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Old May 1, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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Default Suspension has me confused

Hey everyone im new to this site so if i posted this in the wrong place please let me know.

So i bought an eg (1995) coupe last year and have been dealing with fixing the last guys screw ups. I recently bought new factory suspension all the way around. Monroe quick struts(springs and struts together) after the install i noticed that my front end is sitting hight than the back by a fair amount. Please help! No one has been able to help. I know its probably a newbie issue but please help. Thanks in advance.
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Old May 1, 2016 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by demonman
Hey everyone im new to this site so if i posted this in the wrong place please let me know.

So i bought an eg (1995) coupe last year and have been dealing with fixing the last guys screw ups. I recently bought new factory suspension all the way around. Monroe quick struts(springs and struts together) after the install i noticed that my front end is sitting hight than the back by a fair amount. Please help! No one has been able to help. I know its probably a newbie issue but please help. Thanks in advance.
What is the distance from the center of the wheel hub to the fender front and rear? That information or pics would help. The front typically sits a bit higher than the rear on these cars with stock style springs.

Were the bushings all torqued with the vehicle at ride height or were they torqued while the vehicle was still in the air? They need to be torqued with the suspension compressed as it would be normally.

Also, I've found the springs with the quick struts to be sometimes off from OEM. I used a set of fronts on my wife's old Solara years ago and it actually dropped the front by 0.5" or so. It was enough to to notice, but I wasn't complaining as it evened out the wheel gap on that car.
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Old May 1, 2016 | 02:03 PM
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Make sure the struts are slid all the way down into the forks until they're right up against the brake hose brackets. The pinch bolt has to line up to a groove in the strut casing to allow this.
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Old May 1, 2016 | 07:59 PM
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Your bushings may need to be clocked. Though, since the car was lowered, they probably weren't clocked...and are likely fairly weak to that force by now.

But its not surprising that the front is higher than the back. They come like that from the factory. And your aftermarket parts probably differ from factory. And your springs are new so they may need to settle.
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