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      02-07-2019, 04:40 PM   #1
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Rear left spring is 1/4 inch higher - Swift Springs

Hey,

So I've had these springs for about 8 months now and I used to have a concave-style HRE wheel so I never noticed it was off

I moved on to a 3 piece wheel where it was custom offsets to make the lip flush with the body and right off the bat I noticed that the rear left is sitting 1/4 higher than the rear right

The front left and right are perfect down to the 1 1/6th of an inch

I got them installed at a shop and I just stopped by today to look at it under a lift and both springs are seated properly and both have the stoppers and everything is identical,

Do you think this is a Swift issue? Who should I reach out to? My PM history is gone so I don't remember who I purchased them from but I believe at this point this is a manufacturer issue

Anything else to think of?

Thanks
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      02-15-2019, 09:39 PM   #3
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FWIW, when I measured my car to get a baseline for installing the M suspension, the right and left rear differed by that amount.
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      02-15-2019, 10:04 PM   #4
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Hey,

So I've had these springs for about 8 months now and I used to have a concave-style HRE wheel so I never noticed it was off

I moved on to a 3 piece wheel where it was custom offsets to make the lip flush with the body and right off the bat I noticed that the rear left is sitting 1/4 higher than the rear right

The front left and right are perfect down to the 1 1/6th of an inch

I got them installed at a shop and I just stopped by today to look at it under a lift and both springs are seated properly and both have the stoppers and everything is identical,

Do you think this is a Swift issue? Who should I reach out to? My PM history is gone so I don't remember who I purchased them from but I believe at this point this is a manufacturer issue

Anything else to think of?

Thanks
hey actually now that i think about it i measured all 4 corners on mine 2017 zcp f82 m4 also as a baseline when trying to decide which coilovers to order.. and the fronts measured exact but the rear sides were off by about a quarter inch..
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      02-20-2019, 12:48 PM   #5
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hey actually now that i think about it i measured all 4 corners on mine 2017 zcp f82 m4 also as a baseline when trying to decide which coilovers to order.. and the fronts measured exact but the rear sides were off by about a quarter inch..
So is this normal???
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      02-20-2019, 01:05 PM   #6
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Its a 0.25 of 1 inch. It's negligible. Did you measure with you sitting in the car?
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      02-20-2019, 01:13 PM   #7
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Perhaps intentional to account for the weight of the driver?
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That's interesting. I just installed KW Clubsports in the rear (haven't gotten to the fronts yet) and dialed the adjustable part to be the same on both sides. After setting the car down, the right side was at least a 1/4", but close to 1/2" lower, so had to re-adjust.
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      02-21-2019, 05:43 PM   #9
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Yes it's a full quarter inch which is clearly normal now but now is all I can see, I contacted swift and they also said it's normal and if you try to correct it with HAS or coils then that is actually bad for the car ^
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