LOWERING QUESTION
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From: La Fontaine Indiana
LOWERING QUESTION
I would like to lower the back of my C-4 but all lowering kits that i see just have longer bolts this will allow the car to ride on the sway bars instead of the springs. I don't want to make it ride like a truck just to lower it. Has anyone modified the linkage on the sway bars to compensate for the lowering.
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Re: LOWERING QUESTION (jparr)
Ive lowered the rear as well a little bit...the longer bolts set the spring height on where the car sits and wont affect the sway bar.
However, I went back to an almost stock ride height..everytime there was a dip in the road, the car would bottom out hard and bust my lower back on the ride...it wasnt very comfortable.
I decided to raise the car back near stock height but till a little lower then stock and found a good compromise.
If you have alot of bad roads or so-so roads and drive the car everyday, you may not like it lowered, but whoah will she feel like she handles even more.
However, I went back to an almost stock ride height..everytime there was a dip in the road, the car would bottom out hard and bust my lower back on the ride...it wasnt very comfortable.
I decided to raise the car back near stock height but till a little lower then stock and found a good compromise.
If you have alot of bad roads or so-so roads and drive the car everyday, you may not like it lowered, but whoah will she feel like she handles even more.
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From: La Fontaine Indiana
Re: LOWERING QUESTION (Bill's86Coupe)
Thanks for the info guy's Bill sounds like you were running out of shock travel that is another problem that could arise from lowering. I would like to have the back a little lower but i think i drive too fast for it to be practical. i have went over hills and had the exhaust hit the ground but i will admit that i got a good bit of hang time on that one. :D
