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Which Lowering Spring Goes in the Front?

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LegacyCore

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Jun 28, 2011
Springfield, Missouri
I bought VMS 2" lowering springs for my 2g and I'm having a noob moment. Which spring goes in the front and the rear? With Honda's I've always installed the bigger spring with most space between coils in the rear and the skinner closer spaced coil spring in the front. But after putting the bigger spring in the rear it didn't really lower the car all that much... Do I have it backwards?

I did compare the factory springs with the VMS springs, and it does seem the factory rear springs matches the VMS spring I put in the rear. My thought process is the skinner springs with the closer coils will support the weight of the front end better. But with how little the rear dropped I'm confused now.

Can't compare the fronts yet because my endlinks on the front swaybar are going to need cut off and replaced. The nut is seized on the bolt and spinning the whole thing.
 
If you pull the rubber boot back on the opposite side from the nut you see there are flats that fit 14mm open end wrench to hold the stud from spinning. The coils that have the thicker wire diameter go on the front.
 
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