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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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Hey guys I'm in the middle of a build and there's no front end on the car but does this look right for a Strano Spring/Koni Setup? I thought it looked a little high and was expecting more of a drop. I know that it will drop slightly with the engine/trans/front end back on the car, but I wouldn't expect the back end to really drop much more than this. Maybe it will settle more when I finally get around to driving it...


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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Seems High
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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looks stock, drive it and it should settle a tad
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Yeah seems kinda high however surely you will see a drop after driving and once it settles in.
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even if it settles, how much will you get....another half inch? something looks a little off, even brand new it looks too high. are you sure you got the right springs?
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by EchoMirage
even if it settles, how much will you get....another half inch? something looks a little off, even brand new it looks too high. are you sure you got the right springs?
Did you check the part number when you got it? I think that they are listed on strano's website...might be worth a look.
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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I dont see how you wouldnt notice if there right. They should be white and say strano performance.
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Did you seat the spring in the isolator correctly?
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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looks too high. I would go over install again
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How much weight is off the front right now?
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Originally Posted by fortmyerspolice
Did you seat the spring in the isolator correctly?
i was thinking that also. if he used them at all, that is. isolator might be clocked wrong.
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Looks too high to me, here's a picture of my WS.6 with Konis/Stranos for comparison.

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Yeah... I don't know what the deal is. The isolators are installed correctly, I checked it out. Everything looks like it's installed correctly I'm not sure why it's sitting so high. It looks like it's about a full inch too high... I'm not sure what the deal is...
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Originally Posted by 99Bluz28
How much weight is off the front right now?
Everything is out. Engine/Trans/Wiring/Etc... The engine bay is stripped out to be painted. I can only hope that installing all the weight back into the front and driving it will allow the rear to settle...
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That's most likely all it is, it should be fine after all the weight back in the car and the suspension has settled.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 06:55 AM
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I imagine with no engine and tranny you did the install and lowered the car from jack stands back on the gagage floor without driving it. When I first lowered my my car to the ground from jack stands it wasn't setting at the final height, it took a spin around the block for the suspension to level out. I'm sure once the engine/trans are in with the car on the road it will sit fine. Are you still runnig the 10 bolt? I'm using a 9inch and that caused my car to set about 1/2 inch taller in the rear.
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I imagine with no engine and tranny you did the install and lowered the car from jack stands back on the gagage floor without driving it. When I first lowered my my car to the ground from jack stands it wasn't setting at the final height, it took a spin around the block for the suspension to level out. I'm sure once the engine/trans are in with the car on the road it will sit fine. Are you still runnig the 10 bolt? I'm using a 9inch and that caused my car to set about 1/2 inch taller in the rear.
Yup still go the ten bolt in there. I'm pretty sure that having the drivetrain out of the car is contributing pretty heavily. That and needing to drive it. Hopefully she settles down once those things get taken care of.
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Report back after you get the vast majority of the weight back in the car - there is no way to tell with that much stuff missing from the equation.
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Originally Posted by 99Bluz28
That's most likely all it is, it should be fine after all the weight back in the car and the suspension has settled.
I agree.
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