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Old 04-10-2011, 09:09 PM
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Well after riding on koni sa for 2 summers i decided to install lowering spring this winter. The install went in very easy and I was happy with the drop,but after riding around on them I notice the car was lower on passenger side front.It had always had this slight lean before ,but now it seem it had increase . So I measured and sure enough it was almost 3/4 of a inch lower. I check everything and made sure springs were seated properly, and everything was ok . Well after looking at this for a week I decided I couldnt live with this lean . My solution was to order the bmr shock spacers and install one on the passenger side. my measurements with the lean was 25 7/8 driver side and 25 1/4 passenger with the rear at 27 and driver rear at 27 1/8. Now my fronts are both at 26 inch to the fender lip and the rears are 27 1/8 pass and 27 driver side. I double check on the rockers to see if i get the same results with just 1/8 inch difference in the rear, and it did. Over all I am very please with the way the car handles now and wish i had lower two years ago.The ride doesnt feel any harsher then the stock spring and my worries about having long tubes were for not.I thought it might help some one on here to share this since I see a lot of my car leans on here. Here are some pictures ,note driveway not the levelest .
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Old 04-10-2011, 10:31 PM
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Same thing with me, I regret not lowering the car sooner. Your car looks awesome by the way.
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Car looks amazing and has an awesome stance!
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:21 AM
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I think I will invest in some spacers since it worked out for you haha
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bmr shock spacers? what are these normaly used for?
Old 04-11-2011, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ElkySS
bmr shock spacers? what are these normaly used for?
There site says for raising the front end up,and you can double them if you wanted. I figured with the amount of lean to passenger front it be close to the right thickness I needed. Also If it had raised it to much I was going to sand it down as needed.
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love the look, ditch the bra
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
love the look, ditch the bra
Thanks, I prefer it with out the bra too ,but we get a lot of stones on the roads and it does a good job protecting the nose. I am thinking of getting armor coating ,but i know what you mean. The wife on the other hand loves the bra.
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u could try the clear bra


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