Originally Posted by randomtask77
The longer springs in the front, shorter in the back. Ever see a civic up on a lift (where all 4 wheels are off the ground)? You see that the front wheels drop lower than the rear wheels. To accomodate that suspension travel, the longer springs have to go in the front.
Actually the reason you see that is because the front suspension is built a little differently then the rear. If you set the front strut/spring combination side by side with the rear, they are almost the same length.