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10-07-09, 11:19 AM
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My springs settled another 1/4" (lower), after about 1.5 weeks from my coilover install day..
Waiting about 2 weeks for an alignment is a safer bet after a coilover or spring installation.
I'm not going to bother on an alignment, until I get new tires..
Jz
Waiting about 2 weeks for an alignment is a safer bet after a coilover or spring installation.
I'm not going to bother on an alignment, until I get new tires..
Jz
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10-07-09, 01:48 PM
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Not resetting all the bushings per the FSM so you CAN get an alignment right after lowering is just plain wrong.
10-07-09, 07:09 PM
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So I'm back from FL.. I put a good 700-800 Miles on them already..
Verdict: The drop looks awesome... But I hear a scraping noise whenever I hit a good size dip on the interstate (going on and off bridges) and especially since I drove some heavy construction zones. I'm guessing it was my fender liners in the front.
But also I know there is some plastic that hangs down under the car near the bumper, I think it was that scraping... I felt the bottom of it and its all scraped up... The bumper did not have any scraps underneath it, but just a few nicks...
Also the small plastic pieces near the wheel (splash guards?) were scraped pretty bad. Bad enough where one of the rear ones actually broke... So I pulled it off...
I'm having the car raised 1/4 - 1/2 inch tomorrow...
Any ideas what else might be scraping?
Verdict: The drop looks awesome... But I hear a scraping noise whenever I hit a good size dip on the interstate (going on and off bridges) and especially since I drove some heavy construction zones. I'm guessing it was my fender liners in the front.
But also I know there is some plastic that hangs down under the car near the bumper, I think it was that scraping... I felt the bottom of it and its all scraped up... The bumper did not have any scraps underneath it, but just a few nicks...
Also the small plastic pieces near the wheel (splash guards?) were scraped pretty bad. Bad enough where one of the rear ones actually broke... So I pulled it off...
I'm having the car raised 1/4 - 1/2 inch tomorrow...
Any ideas what else might be scraping?
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10-07-09, 09:05 PM
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So I'm back from FL.. I put a good 700-800 Miles on them already..
Verdict: The drop looks awesome... But I hear a scraping noise whenever I hit a good size dip on the interstate (going on and off bridges) and especially since I drove some heavy construction zones. I'm guessing it was my fender liners in the front.
But also I know there is some plastic that hangs down under the car near the bumper, I think it was that scraping... I felt the bottom of it and its all scraped up... The bumper did not have any scraps underneath it, but just a few nicks...
Also the small plastic pieces near the wheel (splash guards?) were scraped pretty bad. Bad enough where one of the rear ones actually broke... So I pulled it off...
I'm having the car raised 1/4 - 1/2 inch tomorrow...
Any ideas what else might be scraping?
Verdict: The drop looks awesome... But I hear a scraping noise whenever I hit a good size dip on the interstate (going on and off bridges) and especially since I drove some heavy construction zones. I'm guessing it was my fender liners in the front.
But also I know there is some plastic that hangs down under the car near the bumper, I think it was that scraping... I felt the bottom of it and its all scraped up... The bumper did not have any scraps underneath it, but just a few nicks...
Also the small plastic pieces near the wheel (splash guards?) were scraped pretty bad. Bad enough where one of the rear ones actually broke... So I pulled it off...
I'm having the car raised 1/4 - 1/2 inch tomorrow...
Any ideas what else might be scraping?
Looks like you've covered everything, except going over a really high but "narrow" bump.. wait until you hear the bottom of the chassis of your car dragging across concrete 
10-08-09, 06:17 PM
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Cool!! just saw your pic finally.. Looks good!! 
Just to give you an idea, I'm currently sitting at 25 5/8" in the front & the rear..
- Measured from each fender edge and followed center line of wheel hub all the way to the flat level ground.
Keep in mind I'm running 235/35's in the front and 265/30's in the rear..
On the OEM suspension I was sitting at 26 3/4" in the front and 25 3/4" in the rear with the same tires listed above..
I never got the chance to measure with stock wheels.
Jz
Just to give you an idea, I'm currently sitting at 25 5/8" in the front & the rear..
- Measured from each fender edge and followed center line of wheel hub all the way to the flat level ground.
Keep in mind I'm running 235/35's in the front and 265/30's in the rear..
On the OEM suspension I was sitting at 26 3/4" in the front and 25 3/4" in the rear with the same tires listed above..
I never got the chance to measure with stock wheels.
Jz
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10-08-09, 07:59 PM
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I'm at 26, give or take 1/4" all the way around. The car was sitting about 3/4" lower before I recently had it raised; they raised it too much. When i get time i'm going to drop it again.