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Old 09-26-2011, 11:47 PM
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when i got my car it had bmr rear springs and hose mod.. i put hotchis front springs on and it still looks like im doin a hole shot jus sittin there, not as bad as before but i want my front to come down more.. any suggestions?? will they settle been about a month and hasnt settled that much..





heres how it sat when i got car
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Doesn't look bad, but it could sit just a little bit lower in front. Buy a heavier battery LOL
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lol nice
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Are you using matching spring sets for the front and rear? You sig shows Hotchkis fronts and our rear springs. Did you buy the car with our front and rears?
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IMO the rear looks a little too low from the first and second pic i like the way the front sits
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yea car had bmr springs already installed when i got it and came with a set of hotchis front springs, so i installed them, imo stance is everything its about half an inch or so lower in the rear than it is in the front needs to be at least level or quarter inch lower in the front..
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raise the back with the stock isolators . and add a procharger to the front to lower it some.
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lol you give me parts and ill install them...
i kinda like the look of the rear, want front too sit down more, other than hillbilly cutting front coils, or coil overs pretty much stuck with it, u think itll settle anymore?? rear springs look like they where older and already settled.. so dont think they will go down any more. so just gotta worry about the front
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I want to say there is something else wrong your here. The front of the car should be considerably lower than it is. Could you possible take some pictures of the springs installed and email them to me at kevin@bmrsuspension.com

There shouldn't be this much wheel gap.
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Originally Posted by chadroosa
yea car had bmr springs already installed when i got it and came with a set of hotchis front springs, so i installed them, imo stance is everything its about half an inch or so lower in the rear than it is in the front needs to be at least level or quarter inch lower in the front..
So you have one brand of lowering springs in the front, and a different brand in the rear, and you are asking why your car doesn't sit right?
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I don't think the two differnet brands is the problem, how much does the heater hose mod usually lower car??
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The back looks perfect, go and get set of front coilovers to get the stance exactly how you want it. It took a few adjustments for my setup but its way worth it to be able to adjust it.

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Originally Posted by chadroosa
I don't think the two differnet brands is the problem, how much does the heater hose mod usually lower car??
Wrong. That could be your problem.
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What brand coil over u use??

How could that be if one brand is supposed to lower it 1.5 and the other lowers an 1.5 they r both 1.5.
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I have a set of SA strange's. Cant cant complain about them so far. Also the doing the heater hose on top the drop springs is why the front to rear is so drastic.
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I think problem is that rear set of coils is old and has heater mod, and fronts are brand new.. older the spring is the more they sag.. jus don't know y whoever had car b4 me would only lower the rear and drive it like that..
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Originally Posted by chadroosa
How could that be if one brand is supposed to lower it 1.5 and the other lowers an 1.5 they r both 1.5.
Hotchkis is 1", BMR springs are 1.25" drop...
What color are both of the springs?
Also what size wheels/tires are on the front and rear, don't go by what the guy told you, actually go out and look at your tires and read the ratings on the side before you reply.
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Bmr springs are red and hotchkis springs are grey, I called hotchkis and they told me fronts are 1.5.. tire sizes are front 265/35/18 and rear is 275/35/18
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If you put the isolators back in it wouldn't look half as bad as it does. It looks like one of those shot out caddies that drags the *** on the ground
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Lol yea doesn't look good

Originally Posted by i6overboard
I have a set of SA strange's. Cant cant complain about them so far. Also the doing the heater hose on top the drop springs is why the front to rear is so drastic.
Do you have a pic of your car so I can see how it sits...



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