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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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Well i had an acident a few months ago i crash againts a fance and my Front right LCA was bent so i replaced it, and when i got the car ready to roll i noticed that my rigth side was lower than my front side, so i coil up my Ground Control it help but after some time it was droped again, so i keep lifting it up till i have maybe 3 threats left. i did swaped my left side Konis/GC to the rigth same result s there must be a problem with the rigtht side. anyways since it just need to be adjust a little i was thinking to change my rear Ground controls sleeves and put them on the front side since the rear ones have a lot more threats so it will help my front end to lift it up a bit more to avoide rubbing. any one has done this before?? do you guys think it will matter if i swapped the GC?? will it affet some how my suspension or something???

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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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i didnt get a word of that.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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So the front right corner continues to droop lower, despite you continuing to raise the spring perch on the GC's every so often?

Do your Koni shocks have the OEM brake line bracket on there like it's supposed to, with the fork installed correctly so that the fork doesn't inch itself up the shock body?

Post up some pics of your front left and right suspension if you can.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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PatrickGSR94,

Thats correct The front right corner drops down not muh but it does, i had check shock position at the fork and its in place fork bolt meets with the Kony Grove. and i'm almost out of threads so i was thinking to replace front GC sleeves with the rear ones thouse has more theads and i just need to rise half an inch at the most i dont want to go more up on fronts since there are only like 3 threads left and don't want to compromise safety Is it posible to swap sleeves or does it matter?? to me they are only sleeves but they might affect performance or anything if they are place in the wrong way. so i was wondering if anybody knows if it is safe to swap the sleeves.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 07:09 AM
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Can you post some pics please, of both sides front suspension? I just want to make sure.

Swapping sleeves would really just be a band-aid solution (if that would even work at all). Something else is going on here that needs to be corrected.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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unfortunatly i can't right now, i'm working offshore and i didnt, took any last time when i had this problem, i will either post or im you the pics when i have them. But i agree with you that there is something wrong with it. Now there is something that cought my attention, when i get to the car front height on both sides is ok. but after some time or when ever i stop or get back home i ntie that the car has droped specially on the left side.
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