Rear sits too low...How to raise rear .5-.75 inch?
02-09-2011, 04:44 PM
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Rear sits too low...How to raise rear .5-.75 inch? My car sat right when I had it set up for drag racing, but since Ive added the rear seats, crash supports, etc the rear is too low IMO. I have Eibach lowering springs all the way around. Although the fronts are the "mild" lowering springs where as the rears are the more "extreme" ones. Bought them seperatly but together created an even stance with my skinnies and slicks.
Anyways now with street tires on, the rear sits higher than the back and looks awful. I figure if I can get .5-.75 lift in the rear it will sit even. Any tricks other than swapping springs?
Notice the front gap is a little higher compared to the rear?
Anyways now with street tires on, the rear sits higher than the back and looks awful. I figure if I can get .5-.75 lift in the rear it will sit even. Any tricks other than swapping springs?
Notice the front gap is a little higher compared to the rear?
02-09-2011, 04:54 PM
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i had the same problem with my Eibach's on my 98.....the rear sagged badly, so i bought a set of rear BMR's from summit and i love them.....the spring rates are much stiffer, so the rear doesn't squat at all when i take off.....it was only a little over 100 bucks if i remember right.....oh, i just read where you don't want to swap springs.....the only other thing i know to do is get correct size heater hose and thread it on to the bottom and tops of your springs.....this will MAYBE give you 1/4" lift, probably less.....or you could leave the rear as is and cut 1/3 coil off the bottom of each of your front springs (will lower the front about 1/2-3/4")
02-09-2011, 07:49 PM
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Same thing is happening with my eibach prokit...I have drag bags in the back and just air them up till the ride hieight is where i want it. Do you have the spring isolators on the spring or the hose mod?
02-13-2011, 12:47 PM
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the only other thing i know to do is get correct size heater hose and thread it on to the bottom and tops of your springs.....this will MAYBE give you 1/4" lift, probably less.....or you could leave the rear as is and cut 1/3 coil off the bottom of each of your front springs (will lower the front about 1/2-3/4")
02-13-2011, 05:08 PM
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Yea I just need a little lift in the back to even the front out. I still have yet to put the rear crash support back in so that may even bring it down a hair too.
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you kinda answered your own question in the op.
lower sportlines in the rear, taller prokit up front. replace the springs if you want to do it right. or buy some spring spacers at pep boys if you want to do it ghetto. they usually have them in the towing section.
lower sportlines in the rear, taller prokit up front. replace the springs if you want to do it right. or buy some spring spacers at pep boys if you want to do it ghetto. they usually have them in the towing section.
