suspension question

wongcasey

time to ask the LYK experts:

if i were to change the strut and springs on the front-right wheel, would it result in a big increase in ride height/wheel gap for that wheel (ie 1-2 inches higher)?

-assume the shocks on the other wheels are almost 70k km old

wongcasey

that's exactly what i thought too

so i damaged my shocks last week and they had to replace it
but when i got the car back the difference is about 2 fingers width height

i asked them if they used original shocks and they said they did
and they said that after i drive for a while the springs will settle in and the height will go down

but i still think it's unreasonable and unacceptable
so they said they will put my old springs back in - hope that will fix the problem

wongcasey

is there any way to adjust the dampening to match the other shocks?

and i think it just looks horrible right now and i would rather have the old spring back in just to have uniform ride height

wongcasey

the old spring wasn't damaged
they put on new springs because they bought it with the shocks

i suspect they put outback/forester springs on for me as well

but anyways i don't trust that place anymore
i'll just take the old parts back from them and bring it somewhere else to have it checked
and change back to my old springs - how much would that cost?