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(More customer reviews)Installed on 2008 Subaru Impreza (rear suspension only).
Unfortunately I have had a sagging left rear coil since day 1 of my new car. Dealerships wouldn't warrant it since it was within tolerance. But at times the difference between left and right rear suspension was almost 1.5 inches at times. Installation was easy for me because all I did was slip it within the coils. The spacer has a split so it can open up for an easy install. All I did was raised the back end of my car (relieved enough space on the springs), lubricated the spacer, slipped the spacer between the coils, lowered car, and that's it. Luckily the spacer cleared the strut dust boot so the spacer interfered with nothing. I regained approximately 3/4 to 1 inch of ride height. The sagging caused my left rear to have a bit more excess neg camber and was wearing out the inner part of the tire just slightly more than the right rear tire.
These coil spring spacers were the perfect solution for sagging springs. Depending on your coil (front or rear) diameter, this can be mounted at the base, top or within the coil. If your coil diameter is slightly smaller/bigger then you have no choice but to install the spacer within the coil. The coils spacer was larger in diameter than my coils but this just made the installation easier because nothing really had to be removed for an intercoil installation.
These are the dimensions.
Outer Diameter: 6"
Inner Diameter: 3 7/8"
Both top and bottom of the spacer has a trough to seat the coils
The overall height is a bit irrelevant but "as is" the spacer will have a height of 1 1/8" as from trough to trough (ie for installing within coil); and a height of 1 3/8" from trough to base (ie for installing at the base or top of coil). These heights are just a bit irrelevant because you expect a bit of compression when the car/truck is lowered.
You must consider several things before deciding on this product:
- Coil diameter: will it even fit at the base or will it have to be installed within the springs
- Coil compression: with the car lowered, do you have less than an inch of space between each turn of the springs? If you have more than an inch, then this will not raise any height but will allow a little more "stiffness" to the suspension.
- Coil seating: Is there an appropriate seating for the spacer if you decide to install it at the base or top? If not the spacer may wander off your suspension during driving.
- Spring compressor: Do I have one? If you plan to install this at the base or top of the coils you will need to remove your strut/coil assembly. Compress the spring. And put in the spacer.
- PLEASE CONSIDER THE STATE OF YOUR STRUTS. Do not mistake the bad coils for bad struts. Be sure that you do not have a strut problem and try to fix it with these spacers. These spacers fix spring/coil sagging NOT defective struts!
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