W/D Lowering tips.
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Melting Slicks
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W/D Lowering tips.
Can anyone tell how I can get my front end Low enough to match my rear end. I have already cut the bushings as far as I can but the front is still not low enough for the car to look right i have about 1.5 inchs of fender space in the rear and about 3' inches in the front can anyone give my some advice on this problem. :chevy :(
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Re: W/D Lowering tips. (razor2430)
Razor,
If you take out the front bolt you will have metal to metal contact. I personally would not do that. Your choice.
I think you will have to raise the rear 1" or so and hope the front settles some more.
The front on mine seemed to take longer to settle than the rear.
Dave
If you take out the front bolt you will have metal to metal contact. I personally would not do that. Your choice.
I think you will have to raise the rear 1" or so and hope the front settles some more.
The front on mine seemed to take longer to settle than the rear.
Dave
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Re: W/D Lowering tips. (razor2430)
i have about 1.5 inchs of fender space in the rear and about 3' inches in the front can anyone give my some advice on this problem. :chevy :(
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Re: W/D Lowering tips. (razor2430)
Thanks for the tips guys I have not drove it since I cut the bushings the weather is bad here in New Olreans> My car does not see rain if I can help it. I had the rear lowered along with the front at a local speed shop. They lowered the front as far as you can with out cutting the bushings. The rear they replaced the bolts with longer ones. To raise the rear will I have to replace the rear bolts with a littel shorter ones to bring it up some? I cut the front because it looked very uneven I am trying to get it even all the way around. I'v seen some cars that are very low all the way around cant firure out how they did it???? :chevy :cheers:
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Re: W/D Lowering tips. (razor2430)
If you lowered it, and only dropped the car off the jack, you won't see a difference. You need to drive it at least around the block for it to settle into place after each adjustment you make.
With the longer bolts in the rear, you can adjust it back up as you need, just tighten the nuts on the bolts more. Unless they used really long bolts, you should have enough thread left to adjust it up to near-stock height.
But, definitely drive the car first, before making any more adjustments.
No, you won't. The spring is fiberglass. I plan on doing this, and slipping a very thin piece of rubber on the ends of the spring to protect it.
:cheers:
[Modified by Y2Kvert4me, 1:32 AM 2/27/2003]
With the longer bolts in the rear, you can adjust it back up as you need, just tighten the nuts on the bolts more. Unless they used really long bolts, you should have enough thread left to adjust it up to near-stock height.
But, definitely drive the car first, before making any more adjustments.
If you take out the front bolt you will have metal to metal contact
:cheers:
[Modified by Y2Kvert4me, 1:32 AM 2/27/2003]
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Re: W/D Lowering tips. (Y2Kvert4me)
If you cut the front bushings 2/3, you will be plenty low (much lower than 3 inches). If the back is to low and you have the same longer bolts that I got from Ecklers, you can't adjust up any higher, just down because there isn't enough thread showing. But, if you got the ones that came w/poly bushings, you will find that the bushings are only about 2/3 the size of the stock bushings and since you replaced two of them, they are just the right size to use with the stock bolts. What I am trying to say is cut 2/3 front and use the stock rear bolts w/ the thinner poly bushings, adjusted all the way down (nut all the way to one thred left w/lock tight and the retainer rings) and it will be perfect. Don't forget that better shocks are a very good idea (Bilstien Sports are reasonable)(less travel) as well as an alignment and corner weighed to achieve the correct weight balance.
