Joshiedoom

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Finally got the chance to measure a couple of stock f-bodys to my car height yesterday. My car is right at 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 higher than a stock height f-body. Ive honestly had people ask why my car sets up that high in the front end, and im no where done with weight delete yet either.

I would like the strano springs but im afraid the front end will still be very very high. Right now about a 1.7 to 2inch-ish drop sounds nice just to get it around factory height...

Any suggestions? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I jump into this.

99FormulaM6r

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Just curious, how much weight did you take off?

Joshiedoom

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All of the ac components, manifolds, emissions, random brackets, power steering is next, no back seats etc etc etc. Car is still a DD and I seriously had a temporary at work ask if my car had a front lift kit.. I **** you not.

It didnt look like this at all before I started removing stuff. It was actually pretty low.

Badazz 97 TA

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thats it? It sits that high with just that little amount of crap taken out?

99Bluz28

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A set of QA1 SA, or Strange SA front shocks with some BMR spring seat adapters and stock springs would do the trick!

Unless of course, you autocross/road-race the car.

Blownz28man

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If your just goin for looks. Just cut them with a die grinder. NOT A TORCH

squints88

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get konis and use the lower perch

z_speedfreak

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yeah...thats not a whole lot. weird. eibach makes 2" drop springs, what ever you do DONT CUT THEM! it will make your car ride like crap.
so how are shocks going to lower a car

bigblock704

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Like the Hal fronts.. The seat for the bottom of the springs is threaded and you can set the height anywhere you want..

99Bluz28

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^ That's it right there! ^

StealthFormula

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My car is lowered on Strano springs and after I took about 200+ pounds out it sits higher than I'd like but good enough for most I would say. I went ahead and bought some Strange adjustable drag shocks so I can lower the front back down to where I want it. Since the rear isn't a coilover style like the front and I don't want to spend the money to make it, I plan to take the spring isolator out and replace it with rubber hose along with cutting 1-1.5 coils out of the stock springs. Should give me the look I want however it will ride and handle like **** but I am just after straight line performance and looks.

With that said I would personally look into an adjustable front coilover setup like a Strange, QA1, etc. etc.

Joshiedoom

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Lots of good info/pics here. Looks like I will be going a different route then what I thought I was

Thanks for the help guys

wowsers

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^^ you got any pics by chance? i cant believe that removing that stuff would raise the car that much.

Joshiedoom

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Yes I have them and ill uploading them as we speak. I mean i have people comming out of the woodwork asking me why its so high in the front end.

Joshiedoom

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Look at the wheel well in this pic.



and in this picture the roof is much much higher, the air damn is higher and the fender to ground is all over a inch taller.

99Bluz28

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So just for clarification is your car a D.D./D.R., or D.D./C.C. or a little of both?

Also what's the measurement from the center/peak of the front fender arch to the ground?

Joshiedoom

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DD working on DR.

It was around 29 inches last time i checked.

99Bluz28

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For example: My car's lowered around 2", and my measurement from the center/peak of the front fender arch to the ground is 25 5/8". So my factory ride height was about 27 5/8".

Joshiedoom

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I mean seriously what the hell else could cause this?

99Bluz28

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So the suggestions I made in post#5 should work good for you. Unless you don't mind spending a little more and get a set of DA shocks, which will overall will work better for the street and drag racing compared to the SA shocks.

I'll have to agree with you, that's the only thing (weight reduction) I could logically think of also.