vx springs
I would like to replace my springs. I saw these on ebay and the say they fit all civics. Can the same spings fit all civics? Will these work for a vx? They are only $52 with shipping so pretty cheap.
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Why? Do you want to "stiffen" the suspension?
The OEM springs should only be replaced if broken. As far as I can tell, the springs on my VX are original and after 220K miles are, with the OEM shocks, still as good as new. Save your cash and buy the stuff you will always need, air and oil filters, oil, anti-freeze, etc. And let's not forget gasoline which is THE largest yearly expense for those who drive 20K miles and more like me! |
They seem fine when the car is empty, but when loaded the back seems pretty low. I use my car for work and carry a lot of tools, wood and/or people.
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Oh. Didn't realize your needs. Not sure if springs will help you though. You might want air shocks or shocks with built in springs to keep the back end level when your VX is heavily loaded.
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Sagging under uneven load is normal. If it handles ok and you're not too close to the bump stops, it might make sense just to ignore it. Else, get stiffer springs, air bags, air shocks, or something else designed for increased load. The idea of putting front springs on rear sounds like it could work and would be the least expensive option (junkyard).
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I don't want the car to look jacked up when empty. I'm worried that if I put fronts for the rears it will be to high. I wouldn't mind if they where a little stiffer and lowering 1" would help mpgs, maybe. $52 for four springs at my door sounds cheap to me.
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A GVWR can also be there for the obvious reasons like the chassis physically can't carry more than a given amount without snapping into two pieces though I don't think you're carrying anything that would have that as the concern. So if you want to add more weight to your vehicle, think of it like a pickup, what would you do in order to make it handle more weight? Answer? Use stiffer springs.. If you're not aware, unloaded pickups drive like **** anyway so it wouldn't be all that different. But until that time comes, you need to figure out if you're already overloading your vehicle as it is. |
I guess I want it to ride great, carry everything, look good and be cheap, is that to much to ask? I was just wondering if anyone else has changed springs? How much sag is from age/wear and how much is normal? Are new vx springs going to solve the problem? I drive a dodge 3500 van so I know about rough riding when empty, I would like to avoid that, but the car does tip a lot when cornering. It's hard to know what springs will be right until I put them on the car and drive it.
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Otherwise I don't see the problem just driving it sagging when full, or if you usually drive full then driving it tall when empty. |
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