Front higher than rear?
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Front higher than rear?
Hey guys,
Noticed that my front seems to be a bit higher than the rears. Stock springs and crappy aftermarket shocks (thanks to the original owner for dumping the Decarbons for something even worse) when I took the photo. I just replaced the shocks with SLP Bilsteins and have the same issue still. Any idea as to why the front might be sitting higher than the rear?
Yes, the motor is still in the car! No dead bodies in the hatch, etc. HAHA!
Wheels are OE Wheels C6 Replicas (chrome)
18" x 9.5" in the front
18" x 10.5" in the rear
Noticed that my front seems to be a bit higher than the rears. Stock springs and crappy aftermarket shocks (thanks to the original owner for dumping the Decarbons for something even worse) when I took the photo. I just replaced the shocks with SLP Bilsteins and have the same issue still. Any idea as to why the front might be sitting higher than the rear?
Yes, the motor is still in the car! No dead bodies in the hatch, etc. HAHA!
Wheels are OE Wheels C6 Replicas (chrome)
18" x 9.5" in the front
18" x 10.5" in the rear
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Negative on the heater hose mod so I'm guessing it's the springs.
Any recommendations for a minimal drop in just the front? I don't want to go much lower than where I'm at right now for clearance reasons, however tightening things up in the front would be a nice solution.
In hindsight, perhaps I should've sprung for the Koni SA's and could've changed the perch setting to get a 3/4" drop.
Negative on the heater hose mod so I'm guessing it's the springs.
Any recommendations for a minimal drop in just the front? I don't want to go much lower than where I'm at right now for clearance reasons, however tightening things up in the front would be a nice solution.
In hindsight, perhaps I should've sprung for the Koni SA's and could've changed the perch setting to get a 3/4" drop.
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Negative on the heater hose mod so I'm guessing it's the springs.
Any recommendations for a minimal drop in just the front? I don't want to go much lower than where I'm at right now for clearance reasons, however tightening things up in the front would be a nice solution.
In hindsight, perhaps I should've sprung for the Koni SA's and could've changed the perch setting to get a 3/4" drop.
Negative on the heater hose mod so I'm guessing it's the springs.
Any recommendations for a minimal drop in just the front? I don't want to go much lower than where I'm at right now for clearance reasons, however tightening things up in the front would be a nice solution.
In hindsight, perhaps I should've sprung for the Koni SA's and could've changed the perch setting to get a 3/4" drop.
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^^^^ x2.Is going to be a pain but once you get the stock front springs out,just cut 1 complete coil off the stock spring from the bottom.Should drop it exactly 1" inch and will look perfect and you might notice a minimal change in ride but i highly doubt it.
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Any other thoughts on cutting the front springs? Any idea how long it should take to do the job? (I lack the time and the tools to pull this off, so I'm just trying to get an idea of how many hours of labor I need to pony up for this one).
That being the case, is it possible to just buy a set of front lowering springs? Looks like everything I see is both front and rear.
Thanks!
That being the case, is it possible to just buy a set of front lowering springs? Looks like everything I see is both front and rear.
Thanks!
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Here lies the problem.It is going to be a pain if you cut,or replace with aftermarket springs either way.If you want just a 1 inch drop which I think will be perfect for your car.You can save the $100+ dollars and just cut the stock springs.Job is gonna take about 2-4 hours.You are going to have to rent a spring compressor tool from local parts store.Make sure to get the tool exactly like this if you do it yourself.If you have air tools it is going to make the job a lot easier.GL