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    Quote Originally Posted by Creep View Post
    Should I buy shorter coil overs.
    No, because then you stand the chance of bottoming out. Wait and see exactly how much you need after everything settles out, then if you still need it lower, relocate either the top or bottom mounting brackets for the coilovers. Making a couple of brackets is way cheaper and easier than buying new coilovers and risking bottoming them anyway.

    As far as the weight on the rear, like the other fellows said, you can do the math. If the rear springs are, for instance, 175 lbs per inch springs, then it would take 350 lbs to move the rear up or down one inch (175 times 2 springs). 20 gallons of gas weighs 120 lbs, so that will not do it.
    Last edited by techinspector1; 05-22-2010 at 04:35 PM.
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