in from my local dealer but the 1st set they sent were for a my03 and had to go back.

just measured 3 fingers on the front and 2 1/2 fingers on the back.
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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What colour are the springs , prodrive sti springs are red and wrx are blue .
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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Just had a look on prodrive site and this is was it says " With the introduction of the re-rated springs, the car is lowered by approximately 25mm." but does'nt say at the front or back or both . Had seen somewhere that the front was lowered by 25m/m and the rear was 10m/m .
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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My Prodrive springs are being fitted this morning so I'll report on my conclusions this afternoon!

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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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they have settled a bit now and it does look lower but not much.

the springs are red.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Picked my car up after lunch and the drop was immediately noticeable as I was walking into the workshop.

Drop was VERY noticeable on the front, slightly less so on the rear but still apparent to the eye.

Had stuff in the boot on the way home so didn't give it a spirited run back but will do so on the way to work tomorrow

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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 03:57 AM
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How much of a drop you get depends in part on the state of your old springs. The quoted drop is compared to new OEM springs; if your old springs are shagged then they'll have already lowered themselves a bit

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