Lowering bolt help
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
Lowering bolt help
Do you need to remove the leaf spring to put the bolts in?
So far I unbolt the shock and the upper control arms. Then what?
Do I have to unscrew the lowering bolt?
So far I unbolt the shock and the upper control arms. Then what?
Do I have to unscrew the lowering bolt?
Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
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No, you don't need to take the leaf spring.
screw the bolt al the way up, if you want a conservative lowering.
cut some of the rubber or buy a set of lowering bolts if you want more radical lowering.
the shorter the distance betwen the end of the leaf spring and the lower A arm the lower that the car will be.
screw the bolt al the way up, if you want a conservative lowering.
cut some of the rubber or buy a set of lowering bolts if you want more radical lowering.
the shorter the distance betwen the end of the leaf spring and the lower A arm the lower that the car will be.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
You don't need to unbolt anything - just put a jack under the leaf to take some tension off and use a 10 mm to screw in the adjusters. Back won't go down much unless you cut a couple of layers of rubber off. I tried to do that with a hacksaw, gave up and had my shop pop he ball joint and take out the adjuster and cut it. Front will go quite low without cutting.
