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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 02:59 AM
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Default Do you prefer Even drop or Angled drop??

I'm fixing to raise my car up some. I just wanted to see who prefers to drop thier car evenly or angled by having the back end a tad higher then the front. I'm running the Tein SS and the front is really tucked. While the back tire is even with the fender.

On my Tein adjustable coilovers. When adjusting them, i'm suppose to measure the distance between the locks and the bottom of the strut, The distance is suppose to be the same with all four springs. Even though the back is higher. So to get the back even with the front. I would have to go against that and lower the back until I think the car is even.

Do you get what I saying?

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 06:08 AM
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I prefer the back to be just a hair higher then the front, about 5-7mm higher so its barely even noticeable. I just don't like it when the rear is perfectly even or lower then the front, it looks so odd.

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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i prefer front to be lower...than rear
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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yeah i like the front a little lower than the back.. it doesnt look right when its even.. when its even the front looks like its sitting high..
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:02 AM
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On most cars, the front fender arc is higher off the ground than the rear fender arc. That means that when your car is even, the rear tire looks more tucked than the front. I perfer the tire-to-fender gaps to be about the same front & rear, and that usually results in the car being pointed down at the front (it's called "rake"). It really gives it a mean look too.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94eg! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> It really gives it a mean look too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i too believe in having the front a smidge lower than the rear, i like the way it makes the car feel along with the mean look it provides.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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for the raked look!!
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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I'm buying the SPC camber adjustable ball joint kit tomorrow at Nopi. I'v got -4* of negative camber in the front. The kit is adjustable to +3*. I'm looking to raise the front up and adjust the camber to get about -1* of camber in the front. I'm going to play with it though .
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