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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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Default Strano springs are on, pics inside.

I thought everyone was exagerating when they said how much of a difference this suspension stuff makes, but they weren't. Its a COMPLETLY different car. Anyway, here are the pics.









And my 3" true dual ground clearance




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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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looks sweet
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So how much was the drop from stock?
Got any before pics so we can compare?

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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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^^what he said....

I assume you got the lt1 prokit??
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1camaro98Z
So how much was the drop from stock?
Got any before pics so we can compare?

Thanks

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I didn't take any before pics/measurements since I had the heads and intake manifold off my car at the time so I'm sure that raised it up a bit.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkhorSe_SS
^^what he said....

I assume you got the lt1 prokit??
Read the sig.... And the title of the thread too.
He's running my springs--Strano Performance Springs.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Car looks cool...you also have very good looking wheels to match.

Are those Strano Custom springs or Strano Sportlines?
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Cant wait to get my strano/koni package on. Looks Great. Curious as to what you set the inital setting on the shocks too. Also run into any problems in the install? Did you use the install univerisity guide?
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Originally Posted by ZodiacZ28
Cant wait to get my strano/koni package on. Looks Great. Curious as to what you set the inital setting on the shocks too. Also run into any problems in the install? Did you use the install univerisity guide?
The only problem was trying to get the rusted nuts off the stock shocks, I ended up having to chissel them off.
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wow, thats a lot lower then most other peoples....looks really good and i'm sure performs amazing !
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Nice stance, what shocks are you running??
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Car looks really low in the front, could this be caused by the 100lb heavier LT1 iron block. Be very careful while driving.
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Nice.
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Looks awesome and nice clearance under the axle
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Originally Posted by gollum
Car looks really low in the front, could this be caused by the 100lb heavier LT1 iron block. Be very careful while driving.
Yeah I wish the front was a littler higher than it is, other than that I'm happy. Sam do you think it's still far enough away from the bumpstops in the front to be ok? And I'll be calling you early next week to discuss the alignment, and shock settings. And I haven't gottan an alignment yet and I had the front camber maxed out (-) so that probably gives the illusion that the front sits lower than it does since the top of the tire will be higher up. I used a straight edge and the top of the tire was atleast 1" in more than the bottom.

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Man when i get more money i think i might order these springs from sam, I want to lower my car but not to low cause i got 315's out back and my y pipe, which i dont want to jack up either. Otherwise looks good speeddemon
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My springs aren't really very low. Most cars end up around 26" even ground to fender on a stock diameter tire. We don't have any measurements on this car, and clearly there is a good exhaust room. It doesn't appear to be to me, in any way ultra low. Very few springs are taller than mine are actually.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
My springs aren't really very low. Most cars end up around 26" even ground to fender on a stock diameter tire. We don't have any measurements on this car, and clearly there is a good exhaust room. It doesn't appear to be to me, in any way ultra low. Very few springs are taller than mine are actually.
I'll try to get some measurements when I find my tape measure. (just moved) It rides and handles awesome though, it actually rides better than stock, the brake dive is gone, no body roll, ect. I couldn't be happier. Now I just gotta find a shop to do an alignment and I'll be set.
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Looks good, im saving up for springs and shocks from him as well. Damn having insurance and taxes due at the same time
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
I'll try to get some measurements when I find my tape measure. (just moved) It rides and handles awesome though, it actually rides better than stock, the brake dive is gone, no body roll, ect. I couldn't be happier. Now I just gotta find a shop to do an alignment and I'll be set.
Specify the alignment settings you want and get printout afterwards. Here's some settings:

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................. Camber (°)..........Caster (°)..........Toe (°)
factory .......+1(± 0.5),........... +3(± 0 .5),........... 0.15(± 0.5)
autox/street -0.5 to -1.0......... +4.0 to +5.0......... 0.0
autox*........ -1.5................... +4.0 to +5.0......... 1/16 inch toe out

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