I had 300 pounds of sandbags in my trunk for the past month or so and now after removing them, the rear end still seems noticeable lower than the front. Would leaving the weight in the trunk for an extended period of time damage the suspension? Has anyone else experienced this?

 

lol posting this in the G37 coupe part won't really get you the right answers =(

 

Leaf springs or coil springs?

 

I have a g37 coupe...Where else would I post this?

My G37s is stock and I haven't modified any of the suspensions etc.

 

lol i was just kidding, i hate when people tell me where to post..but probably under "other cars" or something lol i dont know.

 

Can you post a pic please?

The rear is a bit lower than the front from the factory

 

why did you have 300lbs of sandbags in your trunk dude?

 

opppssss hahahahahaha in your trunk!!!! i read in your truck LOL mabadddd haha

 

It's another word for dead hookers, just didn't want to say it on a public forum I guess

 

lol..no I used the weight to help with rear traction in the snow. I left it in the trunk for about a month and after removing the sandbags, the rear looks like its lower than it used to be. I am worried...

 

put 300 lbs of sandbags under your hood for a month. Problem: SOLVED.

 

LMFAO...yea same here! I was gonna reply, but was like...ummmm....it's a TRUCK!!! ha ha!

As far as the question goes, I wouldn't think it would do anything to the suspension! But for a whole month...hmmm...maybe it could have some sort of an affect on the suspension.

How low did it go? Maybe you found a cheap alternative way to drop your ride, and keep everything stock! LoL

 

Looking at the car from the side, the the rear fender and the top of the tire is almost even. It's definitely noticeable, similar to when two people are sitting in the back seat. I don't want the drop in the car though so I am hoping it will rise back to its normal height. Have any of you experienced this before?

 

The front is ridiculously higher than the rear normally. You probably never paid any attention to it and are paranoid now that you had sandbags in the trunk. 300lbs isn't going to damage your suspension...

 

from a steel yeilding point of view, as long as the steel remained in the elastic region it would return to normal. if you go past the yielding point, it wont. and i would HIGHLY doubt you went past the yielding point unless you smoked some serious potholes.

the springs are also (very likely) designed to bottom out and not go past the yielding point anyways. so even if you did bottom them out, they would return to normal height.

that being said, settling will happen in steel naturally without going past the yielding point, but it is not usually significant whatsoever (unless you designing a building or something).

so unless theres something wrong with the springs themselves, i doubt it would settle at all. take it to your dealer and do a side-by-side with another G. if its different, complain that you think they are faulty and get a new set of springs under warranty but dont mention the bags lol