Not happy with steeda sport springs....
08-12-2005, 10:26 PM
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Not happy with steeda sport springs....
I lowered my car in early june with steeda sport springs and i am not happy with the rear. A good friend of mine thats a mod on the corral drove my car and said that the spring rate for the rear is way off and they compress too easly, this is causing the rear to "bottom out" on just about every little bump i hit. He than said i should take them out and get different one's because it will only cause damage if i continue to use it this way, needless to say i am totally ticked off with the entire issue. WTF should i do? Any suggestions?
08-12-2005, 11:45 PM
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What does Steeda have to say about this? Those are what I have installed in my car. I haven't had a chance to drive my car yet (long story), but I'll be sorely dissapointed if the springs I was recommended are not suitable...
I'd call that a defect - do their parts have any form of warranty?
I'd call that a defect - do their parts have any form of warranty?
08-13-2005, 08:08 AM
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Hey guys, these are the first complaints I have heard about these and the sport springs are known for having the best ride and being the best spring....possibly a bad run
If you purchased them from us, send me your email, full name and concerns and I will see if there is anything that can be done.
On a side note, how do you have the rear coil spring isntalled? Where is the bottom cut coil facing (front or rear)
If you purchased them from us, send me your email, full name and concerns and I will see if there is anything that can be done.
On a side note, how do you have the rear coil spring isntalled? Where is the bottom cut coil facing (front or rear)
08-13-2005, 08:10 AM
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They said i needed a pinion snubber and then tried to sell me one, i tried one off my friends car and it never fixed the problem so i am glad i didn't shell out the money for it. I don't drive my car very often, maybe once every week or so, and now my seat time will be even less because of this, i wounder if i got a faulty set? I will email the spring numbers to them so they can double check ,but as it stands now i am very pissed off about this. 
My springs are installed just as shown in the pic that came with them, it was double checked.
My springs are installed just as shown in the pic that came with them, it was double checked.
08-13-2005, 09:36 AM
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I don't have any bottoming out problem at all.
My springs were installed in March of this year FWIW.
I like a stiff ride, so I've got my tokicos set at the stiffest setting...and she's fuggin stiff alright...no hint of bottoming out.
My springs were installed in March of this year FWIW.
I like a stiff ride, so I've got my tokicos set at the stiffest setting...and she's fuggin stiff alright...no hint of bottoming out.
08-13-2005, 03:53 PM
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Our Mustang has both Eibach and Roush springs. Maybe the old owner had the same probs?
08-13-2005, 04:02 PM
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Got my sport springs from Steeda last year ........even had them installed them and I have no complaints....though the back seems to be a llittle higher than the back but other than that.....awesome
08-16-2005, 09:05 AM
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Direct Reply from Steeda USA:
"The spring spec in use has been proven for over a decade since we developed it. What shocks is the customer using? What do they have for lower control arms??? Our springs dont just bottom out on every little bump. Something else is wrong."
This is a direct reply from Steeda USA. They feel something else is causing the issues you are having. We and they have installed a ton of these springs with no issues and they do not have any records of a "bad run"
"The spring spec in use has been proven for over a decade since we developed it. What shocks is the customer using? What do they have for lower control arms??? Our springs dont just bottom out on every little bump. Something else is wrong."
This is a direct reply from Steeda USA. They feel something else is causing the issues you are having. We and they have installed a ton of these springs with no issues and they do not have any records of a "bad run"
08-16-2005, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by meister@steeda.ca
Direct Reply from Steeda USA:
"The spring spec in use has been proven for over a decade since we developed it. What shocks is the customer using? What do they have for lower control arms??? Our springs dont just bottom out on every little bump. Something else is wrong."
This is a direct reply from Steeda USA. They feel something else is causing the issues you are having. We and they have installed a ton of these springs with no issues and they do not have any records of a "bad run"
"The spring spec in use has been proven for over a decade since we developed it. What shocks is the customer using? What do they have for lower control arms??? Our springs dont just bottom out on every little bump. Something else is wrong."
This is a direct reply from Steeda USA. They feel something else is causing the issues you are having. We and they have installed a ton of these springs with no issues and they do not have any records of a "bad run"
-tried stock shocks
-tried KYB's
-stock lower arms / bushing are mint
-stock spring isolators
08-16-2005, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by meister@steeda.ca
Direct Reply from Steeda USA:
"The spring spec in use has been proven for over a decade since we developed it. What shocks is the customer using? What do they have for lower control arms??? Our springs dont just bottom out on every little bump. Something else is wrong."
This is a direct reply from Steeda USA. They feel something else is causing the issues you are having. We and they have installed a ton of these springs with no issues and they do not have any records of a "bad run"
"The spring spec in use has been proven for over a decade since we developed it. What shocks is the customer using? What do they have for lower control arms??? Our springs dont just bottom out on every little bump. Something else is wrong."
This is a direct reply from Steeda USA. They feel something else is causing the issues you are having. We and they have installed a ton of these springs with no issues and they do not have any records of a "bad run"
