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Old 04-15-2006, 04:52 PM   #1
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hi- I was wondering about the signs of a bad spring. Are there ways to test? Are they prone to going bad @100k miles?

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Look for cracks, or uneven compression between coils.
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i had a cracked rear coil spring when i got mine. an easy thing to get changed
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