Wow! Thanks James. That was very educational about the springs. I would like to know if the PJ Grady front springs & custom shocks are made by the same outfit that makes DMC Houston's. If I bought only the rear springs from DMC Houston, would they match with the front springs I already bought from PJ Grady? Since I recently got my new rear shocks on, I hate to take it apart again just to replace the springs. But the rear driver's side of my car does sit about 6mm lower than the right. The lower side is the one that had the chard break off the spring too. I think it has gotten worse since I compressed the springs to change the shocks. Since the new shocks are adjustable, I could lower the right to compensate, but I would rather fix the root of the problem. I feel like I'm the only one who notices, but to me it is painfully obvious from a distance. Can anyone recommend the best tool to compress the rear springs? The one I borrowed from Pep Boys is good enough to get the spring compressed to change the shock, but I don't recommend using it to decompress or compress a spring while it is off of the car. It would be do-able, but rather awkward and needlessly time consuming. I couldn't find anything better for sale from Pep Boys, Discount Auto or NAPA. I think the best tool would be the duck-bill variety, but I couldn't find one anywhere. I haven't tried Mac Tool or Snap-On. If they had retail outlets, I would buy a lot more of their stuff. Walt Tampa, FL