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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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ride height stance

ive read a couple threads on lowering and highering the car but im still not sure about it. what i want is the look with the front lower then the back. ive been looking at kits that lower the front more then the rear but i want to know maybe if theres something cheaper then a whole kit like something i can use to just lower the front. and if im just lowering the front do i really need the LCA relocation brackets and adjustable pan hard bar?

if anyone has any suggestions let me know or any pictures of their car with this kind of stance.

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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Re: ride height stance

Springs are how you do it.
Much easier in the rear. You just release the top shock mount and lower the axle. In the front you have to open the suspension, tricky! Instructions posted somewhere here. They start with "Be Careful".
BTW, in a few months I will have a pair of front Eibachs available.
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Re: ride height stance

Originally Posted by Flip 2
Springs are how you do it.
Much easier in the rear. You just release the top shock mount and lower the axle. In the front you have to open the suspension, tricky! Instructions posted somewhere here. They start with "Be Careful".
BTW, in a few months I will have a pair of front Eibachs available.
thanks.. im just trying to figure out how to get that mean aggressive look. thanks for the help
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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Re: ride height stance

You mean the mean aggressive look from the 80's that sucked for traction?
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Re: ride height stance

i just want the front lower then the back. like idk what to call it i guess a drag look. traction isnt much to me i have a 2.8 v6 and its by no means a race car. im going with all beauty with this car lol
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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Re: ride height stance

Easiest and cheapest would probably be a pair of air shocks in the back.
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 06:37 AM
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Re: ride height stance

Originally Posted by Flip 2
You just release the top shock mount and lower the axle.
I always free it from the bottom, as it seems easier. One cheap and easy way to raise the rear is to use a fourthgen spring isolator, which will get you an inch or so, IIRC. At considerably more cost, Moog 5665 rear springs will do the job.

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