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That junkyard coil spring that snapped on me at midnight last Tuesday
I was out in the driveway messing with my old Civic, trying to swap the rear springs for some take-offs I grabbed for $30. Got the passenger side done no problem, but the driver side snapped clean in half as soon as I put weight on it. Ended up having to jack the whole rear up and tie the control arm with a ratchet strap just to limp it back into the garage. Has anyone else fought a rusty spring that just gave up mid-job?
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alice_reed4719d agoOG Member
Used to think old springs were tough enough to handle anything. That Civic changed my mind real fast when that driver side snapped and sent the whole corner sagging. Now I just cut them off with a grinder before they get a chance to fight back.
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