I've just had some Tein lowering springs fitted this afternoon.

Not quite the 30mm drop I was hoping for but I've been told the car will 'settle' on the springs over the next week or so and the ride height will drop accordingly. Is this right?

I assumed that the material properties of the spring won't change; set the springs for your desired ride height and it should be immediate.

 

Yes they will settle over the next couple of hundred miles

 

yep, they will settle.
like exhausts, they coke up and get louder and smoother

 

Would it be necessary to get an alignment readjusted after they settle?

 

thanks for the feedback - I feel reassured

looking for recommendations for deep-dish wheels......new thread??

 

I'd guess re-alignment would be necessary.

 

I'd certainly get them rechecked

 

You've probably got the 'other' teins springs, IIRC there are 2 and one lowers more than the other.

Also it will probably only settle down by a very small amount, I didn't notice it much which my springs.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I was expecting an appx 25-30mm drop. The car looks almost exactly the same to me - maybe a fractional difference.

 

it does say on that advert: Actual Ride Height Drop Front -17mm Rear -16mm