I just switched from stock shocks to some koni reds on my neuspeed race springs this past weekend. When I installed the neuspeeds on the stock shocks, I didn't need a spring compressor at all to compress the springs. While installing the reds I didn't need a compressor for the rear units, but when I got to the front the spring definitely needed to be compressed. Problem was that we didn't have a spring compressor, so we had to call upon the powers of human strength (two cursing and grunting guys pushed the cap down against the spring while another guy screwed the nut in). So we got everything in, but the front looks alot more jacked up than it use to be. The rear sits the same as it did with the stock shocks, but now there's a 3 finger gap in the front with the reds. With the stock shocks, it was sitting nicely just tucking the tire. My question is will this ever settle back to the way it use to be? It looks really weird with the big gap in the front and no gap at all in the rear. Sorry for the long post, but I'm all worried that it won't settle back to the way it use to be

 

You guys might not have aligned the cap or strut back right when you 'human' forced it. That happened to my friend.

 

thats my guess is something is racked in there.

go rent a compressor, theyre like 100 bucks depo at mexican zone but you get your money back when you bring back the tool.

 

you switch the front and back springs?

 

Nope, fronts are in the front and back are in the back.