| alan93rsa |
04-03-2009 12:17 PM |
I think we are on the same page with this. As I said above 'loosen the suspension and allow the car to settle.' Once on the lift with all the points loosened I let the car down on stands placed under the control arms. It's close but still a bit off from actually setting on the wheels. I assumed most would understand that meant under load. However, with an initial load placed on a spring with the noted deflection there should be no further change in height. If it does the spring is of a poor quality.
I have Eibach springs in my spring box that are 10 years old. If I take out an 800 lb. spring load and measure the deflection it will be the same 2 months from now. If I set my suspension up I don't want to have to come back and pay to reset the camber and toe because I bought a cheap set of springs. It's more cost effective to buy good ones the first time around.
If a spring settles it is due to poor metallurgy/heat treatment, read cheap. Which is why I said you wouldn't want to buy a spring that compress as a function of time.
In reality I should have said 'quality springs won't settle. You are correct, some springs will settle. The poorly manufactured ones.
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