Help!! Lowering a weight deleted car.
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Finally got the chance to measure a couple of stock f-bodys to my car height yesterday. My car is right at 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 higher than a stock height f-body. Ive honestly had people ask why my car sets up that high in the front end, and im no where done with weight delete yet either.
I would like the strano springs but im afraid the front end will still be very very high. Right now about a 1.7 to 2inch-ish drop sounds nice just to get it around factory height...
Any suggestions? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I jump into this.
I would like the strano springs but im afraid the front end will still be very very high. Right now about a 1.7 to 2inch-ish drop sounds nice just to get it around factory height...
Any suggestions? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I jump into this.
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All of the ac components, manifolds, emissions, random brackets, power steering is next, no back seats etc etc etc. Car is still a DD and I seriously had a temporary at work ask if my car had a front lift kit.. I **** you not.
It didnt look like this at all before I started removing stuff. It was actually pretty low.
It didnt look like this at all before I started removing stuff. It was actually pretty low.
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All of the ac components, manifolds, emissions, random brackets, power steering is next, no back seats etc etc etc. Car is still a DD and I seriously had a temporary at work ask if my car had a front lift kit.. I **** you not.
It didnt look like this at all before I started removing stuff. It was actually pretty low.
It didnt look like this at all before I started removing stuff. It was actually pretty low.
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My car is lowered on Strano springs and after I took about 200+ pounds out it sits higher than I'd like but good enough for most I would say. I went ahead and bought some Strange adjustable drag shocks so I can lower the front back down to where I want it. Since the rear isn't a coilover style like the front and I don't want to spend the money to make it, I plan to take the spring isolator out and replace it with rubber hose along with cutting 1-1.5 coils out of the stock springs. Should give me the look I want however it will ride and handle like **** but I am just after straight line performance and looks.
With that said I would personally look into an adjustable front coilover setup like a Strange, QA1, etc. etc.
With that said I would personally look into an adjustable front coilover setup like a Strange, QA1, etc. etc.
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Look at the wheel well in this pic.
![](http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/joshiedoom/jackedup.jpg)
and in this picture the roof is much much higher, the air damn is higher and the fender to ground is all over a inch taller.
![](http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/joshiedoom/jackedup.jpg)
and in this picture the roof is much much higher, the air damn is higher and the fender to ground is all over a inch taller.
![](http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/joshiedoom/jackedup22.jpg)
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So the suggestions I made in post#5 should work good for you. Unless you don't mind spending a little more and get a set of DA shocks, which will overall will work better for the street and drag racing compared to the SA shocks.
I'll have to agree with you, that's the only thing (weight reduction) I could logically think of also.
I'll have to agree with you, that's the only thing (weight reduction) I could logically think of also.
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