93LSexy

Has anyone ever measured their ride height? Fender to ground?

Is front supposed to be slightly lower than the back? I never noticed it until I lowered my car with Eibach and KYB and now the rear end looks higher than the front.

Suneet

I have the opposite problem, my rear end sags a bit.

93LSexy

by a lot or just a tad like 1" or so? If I remember, you are running H&R with GR-2 right?

My front looks like it was slammed and rear looks like at normal height!!

Brandicus

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I have JIC SF-1s and my car is 3.5 inches off the ground from the bottom of the front bumper.

steveski

I have Bilstein HD's with H&R's. My front is at least 1" lower than the rear also.

steveski

Here's a couple pics to better illustrate the front being lower - BTW the coil springs are on the lowest setting on the Bilstein HD's (there are 2 settings).

93LSexy

I gave her the finger test...1 finger in the front from the fender to the tire, 2 fingers in the rear (oh man, that doesnt sound good...)

93LSexy

your fender to tire gap ratio looks even from front to rear.

steveski

Yeah it does in the photo - tires are 40's on both front and rear - in person the front dips just slightly.

steveski

HA ha ha that doesn't sound good If I didn;t have an additional spring perch on the Bilstein's the gap in the rear would be equal to yours though.

flogdpup

I have the Bilstein HD shocks or struts along with H&R sport springs (1 in. lower). Where is this additional spring perch on the HD's?

93LSexy

I don't suppose KYB GR-2 has that spring perch option???

fjmaze

Correct me if im wrong but just about all vehicles ride higher in the rear. This most likely due to adding passengers and what ever you want to fill your trunk with. With the trucks I've owned all my drop kits came as 2/3, 3/4 4/5 (inches of drop front/back) and this will even out the vehicle.
So I would say in dialing in your suspension with your shock kits and there being 2 or 3settings ,as i read on some threads, you would probably set it to the highest setting in the front and lowest in the back to get that uniform look in the wells. Or least amount of drop setting front and most rear, which ever terminology one prefers.

PureDrifter

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on normal Bilstein HDs there are 2 grooves cut into the shock body into which you insert a metal ring, the ALUMINUM spring perch then sits on top of this. unless you know what you're doing you have to take the whole spring/shock assy. off the car and decompress/recompress the springs to change the perch setting.

My LSportline suspension uses dampers made to a custom spec by Bilstein and have slightly different valving and four perch settings

PureDrifter

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nope, iirc the KYB have a regular hardwelded perch.