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Old Aug 5, 2024 | 12:50 PM
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I had a shop add the paragon springs and lower the car which has front lift system and mag ride.

I now want to raise the car a bit.

WTF. Where are the collar rings that you adjust with the spanner wrench’s? There is a rubber boot at top and at the bottom…. Is there no threaded shock body with collars?


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Front lift cars don't have adjustable coilover collars.
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Originally Posted by Kracka
Front lift cars don't have adjustable coilover collars.
Bummer
That’s going to make doing a corner balance difficult.
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Originally Posted by C8gofast
Bummer
That’s going to make doing a corner balance difficult.
Your rears are adjustable, assuming you have a Z51.
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Paragon has a spacer to raise the front back up just a lil bit. For when you use springs and lowering collars
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Typically the springs yield 1" alone and the collars around 3/4" alone. If you're looking to go up, remove the springs and use strictly the collars for a 3/4" drop. However you're going to need to remove the rear springs as well.
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^Agree

Sounds like OP wants an aftermarket collar drop in the front and matching stock perch drop in the rear.
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