Would new shocks make my car sit higher?
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Instructor
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From: Lancaster CA
Would new shocks make my car sit higher?
Maybe this is a stupid question but I just put new Biilstine shocks on my 96 and it seems to be sitting about 3/4" higher even after driving it to settle the suspension. Is this normal?
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Lancaster CA
Everything else seems pretty tight could I have a bad spring? It doesn't seem like anything else would affect ride height but the spring. BTW my car has 82k miles, LT4, coupe with "soft " suspension ( I don't remember the correct RPO for the suspension)
Racer
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From: Newton NJ
Happened on my 87 with new shocks, they were kyb. Gained about 3/4" height, but I needed it. I would get some tire rub on the hood on one side with the old shocks. They were really shot, all is well now.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
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Bilsteins are high pressure monotube shocks. The car would sit higher if the old (OE???) shocks are low pressure twin-tube or if they were high pressure units that had lost their gas charge. 1/2 to 3/4" height increase is about right when replacing a low pressure unit.
