FE1 lowering question

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Nov 19, 2007 | 12:34 PM

vinnyxgunz

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FE1 lowering question

can i safely lower this .5" in the front and 1.5" in the back to lower/level the car? thanks in advance.

Nov 19, 2007 | 12:41 PM

DavzC5

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Originally Posted by vinnyxgunz

can i safely lower this .5" in the front and 1.5" in the back to lower/level the car? thanks in advance.

1.5" seems to be a bit much. I only went 1" and it was fine but after about 20k miles with loaded bags on trips it started to rub when bounced. Look up "rake of car", you don't want the rake to be out of wack to much. That's all I know.

Nov 20, 2007 | 11:24 AM

DefenderC5

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You want to keep some rake in the car. Otherwise you may start getting more air going under the car at speed rather than over the hood (bad). At street legal speeds, its not as much of a concern. I lowered the front of my FE1 3/4" and the rear 1"...still has almost 1" of rake. Came out very nice

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