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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Hello, i just dropped the tC with Hotchkis springs and trd struts. It seems 2 me that the front is sitting alot lowerer then the back, is this common? OR, is this ok or did i do something wrong during install. I put them on like a month ago and everything seems ok,i just dont recall other people with lowered tC's sitting so much lower in the front...



Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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the rear doesn't even look dropped...
Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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yea whats up with that?
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:54 AM
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any ideas?
i mean its diff lower than stock just seems out of wack with front kinda... no?
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:55 AM
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send em back

the front should be about a 2 finger gap and rear should be 1 to 0 finger gap
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:58 AM
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thats a common thing about springs! its gonna go lower in few months. same happened to me when i got my s techs. after like 3 months. and my fat friend sitting in the back they went lower..lol
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:03 AM
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so what ur saying is the front is 2 low and the back is 2 high? i got them used so i cant really send them back thats the problem...

i dont really mind it... i cant really do anything about it anyway
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by breaux_tC
send em back

the front should be about a 2 finger gap and rear should be 1 to 0 finger gap
^^ that's exactly how mine sits on my Hotchkis... 1 finger gap in front and 2 finger gap rear...and mine are fully settled btw too.
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the front is too low and the back is WAY too high
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^^ breaux... are you referring to how HIS sits?
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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The back definitely has some issues. Who did the install?
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^^ yeah the back is definitly not sitting right.
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:15 AM
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Proper Hotchkis stance:

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Originally Posted by Mouse
^^ breaux... are you referring to how HIS sits?
yes, who else would i be referring to?
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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ack....that's exactly how mine sits... different color of course lol. :D
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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its possible the install is not correct. but also are stock shocks are really stiff. my car was exactly like this when i put my s techs on. iwas worried but after taken the car to a lift and inspecting everything it was fine. a few months later the back was low. i would check it out asap tho!
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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Mines dropped on the same springs for 2 years now..


You deff have something wrong!
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by breaux_tC
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^^ breaux... are you referring to how HIS sits?
yes, who else would i be referring to?

lol... well I dont like to assume...because we all know what you get when you do that...
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:23 AM
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oh fantastic... im on TRD struts remeber too. Me and a buddy did the install a few weeks back, he did his a few months earlier so i dont think we did anything wrong... what would even be causing this?
Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:26 AM
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you put the wrong springs on the front and back?



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