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Agent_D · 07-14-2017, 01:02 AM

So I took my car to have my RCE Yellow springs put on today. I dropped it off before work, then picked it up after. When I got home I inspected, as I always do when I have other people touch my car. The rear springs were installed upside down from the instructions. The tighter coiled area is near the bottom of the damper instead of the top. Will this hurt anything? Should I remove them and turn them around?

Personally, I can't really see how it would have an adverse affect since they are not progressive springs, but I'm also not a suspension expert. The only thing I can really come up with is a negative impact on rebound, but I'm not entirely sure that is correct either.

Thanks for any info!

07-14-2017, 01:02 AM	#1
Agent_D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Silver City, NM Posts: 258 Thanks: 12 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Question about springs installed backwards So I took my car to have my RCE Yellow springs put on today. I dropped it off before work, then picked it up after. When I got home I inspected, as I always do when I have other people touch my car. The rear springs were installed upside down from the instructions. The tighter coiled area is near the bottom of the damper instead of the top. Will this hurt anything? Should I remove them and turn them around? Personally, I can't really see how it would have an adverse affect since they are not progressive springs, but I'm also not a suspension expert. The only thing I can really come up with is a negative impact on rebound, but I'm not entirely sure that is correct either. Thanks for any info!