I just had a shop install my Eibach Pro-Kit, and I've noticed that the front sits quite a bit higher than the rear (yes it's only been about 12 hours since they were installed, but it's a big difference--front has 3 fingers gap and rear has about half that). I know springs should settle, but will they settle that much in the front over the next 2 weeks?

I couldn't read the numbers on the back springs because of the way they are turned, but the fronts both read:
4043 002HA

Is this correct??

 

I can't help with numbers, but they should be settled by now. Afaik, the fronts have different part numbers, the rears are the same, so if that is the part number, the shop probably installed the springs wrong. Sounds like they weren't installed correctly - either front to back or the preloads weren't done correctly.

 

Son of a gun----if the front and rear were swapped and the rear springs are currently on the front of my car and vica versa, could that do any harm to my car--I've driven about 20 miles since install including interstate speeds (80+ mph)?? Or is it a simple switching the front/rear springs around to the correct location and all will be OK??

Would this be why my front and rear gaps are so far off?

 

It's either the spring are swapped from front to back or they didnt preload the suspension before they tightened all of the bolts up on the front.

 

just like others said, sounds like front and rear springs were swapped.

 

Thanks guys that's definitely the problem--just contacted the shop and they are switching them around
They said they couldn't find a designation on which ones go front vs. rear, so they had put the shorter ones on front since the front usually drops a little more than the rear, which makes sense to me as well
Why is it that the front springs are actually suppose to be a little taller than the rear springs?

 

Be sure to post pics once it's corrected. I want Eibachs once my snow tires/wheels come off. You on stock shocks?

 

yep on stockers--my car only has 9k miles on it so I figured I'd be good w/ the stock shocks for a long time

I'll post pics once its corrected!

 

When they are done, you should have about 2.5 finger gap at most. If its bigger than that, the shop didn't preload correctly.

 

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=m...img=243177&md=1

Hope this helps