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Oct 28, 2007 | 03:47 PM

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From: Spurs City!!! SA, Tx

what the fk

I jus installed my prokit and the left side sits just as I planned and the right side sits high like a mo fo.....

what can be the reason for the stance being off???

will post pics in a bit

Oct 28, 2007 | 04:04 PM

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Blown left shocks?

Oct 28, 2007 | 04:11 PM

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here are some pics...yes it dirty but dont give a crap right now

Oct 28, 2007 | 04:15 PM

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Double check and make sure the nut on top of the strut is ALL the way down. See that both sides have about the same amount of threads visible.

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Oct 28, 2007 | 04:53 PM

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From: Spurs City!!! SA, Tx

threading seems even on each side...

I bought these used from a buddy and his ride was even on both sides. The springs came with bilsteins shocks for the front and I running stock shocks in the back.

any other suggestions

Oct 28, 2007 | 05:24 PM

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dang your car leans like a cholo

jk, double check every thing, maybe its not seated

Oct 28, 2007 | 06:17 PM

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From: Spurs City!!! SA, Tx

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Blown left shocks?

thinking it might be the left rear since it sits the lowest. I don't think it's both

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Oct 28, 2007 | 08:59 PM

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Did you leave the rubber spacer out on the left rear?

Oct 28, 2007 | 09:00 PM

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mine sat like that from the factory.

Oct 28, 2007 | 09:05 PM

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Did you leave the rubber spacer out on the left rear?

nope both spacers are on....

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mine sat like that from the factory.

what did you do to fix it???

Oct 30, 2007 | 03:54 PM

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nope both spacers are on....

what did you do to fix it???

I meant mine looked already lowered a bit--pass side was a touch lower...EIBACH springs and Bitstein's evened it out after a month or so.

Oct 30, 2007 | 04:00 PM

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Is the spring in the perch/rubber isolator on the top of the front shock correctly?

Oct 30, 2007 | 04:14 PM

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Is the spring in the perch/rubber isolator on the top of the front shock correctly?

not sure... i'll be taking the car back to the shop on friday so they can see what the deal is.

Also, everytime the front left with a bump or lil pothole, etc seems like it hits hard and doesn't seem right.... any suggestions on that

Oct 30, 2007 | 04:57 PM

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Yeah, I think the front spring is not in the right spot on the isolator. The end of the spring should be right up next to a slot in the isolator (Hard to explain!!!)

Not a Fbody, but you can see kind of what I am talking about on the bottom of this set up...

Nov 2, 2007 | 01:06 PM

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From: Spurs City!!! SA, Tx

alright I just checked out the installion with the shop and the springs are in place so I think the left front shock is bad. I got the difference in each gap.

FL - 2 1/2
BR - 2 1/2

FR - 3
BR - 2 3/4

I will be replacing all 4 with slp bilstein or revalved bilsteins but I have to wait till Jan since everyone who sells them are out of stock. Oh well 2 months of cruising with a limp...lol