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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 08:38 AM
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okay, so i dropped my car as much as i can get it to go. only problem with that is that the front sits higher and there is not much more adjustment that i can do to it. how can i get the front to even up with the rear?
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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whaaaa? dont touch, that thing looks amazing.
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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i got the same problem, but it suits me well because when i go over a speedbump, my oil pan and filter are like 1/2 inch from scraping, my front is about 3/4 inch higher than my rear, but only i can tell, your xb looks sick
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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it bothers the ____ out of me, and i dont want to raise the rear, i believe its the new version of ksports,
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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Leave it...If you look at the overall line of it (levelness?) you will see that it sits pretty darn level as it stands now...It looks to me like you have the same distance from the ground to the rocker panel in both the front and rear, but I'm also old and blind ...By the way, your ride is SICK!!!!!
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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You car looks level to me, i think it only looks like its not level because the rear quarter panel comes down over the rear wheel more. A lot of cars come like this and becomes more noticeable one you lower it. Also the bottom of our front bumpers have a slight curve up towards the front of the car.


Car looks dope BTW
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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is that by costco lol!!

what suspension are you on?
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 02:02 AM
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no one has any info to help me out (((
Old Aug 12, 2010 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by papo
no one has any info to help me out (((
No because it looks PERFECT
Old Aug 12, 2010 | 05:01 AM
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wtf are you looking for?
It looks just fine like that.
Old Aug 12, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by papo
no one has any info to help me out (((
your first prob is the Ksport...

the second issue you can try is reheating the springs slightly allowing the metal to slowly bend under weight but that should only be done with someone with experience doing that.

your other option is IF your ksports have a 2nd locking ring u can remove it BUT at the cost of your normal ring spinning from time to time OR putting a load on the 1 locking ring that in time might bind.

you can also do it the hialeah way and cut your springs and readjust your suspension via the rings to compensate.

there...
Old Aug 12, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TCpete
try is reheating the springs slightly allowing the metal to slowly bend under weight
I strongly advise against this method, you would be totally changing the spring rate and losing any ride quality you have.

Originally Posted by TCpete

you can also do it the hialeah way and cut your springs and readjust your suspension via the rings to compensate.
Again, I wouldn't do this either.
Old Aug 12, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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I would just stop b*tching, or just get a fat chick to sit in the front constantly. That should solve your issue.

If not then save up for Cuscos.
Old Aug 13, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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You can tinker with the preload.

Right now, I have the feeling you are running positive preload on the spring. You can ride like I did with a little negative preload. You might not get much more of a drop, but you can.
Old Aug 13, 2010 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by pOrk
I strongly advise against this method, you would be totally changing the spring rate and losing any ride quality you have.



Again, I wouldn't do this either.
if your not from hialeah then your not gona get the spring cutting joke

secondly.. of course reheating the springs will change the spring rate but he wants options so there he has it (wether he does it or not those are things people have done in the past to gain that extra 1" or half inch he needs, ive done it many times but you have to know what your doing, there actually is a real way to do that with out changing the rate so drastically. its common done on hot rods, some domestics, and even a few supras ive worked on in some of the larger shops here in fl...

my first sentence was that Ksports were his problem... naturally anything coming afterwards would be a hack way of getting it done.

funny you pick probably the safest out of the 3 options i mentioned net neglected to see the one with the biggest safety issue would be eliminating one of the rings lolol....
Old Aug 13, 2010 | 01:22 AM
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the problem is that the endlink collar doesn't go anyhigher so i cant go lower
Old Aug 13, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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like i said man... ditch those ksports for something else... thats the easiest way out of anything to do.
Old Aug 13, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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theres really nothing wrong with the ksports, other than the front notgoing as low as i would like it to go.
Old Aug 13, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by papo
theres really nothing wrong with the ksports, other than the front notgoing as low as i would like it to go.
Then quit complaining, and live with it.

It looks great!



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