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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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so i just got my trd shocks and springs installed a few weeks ago by gabe at precision muffler. they set was used so i did not expect them having to settle in. now the rear i can fit in about 2 fingers while in the front i can get 3 fingers in. now is there any reason for this or are the trds just like this? also whenever i go up driveways and stuff i can hear a creeking noise comming from the rear pass side. please help me out w/ possible solutions to these problems thanks..

Old Apr 23, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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The tC's front wheel wells have larger openings in the front that the rears...this gives the effect of the front of the car sitting higher. If you had measured the height of the top of the fender openings in relation to the ground before and after the install, you would have seen that the drop is in fact even.
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Driver, or passenger side?
Old Apr 24, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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to me its both drivers and pass side. if ur talkin bout the noise its from the rear pass side
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My passenger side sits higher in the front, driver side is fine. I had my springs done as Gabe's as well.
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