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Old 04-03-19, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cliffhokie
Looking good, still looks very even and very similar to what the full half down set looks like on RWD.
Rear looks like mine stock as well, they should all be near-identical. Front though looks dropped akin to any Downs I've seen on other 3xx AWDs or yes, Halfs on RWD.

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Old 04-07-19, 06:35 AM
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Sorry boys about the delay. Just sold my F sport wheels and getting new wheels. Planning to do my mods all at once.
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Guess what day is it today
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Originally Posted by truu
Guess what day is it today
*crossing fingers*

putting in the Arks?!?!
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Originally Posted by cliffhokie
*crossing fingers*

putting in the Arks?!?!
Yup! I'll take before and after measurements of each corner and will be posting it here after I'm done.
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Did you also get new wheels like you mentioned?
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Bad news. Rear end links can't be removed cause the hex part is rusted and it spins freely when I turn the nut.... Only the fronts are lowered. I'll have to do it another day.

My wheels are coming in early next week.
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Got numbers and pics for the front anyway?
Old 04-22-19, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by truu
Bad news. Rear end links can't be removed cause the hex part is rusted and it spins freely when I turn the nut.... Only the fronts are lowered. I'll have to do it another day.

My wheels are coming in early next week.
So close! Drive around on it with just the fronts?
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Front Downs are going on this Saturday, along with LCA bushings! Mexicanzer has sent me his rear Halfs so hopefully those will go on the following weekend.

In the meantime, truu has posted a few pics on other threads after putting on his front ARKs, but an update would be great. Also hoping to see the results that mikelucci got with his, both from the Halfs and Downs.
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Fronts and rear lowered for your viewing pleasure. Looks lower at standing height. Keep in mind that when photos are taken, for majority of cars, people crouch.
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Fronts and rear lowered for your viewing pleasure. Looks lower at standing height. Keep in mind that when photos are taken, for majority of cars, people crouch.
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Nice, looks balanced. The front looks not far off from a Super-down drop, did you measure it? Rears look about like Downs. You do have a non-F Sport though, which does seem to make a difference.
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Originally Posted by AtomicAWD
Nice, looks balanced. The front looks not far off from a Super-down drop, did you measure it? Rears look about like Downs. You do have a non-F Sport though, which does seem to make a difference.
Do the non F Sports sit lower or higher than an F Sport? I also have a non F Sport running the Ark springs but I'll be switching out my shocks to the F Sport shocks when its time so I'm curious as to how the height will change
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Originally Posted by Miintt
Do the non F Sports sit lower or higher than an F Sport? I also have a non F Sport running the Ark springs but I'll be switching out my shocks to the F Sport shocks when its time so I'm curious as to how the height will change
We've thought the issue has primarily been the AWD, but a 250 AWD F Sport sat well with Swifts and a few now with non-F AWDs seem to have had RWD-like drops in the front. One AWD-F who put Halfs on the front saw next to no difference yet a non-F AWD got the gap closed with them.

It would seem to be the AWD-F 3xx in particular that experience less drop in the front than RWDs. That being said, I just got Downs put on today and so far they are nearly a 1" drop. RS-R claims 1.0-1.2" so that would be very close, but they spec 1/4" more for RWD Downs. Rear drops are supposed to be the same, but an AWD-F with Downs or Supers always has reverse rake.


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