Do You Have Your SC Raked or Level?
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Do You Have Your SC Raked or Level?
I was just wondering how everyone else has there SC set up on coilovers. Mine looks almost level but when I measure the jacking points front and rear, the rear is one inch higher than the front. I don't think I want to be tucking just the rear tire, and I am pretty sure I would if I made it even. Just curious to see what ya'll have to say. Here it is now. If you do have your car level I would love to see a pic.
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I dropped the rear .75" to see how it would look and drive, it is still a little bit higher in the rear. I am still on the fence with how it looks. I cut the top section of my front wheel wells out yesterday to see if I can get it to stop rubbing on dips in the road. I will try and drive it to work in the next couple of days and see if it fixed it, and if so I am going to drop the front a little more to even up the wheel well gap. Here is how it looks now.
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I think your driveway is too angled to tell for sure from the pictures. I think most have it raked some, its supposed to be raked a little at least I wouldn't level a car perfectly out unless it had air ride to compensate for when the rear is loaded up. doesn't happen that often in an SC but some people still use the backseat for passengers and the trunk for stuff, although I myself haven't used either in a long time.
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I think your driveway is too angled to tell for sure from the pictures. I think most have it raked some, its supposed to be raked a little at least I wouldn't level a car perfectly out unless it had air ride to compensate for when the rear is loaded up. doesn't happen that often in an SC but some people still use the backseat for passengers and the trunk for stuff, although I myself haven't used either in a long time.
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Plus, as beautiful and timeless as a 1971-72 Plymouth Satellite GTX is... an SC handles, stops and has better safety features hands down, all while potentially looking like a classic muscle car in its own right. Which it is.
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Mine was set up level when I bought the car, but the front appeared slightly higher by looking at the gap between tyre and fender. I recently lowered the front a tad, so now the wheel to fender gap is about even front and rear, and I noticed it looks "raked". I love the look way more with the aggressive rake, and the wheels are centered in the wheel arches, which also makes me happy.
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