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Old 01-15-2009, 12:25 AM
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Pretty much just what the title says. Ive been looking into upgrading my suspension and I wanted to go with the best, so I decided to go with Strano and Konis. I tried to do a search, but I couldnt find what the average drop from this combo is. My main worry about this is I have the UMI tunnel mount torque arm with the dipped brace and a set of custom duals that hangs about that height at one point. Thanks a lot.
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The drop is 1.2".
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Originally Posted by JD_AMG
The drop is 1.2".
True, also I remember reading that he guarantees that it will not drop more than 1.75 over stock
Old 01-15-2009, 10:32 AM
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My springs are very consistent, you won't end up slammed like some springs that claim a similar drop. You shouldn't have any issue with the torque arm, I have many customers running all sorts of TA's, including tunnel mount units.

Now, with custom exhausts and such being, well.. custom, I can't tell you that without any doubt there will never been any issue. But, since my springs aren't super low, and lowered cars aren't uncommon, and you won't find a single case of such an issue on the forums (certainly not this one) with my springs, I think you'd be just fine.
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Thanks for the info. The duals I have are tucked very well except for one point where the flanges are for the tail pipes that hangs down a little bit right before the rear axle. It definitely got more clearance than the TSP duals I had. How does the clearance end up faring with the TSP duals? As long as they can clear, I know Ill be fine.
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I wish I could personally tell you, but I don't have duals on my cars or the cars I commonly see.

I know there are plenty of folks out there with duals and my springs..... Anyone who's got springs others than Hotchkis or SLP (both slightly less low) and TSP's should be able to tell you if they have any issues.
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I have a buddy who that Strano springs with Koni 4/4 with Pacesetter LTs' and 3" TD's over the axle and out the back and he has no problems
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Good to hear. That makes me feel a lot better about dropping the cash to pick them up.
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my hotchkis sit identical to the strano's its the perfect stance imho. 1.2" is what it should have been from the factory



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