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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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as you can see, front is sitting much higher.

is this normal for Swift spring?

could there be anything else wrong


I noticed it when I first bought the car, and I really hate how it sits..
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Could they have mixed up the front and back? It almost looks stock height.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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hm... would it even fit if front/rear is switched?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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I think so. Look at the picture here https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...&#entry17949356 can you tell which is the front and which is the back by looking at it?

This mistake seems fairly common:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...0&#entry8329749
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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front looks as high as stock hmm...
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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could be your alignment settings or the suspension not being preloaded properly( it makes a difference,ive seen it first hand ) when installed. The springs could be reversed but that would take some pretty careless install but ive seen worse things happen.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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alignment it good, had it done month or two ago.

what do you mean by suspension not being preloaded properly?


anyways, after looking at the picture of spring, I think front/rear springs are switched.

Yesterday, I did side by side comparesion with another s2k with tein spring.

Tein is suppose to be lower than Swift, but my rear sits lower, yet front is sitting way higher.


thanks for the help
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 01:36 PM
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ok.. this is how S 'should' looks like with Swift spring..

now I'm pretty sure it is installed wrong..
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ohkun,Apr 7 2010, 11:41 AM
alignment it good, had it done month or two ago.

what do you mean by suspension not being preloaded properly?


anyways, after looking at the picture of spring, I think front/rear springs are switched.

Yesterday, I did side by side comparesion with another s2k with tein spring.

Tein is suppose to be lower than Swift, but my rear sits lower, yet front is sitting way higher.


thanks for the help
Here is a quick thread to read about pre loading the suspension https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...=0&#entry750473

what are your alignment specs?
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by praisedprod,Apr 7 2010, 06:28 PM
Here is a quick thread to read about pre loading the suspension https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...=0&#entry750473

what are your alignment specs?
wow, thaks for the info,

shop won't like me, but I'll make sure they do this.



I got front/rear anti-bumpsteer kit installed and did UK spec alignment.

according to the 'after' spec. everything is dead on or very close.
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