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Old 01-20-2004, 04:37 PM
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Default Anybody notice raised height w/ Bilstein HD shocks?

Just curious if these shocks have cause anybody else's car to sit higher than a stock shock....Mine seems to sit up about 1/2 inch higher after the swap...
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How long have they been on the car?

If you noticed the car sitting higher right after the swap it could be that the springs need to settle since the load was taken off of them.

Shocks don't have anything do with ride height.

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How long have they been on the car?

If you noticed the car sitting higher right after the swap it could be that the springs need to settle since the load was taken off of them.

Shocks don't have anything do with ride height.

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Richie, I know shocks don't have anything to do with ride height but since I installed these shocks, the left side of the car sits higher than the right...About 1/2 inch front/rear, opposed to the left side..

Springs/shocks have been on the car for about 24 hours....
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Was the car aligned after the swap?

Have someone measure the ride height while you sit in the car. I have never seen this happen before.

Try e-mailing Sam Strano and see what he thinks. I just ordered a set of Hotchkis springs and revalved Bilsteins from him and he was very helpful. He spends a good amount of time on this board helping with advice even if you didn't buy anything from him.

Good luck!



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