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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 01:23 PM
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I just did the front and it was very straight forward but the car didnt come down any.
I got 3 full turns out of both sides in the front and it didnt budge a bit. I took it down the street about 5 miles, maybe I need to drive it more??

I read that sometimes it takes a while for them to settle?? Any experience with that? About how many miles?

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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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I noticed that in about a week it settled for me. I believe it took more than three full turns for the fronts though.
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 07:11 AM
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One side only turned 3.5 turns before it bottomed out. The other went 4.25 before it did.
So I set them both at 3 turns so it would be an even drop.

That seemed like the right way to do it to me. Am I wrong??

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took about a week for me
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mine didnt turn, and i broke a few tools in the process.. you didnt measure i guess?
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Well its been over 2 weeks since I lowered the car and I have driven it over 300 miles and it still hasnt "settled"..

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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by skeeters65
Well its been over 2 weeks since I lowered the car and I have driven it over 300 miles and it still hasnt "settled"..

Any ideas?
post pics of the gaps between fenders and tires. may help in giving you idea of where you are at.
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