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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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I just installed new BMR springs with koni sa fronts about a week ago and the rear has settled nicely but the front seems slightly higher than the rear. Bout how long should i wait for the fronts to drop?
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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I just installed new BMR springs with koni sa fronts about a week ago and the rear has settled nicely but the front seems slightly higher than the rear. Bout how long should i wait for the fronts to drop?
I have never seen a (other than springs) stock suspension f-body with bmr springs that sat up higher in the front than in the rear. If anything the fronts will settle more than the rear due to the weight of the motor.
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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guess ill wait a little longer and hope for the best
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Honestly it might be the spring perch on the koni's. I have heard of that.
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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hmm great, ill try to post pics tomorrow, maybe its just me
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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If you have a stock size front tire on the car I can give you some ground to fender well measurements.......
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sounds good, i have stock size 275/40/17
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Our shop car measured 26 1/16" on both sides measuring from the ground to the center of the wheel well arc.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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ill measure them, how about the rear?
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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took some quick measurements in the dark, LF 26'' 14/16, RF 26'' 6/16. ill try again tomorrow morning to double check but im pretty sure this is it
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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double checked the measurements and got maybe 1/16 lower on both sides, hopefully they are just slowly settling. i have driven roughly 400 miles on them so far
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I'm having the same issue with my stranos and KYb agx
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Put my rears on last week and just got around to the fronts yesterday. BMRs and Bilsteins... The front definitely looks higher than the rear. I measured to the apex of the wheel well in the front and it's sitting at 27" even on both sides. I didn't mearsure the rears because they definitely dropped. I'll see where they are sitting tonight when I get home. Any possible explanations?
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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This seems to be an issue with a lot of people right now. My kyb agx and stranos are all at 26.5" except the rear passenger side, which is at 25.5... It sucks and I wish I could figure out why.
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The rear measurement from the ground to the center of the rear wheel well on our shop car was 26 1/2" with OEM size tires.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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could this be an issue with the install or the springs themselves? i only reused the lower spring isolator, everything else was replaced
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