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Old 05-17-2010, 08:15 PM
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I feel like my car is TOO low even from a performance stand point. I want to come up just about half an inch on all four corners and plan to accomplish this with rubber spacers. In the rear I could install a rubber perch at the top of the spring, but at the front I dont know how to accomplish what im after, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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What springs does the car have that it's so low? Why not just change the front springs? I've seen front springs for sell by themselves on here not the whole set.
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The first step would be to tell us what suspension mods you currently have
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Originally Posted by XxWICKEDSSxX
but at the front I dont know how to accomplish what im after, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
I know BMR makes a shock spacer for the QA1's, I wonder if they will work for what ever shocks you have. May want to give them a call.
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you can use spacers in the front as suggested above, but if you're willing to raise the height I'd say it's a good idea to take advantage of the extra shock travel at the same time. also listing mods will get a more useful answer.
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The car has single adjustable konis and strano springs. I want to keep the springs because I like the spring rate
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Change the springs.. What ones do you have? That might help to know that. Either your springs are too low, or you might have a structural problem. I'd guess you probably have low crappy springs. Springs don't cost too much.. and you'll get a better result that way than adding padding and keeping the same suspension travel.
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Originally Posted by XxWICKEDSSxX
The car has single adjustable konis and strano springs. I want to keep the springs because I like the spring rate
are the front shocks set on the upper or lower perch? that's an easy 3/4" difference
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True.. check if the rear isolator was removed too
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the fronts are on the top notch... all I need to know is the best way to raise the front without changing the spring
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Originally Posted by xxwickedssxx
the fronts are on the top notch... All i need to know is the best way to raise the front without changing the spring

Originally Posted by ybaslo1
i know bmr makes a shock spacer for the qa1's, i wonder if they will work for what ever shocks you have. May want to give them a call.
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The simplest and safest way would be the BMR shock spacers. The only down side is that the the suspension travel stays the same, it doesn't increase.
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