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Old Nov 9, 2001 | 11:21 PM
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Does my car look like its been lowered?

My car seems to look like it has been lowered at one time. I'm looking at buying new struts and shocks. And just wondering how I can tell if somebody lowered it. Or will bad shocks make it sit like that?
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Old Nov 9, 2001 | 11:24 PM
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Looks stock to me, with a little loss from spring/shock aging. Just my .02
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Old Nov 10, 2001 | 03:23 AM
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definately need some better pics. it looks like stock height; with usual suspension wear.

check out my site, http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=124316&page=3

I have a 3/2 drop and it still looks high.
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Old Nov 10, 2001 | 08:27 AM
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well your car just looks lower in the pics, because the car is sitting on grass, if it was on cement it would probably look a lot higher, just my .02cents. at least thats what i found with me car, cuz when i put it in the grass it looks way lower than it does on cement
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Old Nov 10, 2001 | 11:45 AM
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No but maybe the grass is just tall.

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Old Nov 10, 2001 | 02:16 PM
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My front tires sit up inside the wheelwalls and the rear tires I have about 1.5" to 2" gap on level pavement. The front end always scrapes on any little dip in the road.The pics could be better, the right rear tire is sitting in a dip, so it probably making the drivers side sit higher.
Kandied91z: my car sits just like yours.
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1992 Camaro Z-28 custom 25th anniversary, 5.7 TPI auto, 2.73 posi, t-tops, arctic white with 92' medium mettalic gray stripes with black border stripe.

1967 Pontiac Catalina 2 door fastback, 400 v-8, auto, cameo white, dark red interior

1987 Olds Cutlass, 350 Rocket, auto, dark gray/light gray interior

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Old Nov 11, 2001 | 02:42 AM
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well like i said, i have a 3" drop in the front, i can fit my two index fingers, that's it and it's real tight so.......

you should know if it's lowered or not, but i doubt it if your asking.
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Old Nov 11, 2001 | 02:57 AM
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Thanks for the help anyway. I guess I'll go and buy new shocks and struts and see what happens. The car was a previous repo so I don't know much about the history of it.

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1967 Pontiac Catalina 2 door fastback, 400 v-8, auto, cameo white, dark red interior

1987 Olds Cutlass, 350 Rocket, auto, dark gray/light gray interior
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Old Nov 12, 2001 | 01:38 AM
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my vote would be stock suspension with normal suspension wear....
Garett
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