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Old 05-11-10, 10:06 PM
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hi... i just got me a set of K-sports springs.... which they told me that it will drop 2in in front and 1.8 in teh rear...

i dont think it drop 2 inch....

i replace the front shocks with kyb and the rear .. ihavent change it yet

the front, i have 3 finger gap and the rear i have no gap.....i measure the hieght and it is 11 inch above the ground... kinda even....i figure it will drop a lil more in the front...did i do soemthing wrong or it might just be the springs... now, if the rear shocks are bad... and pretty much im riding on springs.... how much drop is there if the shocks are bad....here are some picture... im going to replace the rear shocks....did took it to the shop to get alignment, rear have 2.9 degree neg. im thinking of buy rca in front to have it drop a little more... if anyone here have the same springs.. can u please post picture.. thankz.
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Old 05-11-10, 10:24 PM
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OK something is wrong. Either springs or installation. Dd you install the shorter sping in the front or rear?

My l-tuned dropped and inch and it had less wheel gap in the front than your car. And bad shocks doesn't affect ride height.
Old 05-11-10, 10:29 PM
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I dont think shocks would affect the height for being static. It's the spring that's holding the vehicle and the shock does dampening that's it.
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how long has it been? give it some time to settle
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Last time I asked ppl here the same question, I was told that is is normal. Nope, give it some time...if it still the same, take it off and reseat your springs to the grove. Mine now is perfectly matched all around.
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i been driving it for a week now.... at lease 250 miles...b4 i drop the rear... i got a little more then 2 finger gap.. but once i drop the rear....it raise it up a little....the ride is smooth... soemtime... feel weird when turning but im riding on stock 16 rims.... i got my 19 konig crosshair stagger and saving up for tires.... front offset is 35 19x8 rear is 19x9.5 offset 25 that what it says...

from looking at others that have springs... example... tanabe df210 those lower the front 1.8 which in the picture of gs in here are much lower then mine...i will give it a 2 more weeks to see, if not i will take it apart.... also the nut that goes on the shocks... the lock nut i believe, wont screw on more... i hand tight b4 i use a tool to tight it up... and try to torque it.... i dont want to cut.. unless i have to... plann on getting rca.. but will see....
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