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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:16 pm 
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I replaced the standard height falcon springs with a set of dobinson lows to my EL yesterday. very nice springs, the ride is really good.
my question is, after installing a new set of springs, do they go through a settling in period as in will they drop a little more and if so how much.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:00 pm 
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i have heard they do settle in a little but id say 10mm or so

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:12 pm 
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when my gf got her car lowered the guy said that they will settle and drop abit.

i asked how much and he said 2mm.
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:12 pm 
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10mm is 1 cm thats a fair bit. I doubt they will drop much more, maybe a couple of mm.
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:14 pm 
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lol ah well mine was a wild guess :P

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:14 pm 
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im hoping about 5mm or so, but if not o'well

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:21 pm 
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go load your boot up with bricks.
and leave them there for a couple for days while driving lol.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:23 pm 
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funny u say that, my old man told me to put a couple of bags of concrete, i just laughed.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:26 pm 
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it sounds funny but it actually does work lol.

my mate did it to his supers and his car is a good 1 1/2 lower then my car on the same springs.

he left the bricks in there for a week but lol.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:28 pm 
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i guess i'll try it then

 

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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:02 pm 
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Got Pics of car with new springs?
Thinking of getting the same ones for my EL Futura.

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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:58 pm 
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go to this link, there is a before and after shot.
http://fordmods.com/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 9&start=20

 

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