Sylver55psi

So im on the HWY driving i hear a loud crack in my suspension and then when i get to school i look and notice my front right wheel rubbing on something.... As i drive home the same tire starts smoking due to speed and rubber shredding... I pull over and have my car towed..... Could this be an front axel or something?

Things to consider
My car is lowered, with 18inc rims with 40zr tires....

PLEASE HELP
~Sylver

VVF

A spring maybe?

samaritrey

Why did you try to drive if tire was rubbing? Can you get us any pictures of anything underneath? So many things could break or bend and cause rubbing issues as well as a plastic panel could come loose and if left long enough could kill a tire.

Sylver55psi

VVF,

Yeah i took it to a shop and they said a spring broke.. my next problem is my car is lowered and i purchased it this was so i have no idea how much it was lowered by.. the shop is suggesting i switch out all my springs... i disagree... do you know how i cold possible figure out the ride height and where is a good place to purchase an aftermarket spring?

Thanks

ildd

If you drive a c240, your front is probably lowered by 1.5 inches or so. A full set of springs is only around $200, the installation is what gets you.

Boom vang

unless you have OEM which you don't, you replace springs in pairs and they are available in pairs, if you have lowered springs (H&R Eibach Tein etc) the springs usually come in a set of 4. If you know what brand and model you currently have on the car (Eibach has their name printed on the springs) you can get away with replacing the front pair and keep the rear pair for another time - at least you will save a couple hundred on labour. If you have no idea then you have to replace all 4. If you have Eibachs they have a life time warranty. I found the cheapest price on Eibachs earlier this year was on Amazon, free shipping and they had a promotion and was about $70 cheaper than Tire Rack

Sylver55psi

Boom Vang

I dont understand why i cant be able to purchase just one spring custom or not it shouldn't matter .... but thanks Oh and my springs are yellow but dont have a name on them.. could the color be a possible trade mark of a brand for springs

Carsy

They come in pairs so they balance the cars height left & right.

Springs tend weaken over time & give lower ride heights.

Why not try a wreckers & get two the same.

samaritrey

As springs age they can sag so even if you replace with the same brand you may end up with an uneven car. For $150-250 you can have a full set of aftermarket springs

kevink2

It does matter ... a bunch.

It could be that the yellow springs were not installed correctly in the back, ie one side was not properly seated, and took more of the weight than the other side.

As was said, get another set of drop springs, like H&R sport springs.

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