Spring Pads
Spring Pads
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1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
They're rubber buffers that sit between the coil springs and control arms. You can get different thicknesses to lower or raise the heightof the car slightly as long as your tires will let you....
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E55, F550, S600 Ducati 999
A set of spring pads should cost less than $25. The problem is you have to take your springs out to install them, so if you are using a shop, you are looking at 2-4hrs shop time for the job.
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99' SLK 230 & 01' CLK 430
You can tell your spring pads size by using a flash light and look around the bottom edge of the pad to find the "dot". Each dot represent the pad size number (3 dots= pad #3).
Installation with factory spring compressor take about 1 hrs but they usaully say it take about 2-3 hrs so they can charge you $$$$. 3 hrs, that's how long it took me to do spring installation without the spring compressor.
Installation with factory spring compressor take about 1 hrs but they usaully say it take about 2-3 hrs so they can charge you $$$$. 3 hrs, that's how long it took me to do spring installation without the spring compressor.
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Doesn't really effect suspension stiffness, I'm not convinced that H&R spring is actually stiffer than AMG Euro so do not be concerned about H&R making ride too stiff.
