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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 03:13 PM
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I was at Summit Point this morning. Three laps in I noticed my ride got very choppy to a point where my rear end was almost bouncing around.

I pulled in and noticed immediately that my rear was slammed to the ground with almost no clearance between the tire and the fender.

Put the car on the lift and inspected everything. All looked good. I have the longer lowering screws. We tighten them back up to raise the car as far as it would go. No difference. It's almost as if the springs decided to give up.

FYI, I have the OEM springs with Phadt adjustable shocks.

Anyone experience this?
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Need to look further, it seems that you have broken your spring............
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jewjenk
Need to look further, it seems that you have broken your spring............


Look for a crack right in the middle of the spring.

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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Yep, your spring is toast.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Will inspect the spring carefully tomorrow. Thanks!
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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Please post pics of your findings for those of us that track our cars. I've never seen a spring break before, but you now have my full attention.
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