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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 06:24 PM
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I got my car lowered on January 1st. Now they installed the Eibach pro kit and did an alignment. Now my front looks a bit higher than my back, will this be level when I get Shocks?
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (slipknot23)

believe it or not, this is normal for eibach springs.....the wheelwells are larger on the front than the rear and since eibachs lower the same amount both front and back it makes the front appear higher.....neuspeed and H&R take that into account and lower the front a bit more but some people complain that makes the car look "raked" or pointed down in the front....but to me it looks more even.
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 06:47 PM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (junglistgsr)

raised front a la hotrod style=
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 06:55 PM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (slipknot23)

yeah thats common, i had to slice a coil when i had a civic. i went with coil overs this time to avoid that.
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 07:34 PM
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I think Im gonna do that
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 07:36 PM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (slipknot23)

oh god please dont, cutting springs is so bad.
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 08:57 PM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (junglistgsr)

Man, I was gonna go with eibach prokits.
Is it really noticeable? If it is, I'm gonna go with H&R.

Btw, if I get coil overs like ground control, will I need to buy aftermarket shocks?
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 09:01 PM
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pro-kits...

i believe they drop it equally for performance......center of gravity perhaps



pro-kits on stock shocks
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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Hey, my friend has that body kit. That's the wings west body kit, right?
How come you didn't get the rear lip(?) with yours?

My friend is also missing the rear one and is desperate to buy one, but he's poor right now.
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (Calavera)

I had the same problem with my eibachs. It was especially bad when I had my amp and sub in the trunk. I got koni yellows, raised the rear an inch or so using the perch and now the back is higher than the front. But with my stereo in it should be just about even.
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 10:58 AM
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Default Re: My front is Higher than back (DarksideDC4)

i know for a fact its not an equal drop. But it is intentionally done that way for performance reasons, not really looks. the front of mine has a lil more clearance, but i dont think the car is actually higher up front. just looks it.
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