eibach rear springs, upside down? Options

[urbandork]

So i put in ebach sport lines the other day. On the instuctions that it came with it says that the springs f and r (front and rear) and that the springs have to be put in so that the words are right side up.

I did this to the front springs however on the rear springs they would only go in proper if the words were upside down.

With the rear spring witht he words right side up the bottome of the spring is to small for the strut perch and the top is to big for the rubber flange and would either slip of, have half on half off, or all of the spring on the metal.

However when you flip it over upside down the top which is now the bottom is perfect size for the strut perch and fits in snugly and the botom now the top sits on the rubber thing perfectly.

I have the rear in upside down and it drives/rides fine.

[urbandork]

Well i went down to get alined and asked the guy (they do suspention stuff too) if the springs in the back and the front look like they are supose to be the way i have them. I told him about the back springs and after taking the tire off and looking at it he said that thats the way they are supose to be. If the rear were with the letters right side up it wouldnt sit right both on the perch and on the upper housing.

[mikew04]

Mine were the same way. I just put them in with the lettering upside down... they have been fine since i put them in over the summer.

[Chrobis]

There were directions....?

I just put em in the same way the stocks looked....

[bufferdan]

it doesnt really matter as long as they fit and work fine.

[urbandork]

They do work and fit fine. However i was told by the supension shop that the more compressed part of the spring should be on the bottom rather then the top.