So last week during sub zero temps in central Ohio my drivers side H&R spring was discovered broken after pulling out from my spot at work and hearing tire rubbing sounds. Huh. AAA flat-bedded my car home the next morning and I soon installed borrowed rears springs (thanks Nick, aka mrntd). Glad to report H&R is sending out a new set of rear springs no charge (thanks H&R!). Feeling grateful. :biggrin5:
I've heard of them in fact fell victim to 2 of them. Babs had an Integra & broke a front spring. I couldn't imagine how she did that. Went to my friends at the local import parts house & they say, how many do you want? Then he says they keep 4 of them in stock as they are big sellers. Crazy but true. I bought 2 to replace both front ones. When I took what I thought was the good side apart it was broken too. ut:
Don't remember the brand of the spring. It was the front barrel spring that came with the TSW softcore suspension.
Car was parked outside in very cold temps - was thinking that had something to do with it breaking perhaps?
Back in the 90's I was sponored by a spring company that made springs for those animals in kids parks....the springs never broke..LOL
I broke some leaf springs on a Chevy LUV truck. We loaded it with over 1/2 ton of wood. We just welded in some steal tubing to replace them. Then it could hold plenty of wood.
yeah...leafsrings fail pretty often....limped a freghtliner to the shop last week...last year about this time, the right side failed (company is too cheap to do them in pairs)...this time the left...at about 950,000+miles right now...guessing they may not be the first pair...lol.
It is more fun when the center bolt shears & you have to dog track that truck down the road. :frown2: