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The information on measuring ride height at the jack points is something I hadn't been aware of. Thanks for posting it.
Since you're examining ride height and wondering whether you need to replace rear springs - please be aware of this.
The 240 has two rubber rear trailing arm bushings that cause the rear to sag up to about 3/4 inch when a bushing goes bad. In my experience the bushings last anywhere from 100 to 200 K miles. By now, any 240 is potentially a candidate for replacement rear TAB's due to accumulated mileage.
I've seen people check those bushings using a really long prybar - I'd say about 3-4 feet. Replacement requires a special tool, buy it or build your own (it's been done). From reading previous threads here it's not a fun job to do in a driveway. Last time I had it done the cost was somewhere around $200 and that was at a pretty reasonable shop.
I definitely recommend you get the rear TAB's checked if it's sagging back there. Think about springs after that if you need/like. It will never ride or handle properly if the bushings are shot. On the other hand, I drove my current car about 25K miles knowing that the bushings were bad, until I was ready to fork over the necessary money to replace them.
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Sven: '89 245 NA, 951 ECU, expanded air dam, forward belly pan reaches oem belly pan, open-front airbox, E-fan, 205/65-15 at 50 psi, IPD sways, no a/c-p/s belt, E-Codes, amber front corner reflectors, quad horns, tach, small clock. Wifemobile '89 245
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