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Old 02-18-2009, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Brentman2007
no those pics are the rear shocks there is no piece like that on the fronts i will search more to fing the whildwhl way of doin it
Oh ok, I was wondering what the perch clip was or looked like.
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more ww goodness- I love searching that guys posts. I got clear lenses from him a while back and he was one of the best guys to deal with ever. Also he was the original cts-v modifier

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...-finished.html
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yes the giant rubber thing i took off the underside and put it topside and the rear lowered.

also fwiw the 'ground control' urethane spacers can be found at auto zone for 6 bux for a 4 pack
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oops forgot to answer the ? you cannot just remove the thing on the rears and chuck it, you need to still have the total length of the original 'stack' to snug the shock into the mount so it wont flop up and down
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yes the giant rubber thing i took off the underside and put it topside and the rear lowered.

also fwiw the 'ground control' urethane spacers can be found at auto zone for 6 bux for a 4 pack
really now that is awesome and were do you look?
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with the swaybar endlinks , energy suspension stuff
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
with the swaybar endlinks , energy suspension stuff
thats what i figured are they called bump stops?? I always figured there was a big market for the lifted truck diy-ers

http://www.autozone.com/N,100618/sho...iesResults.htm


I already have spacers but this might help someone else.
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springs are cut! car looks and rides really nice 1/2 coil on front and 1 coil on back.

anybody want pics? no?? ah well n/m
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pics!
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
springs are cut! car looks and rides really nice 1/2 coil on front and 1 coil on back.

anybody want pics? no?? ah well n/m
Easy speedy....post up some pics!!

Dooo ettttt!
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pics!!!
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
springs are cut! car looks and rides really nice 1/2 coil on front and 1 coil on back.

anybody want pics? no?? ah well n/m
Pics or you get 11 second club title.
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Pics or you get 11 second club title.
LOL
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other pics here
http://richmondperformancemusclecars...egory1135.aspx
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sweet!!!!!!
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Turned out great!
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funny enough it sits like this when still, and when you move around it pumps up to the height at the first shots i took above.




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that last one looks way tooo low now....
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naaah! especially since it comes back up when you get moving! read the nivomat explanation in the faq! pretty sweet
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That looks super duper hawt!!!


hey go post this in the caddy forums too mighty....they didnt believe that H&R springs went lower than gc and eibach and I thought it did. This defiantly proves that they do.

(yours being cut proves that the shock goes lower than previously thought)
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