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Nov 14, 2012 | 11:54 AM

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Lowering the rear

What's the best way to lower the rear
Without hurting 60ft
Or could u list how u lowered ur car
And what 60 u still cut

Nov 14, 2012 | 12:31 PM

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Not my car but my friend has BMR lowering springs, "hose mod" and Competition Engineering 3-way adjustable shocks and cuts a 1.3x sixty foot.

Nov 14, 2012 | 04:33 PM

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That's what I am talking about I want down about a inch

Nov 14, 2012 | 06:06 PM

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What's the best way to lower the rear
Without hurting 60ft
Or could u list how u lowered ur car
And what 60 u still cut

Do the hose mod that will get you at least 3/4 of an inch. 1.27 60 foot so far for me.

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Nov 14, 2012 | 07:17 PM

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I have already done the hose mod but I went with 28 in the rear this time so I want to level the car back out

Nov 14, 2012 | 07:51 PM

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That is going to be very hard. If you got 28X10.5 the more you put the car down on top of them the more problems you are going to have with rubbing.

Be careful the last thing you want to do is cut a tire make sure to check everything out and remember the tire grows going down the track!

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Nov 14, 2012 | 08:24 PM

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N2 is correct. It is tough to bring the back end down with a 28x10.5 tire. I mini tubbed my car to lower it. I am using the Wolfe upper spring mounts with afco springs. The top of the tire is flush with the top of the wheel opening and i have cut a 1.32 sixty foot.

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Nov 15, 2012 | 04:22 AM

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I'm new to the fbody lingo...what's the "hose mod"?

Nov 15, 2012 | 09:05 AM

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U remove the spring pad and install a rubber hose over the top coil on the spring

Nov 15, 2012 | 10:52 AM

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i got eibach lowering springs on the rear and been 1.32 60' or 1.40 on the back tires. single qa1 on the rear. stock wheel wells 28x10.5 on 10" wheel just roll the lip of the fenders and take a bfh to the inner fenders.

car sits low but not to low.

Nov 15, 2012 | 12:44 PM

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Holly crap was that with the pro kit or sportline

Nov 15, 2012 | 07:41 PM

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U remove the spring pad and install a rubber hose over the top coil on the spring

Gotcha. Thanks

Nov 15, 2012 | 09:45 PM

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I have the hose mod with a 28" tire and cut 1.4's with my m6.

Nov 16, 2012 | 04:58 AM

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Hose mod and 28x10.5's here too. Car 60's in the .20's.

Nov 19, 2012 | 02:18 PM

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Holly crap was that with the pro kit or sportline

pro kit

Nov 19, 2012 | 06:38 PM

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I'm new to the fbody lingo...what's the "hose mod"?

Take out the rear shock and the thick spring cup will fall out. Go to your local auto parts store and order 2 feet of 3/4" heater hose. Cut the hose in half. Slide 1 foot of the hose over each of the springs. The hose prevents the metal spring from squeaking against the body. The spring cups are roughly 3/4" -1" tall, so removing them drops the rear a little bit.