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Old May 9, 2016 | 09:04 PM
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+1 on missing perch

Also springs off of eBay are not tested, vigorously, and production tolerances are a joke. That's probably why.
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Old May 10, 2016 | 12:27 AM
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had the same problem with ebay springs, change your springs to either BMR or strano. get adj panhard bar. and change your shocks all the way around. raised me up about 3/4 inch and rides awsome now.
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Old May 10, 2016 | 09:56 AM
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I have seen posts where someone has complained about the drop (too much or not enough) from every spring manufacturer at one point. And fbodies aren't the only ones dealing with this. I just put BMR's on my car and expected a 1.25" drop. I got 1.75" in front and 1.25 in the rear. Close enough for me, but would have preferred 1.25 in front too. I can and will live with it. It has something to do with the quality of the steel and the heat treating. Wheel offsets can alter ride height too along with alignment settings.
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Old May 10, 2016 | 10:19 AM
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^^^^ First sentence is true.

And the OP isn't complaining, he just wants to make sure he didn't do something wrong.
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Old May 10, 2016 | 11:55 AM
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I saw someone mention taking everything apart on both cars to compare... that's certainly an option, but for a quick check of the systems, the OP can get under each car and simply count the coils and measure the wire diameter on each. A flag could be raised if he sees he's missing half a coil or if his wire diameter is off by 0.10", etc... I'd bet he finds a fundamental difference. No need to send him in with wrenches to undo all that work!
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