HOTCHKIS springs settling too much?
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HOTCHKIS springs settling too much?
Anyone have any experience with this?
About a year after I got the springs, I noticed it settling, now it seems even worse. They are supposed to be 15mm lowering in the front and 19mm in the rear, and they are really really close to a full 1" in the front (with new tires and 35 lbs of pressure) and a hair over 1" in the rear. The WHOLE reason I went with the Hotchkis is b/c they are supposed to be great quality, not supposed to settle and I had someone there install them, PLUS I did NOT want my car that much lower, and these were the springs that lowered them the least.
About a year after I got the springs, I noticed it settling, now it seems even worse. They are supposed to be 15mm lowering in the front and 19mm in the rear, and they are really really close to a full 1" in the front (with new tires and 35 lbs of pressure) and a hair over 1" in the rear. The WHOLE reason I went with the Hotchkis is b/c they are supposed to be great quality, not supposed to settle and I had someone there install them, PLUS I did NOT want my car that much lower, and these were the springs that lowered them the least.
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Have you gained any weight over the past year? Maybe the extra drop is because of you!
I think given the day-to-day conditions the springs deal with the manufacturers drop claims are just "close" and not exact. Are you rubbing or having any issues...or do you just not like the look now?
I'm not sure what my drop is.
I think given the day-to-day conditions the springs deal with the manufacturers drop claims are just "close" and not exact. Are you rubbing or having any issues...or do you just not like the look now?
I'm not sure what my drop is.
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wow!! Never heard of this situation with the Hotchkis.
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not sure if I have any alignment issues, I had it done, but nothing was really said about it being a problem. I have noticed that my front tires are wearing faster and faster and ESPECIALLY on the inside (where the outside are like new) and this makes me think that they springs are settling more and more and the car is getting lower.
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I noticed that my front end seems to be noticably lower than when the Hotchkis springs were installed a year ago. I fully expected them to sag though. With my 245/35/19's up front, I have 3/8" of wheel gap. If It was any lower in the front, it would look too low and bottom on even more driveways. Thank God it stopped sagging.
I didn't like the rake from the rear being higher than the front and cut down the spring bumpers and dropped the rear 1/2" more to level out the car. Looks perfect now.
If I had the stock 225/45/18's it would look even lower I'd imagine.
I didn't like the rake from the rear being higher than the front and cut down the spring bumpers and dropped the rear 1/2" more to level out the car. Looks perfect now.
If I had the stock 225/45/18's it would look even lower I'd imagine.
Last edited by Chad68; 04-06-2007 at 05:52 PM.
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I have had my hotchkis springs for over 2 years and and 35k+ miles and no settling here, maybe you should contact hotchkis and see if they can shine some light on this!
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