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Old 03-24-2016, 07:21 AM
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The car has an iron block 6.0 and sits pretty low in the front. The rear of the car appears closer to the stock height. What springs are you guys running without lowering it too much? I know the extra 100+ pounds will affect how low it sits. I also have long tubes if that matters, they look like they would hang lower than the stock exhaust.

I was thinking about getting the BMR springs that lower the car 1.25 inches. What springs is everyone else running with iron blocks without being too low?


Note: when i bought the car it had an iron block 5.3. So ive never been able to tell if it sits lower with the extra weight. The previous owner claims it had the stock springs, but idk about that. I'm just wondering what everyone else is running with heavy blocks.

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Coilovers in the front.

Nothing worse than the front being significantly lower than the rear.
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You could also try taking the rubber spacers off the top of the rear springs and put a hose around them instead on the top. It might level out your car.
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You could also try taking the rubber spacers off the top of the rear springs and put a hose around them instead on the top. It might level out your car.
You read my mind. I do plan on doing that after I get my exhaust tucked up nice. I would like some stiffer springs though, at some point.
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iron block 414 and I did qa1 coilovers at first, but swapped them out for Ridetechs back in july



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