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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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Car not sitting even after suspension instal

I just finished instaling my Illumina/Eibach setup tonight and the car is sitting about one centimeter higher on the drivers side in the front and back. I know I did the instal properly and my tire pressure is even in all the tires.

I did the front first and noticed a difference in the height. The back has the same difference too. Do I just need to shim it to even it out or am I missing something?
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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my guess is that it still needs to time to settle.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:55 AM
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yea, with use the springs settle, dont worry about it.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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OK, I guess I'll give it some time and see how they settle.
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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Mine have been on for 2 weeks and 2 days and my back is still a little higher then the front.. I have 2 finger space all the way around.. Should i lowered more in the back ? or should i give more time to settle as well
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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Sit in your car, then measure! it might be like that for a reason...
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 01_Maxine
Mine have been on for 2 weeks and 2 days and my back is still a little higher then the front.. I have 2 finger space all the way around.. Should i lowered more in the back ? or should i give more time to settle as well
what springs you running??
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:41 AM
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by KickerMax02
Sit in your car, then measure! it might be like that for a reason...
I was thinking about that. The 6-speed tranny is also lighter than the auto and is on the drivers side so that may be part of it too. I'm still going to see if it settles some and maybe I'll shim it.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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I just dropped my car on 20's put cross drilled rotors in and installed the hub rings..boy was that expensive...anyhow they gave me a print out and it was mostly all under .13.

I dont know if that means anything but the fronts were like .3 and .4 right and left

They had a bunch of numbers though. I will have to take a pic and get it on here when I get a chance...

Let it settle in I guess

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I got the Ksports Pro .. And theres a picture as well.. i got more if needed..

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what springs you running??
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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My sprints on my 4th gen took about 2-3 weeks to settle. They may not sit even though.
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