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Melting Slicks
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From: boston mass
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car only droped 3/4" all around on factory bolts, front was 26 3/8" now 25 3/4" and the rear was 28 3/8" now 27 1/2".
under the car at the jack point holes the front is 2 5/16 both sides and the rear jack bolts area are 2 5/16" left side and 2 1/8" on the right.
my question is did anyone have to play with the lowering bolts to get the car even.?
or should the drive side be a little higher for driver weight?
right now the car is 3/16 higher on one side.
please help trying to get it right before aligning.
under the car at the jack point holes the front is 2 5/16 both sides and the rear jack bolts area are 2 5/16" left side and 2 1/8" on the right.
my question is did anyone have to play with the lowering bolts to get the car even.?
or should the drive side be a little higher for driver weight?
right now the car is 3/16 higher on one side.
please help trying to get it right before aligning.
Burning Brakes
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From: Atwater CA
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The purpose of the bolts is to adjust the ride height... And yes you may have to adjust them to get it level.. 3/16 is probably close enough for government work.. 
Melting Slicks
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
St. Jude Donor '08
Measure the height from the ground to the bottom of the frame, not the wheel wells. As I'm sure you know, all the body panels don't fit perfectly. 
Drive it around for a few days, measure and adjust accordingly. Then go get the alignment.
Good luck,
Clayton
Drive it around for a few days, measure and adjust accordingly. Then go get the alignment.Good luck,
Clayton
Melting Slicks
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From: Indy IN
Number 1 is get it on a known LEVEL surface. Hint, most garages aren't that level but you can get them level by using pads of thin plywood and then a string between the pads and measure to the string. Yes this takes some time, but you can do this right or you can just fool around. Second, realize that the bodywork isn't well enought aligned to do any measuring from, only use the measuring points on the frame.
It sounds like your front is pretty level, cross car wise, I would look at the subframe and make sure if that is level across the car, (again on a level surface), and, if you have turned all of the bolts the same amount you are (hopefully) close.
There are some other threads on lowering and my experience has been that you should really corner weight the car when you lower it. By doing that you can make sure that it has been done right and you haven't jacked a lot of weight onto one corner or another.
It sounds like your front is pretty level, cross car wise, I would look at the subframe and make sure if that is level across the car, (again on a level surface), and, if you have turned all of the bolts the same amount you are (hopefully) close.
There are some other threads on lowering and my experience has been that you should really corner weight the car when you lower it. By doing that you can make sure that it has been done right and you haven't jacked a lot of weight onto one corner or another.
