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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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noob questioin... do ground control top hats drop your car even though you have stock springs??
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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nope, the springs are what do the lowering. When you lower a car 3 inches or so, you may want to consider GC top hats as they allow the shock to sit closer to normal.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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The GC top hat only extends the shock rod to keep it from bottoming out. When you lower a car, the valve assembly that controls the flow of fluid moves closer to the bottom of the shock body. The GC top hat extends the rod and allows for a lower car to place that valve more in the middle of the shock body to allow for proper shock damping.

The GC top hats do not do anything to lower a car, you need either lowering springs or a GC coilover setup to change the ride height.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by on-site ej1
noob questioin... do ground control top hats drop your car even though you have stock springs??
NOPE!!!
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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no
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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kool thanks
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