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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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what if you want to settle your car after the spring installation (which i heard takes 2 weeks) do you make it settle by driving it or leaving it garaged for 2 weeks?
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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they will settle either way.its the weight of the car that settles them.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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oh cool thanks

which would you prefer doing?
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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it doesnt matter, they will settle in the same amount of time either way. There is no extra gravity on the car from driving it.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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oh alright, thanks again for the quick replies
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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im thinking of waiting for the car to settle for 2 weeks then send it out for an alignment.
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yeah, unless you somehow managed to leave your alignment all out of whack, there's really no reason why you would want to leave the car garaged for two weeks. but from what i've read it's hard to screw it up on a tC.
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you should get the car aligned ASAP.

you need to do a search on this, it has been covered many times.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by B1uEsC1uEs
im thinking of waiting for the car to settle for 2 weeks then send it out for an alignment.
i guess we were all replying at the same time! haha... anyways, that's what i would do.
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