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Is it possible? I'm throwing around the idea for a winter project. I have Koni 4/3s and Strano springs, but I want my car to sit a bit lower. Would it be possible to do without chopping or replacing springs? I know ground control makes a conversion kit for Konis, but I don't see how it is possible to make the rear any lower without using a smaller spring, heater hose mod being the exception.

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Interested as well I have the same setup.

Have you done the heater hose mod? I haven't. Post pics if you have.

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BMR will be releasing a Lowering A-Arm very shortly. This will give you a 1" drop. Price will be around $350.
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Originally Posted by jasycz28
Interested as well I have the same setup.

Have you done the heater hose mod? I haven't. Post pics if you have.
Not yet, but I can tell you right now, since my car has a 12 bolt, the heater hose won't put me where I want to be.

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BMR will be releasing a Lowering A-Arm very shortly. This will give you a 1" drop. Price will be around $350.
Interesting. One inch may be more than I am looking for but I'm interested to see what you guys have coming
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The car has limited travel. And in this case he's looking to lower the rear, from what I can gather. First thing to know is that the axle is bigger than stock, raising the rear vs. a 10-bolt. You could do the isolator mod with my springs for a big more drop.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
The car has limited travel. And in this case he's looking to lower the rear, from what I can gather. First thing to know is that the axle is bigger than stock, raising the rear vs. a 10-bolt. You could do the isolator mod with my springs for a big more drop.
That's correct Sam. The limited suspension travel is really killing me. I'd love to go a bit lower, but the more I'm thinking about it, it seems difficult. I may be having to swap rear-end if I have to. I know using a GC or those upcoming BMR drop arms would lower the front without sacrificing travel.

Actually, does anyone know how far I am from bottoming out my konis?
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If you go any lower and don't up the spring rate, by a LOT, you run a huge risk of breaking/bottoming the shocks. There is precious little working travel there to start with, and on a set of my springs as mild as the drop is the Koni has about 55mm of travel left.--that's about 3.6" of actual wheel travel. That's one reason the rates of my springs are what they are.
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i'd like to do ground controls on koni shocks. but i heard u have to modify something because they wont go directly onto the koni's, any one have info about this?
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Wasn't there a thread a while back about using the lower perch on the Koni's w/ Strano springs along with the Upper Mount Mod to increase the travel? This along with the heater hose mod in back would give an additional .75"/.5" drop over what you have now....that is if it's safe.
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Ah ha, this is one of the things I read i think....

https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...i-setup-2.html

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