I had the same issue when i installed 1inch lowering springs from umi suspension. the back sits just right and front sits too high like I should have used 2inch lowering springs for the front .
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I talked to the installer today and he said they were quite a bit shorter than the stock ones and that they were installed correctly.I drove around 75 miles today on curvey country roads and thru several lots with speed bumps just to work them out.Handled curves real well,stiffer than stock, I would not want it any stiffer for just cruising but there was no difference in measurements when I rechecked.I have owned the car for 35 years and always thought the front was higher than the back but was hoping the lowering kit would at the least make it level.I will drive it a couple more days and see what I will need to do.Thank all you guys for the help.
No but I will try that.Please don't think I'm stupid but do I jack the car up and loosen them or is this something I can do with the wheels on.I looked at the upper and lower control arms and the nuts on both looked like they have not had a wrench on them in 37 years.
With rubber bushings the final tightening should be with the weight on the wheels. To do this you may need ramps, or blocks to get under the car with when it sets on the tires.
With urethane bushings, or greaseable bushings, it doesn't matter as much as these are not designed to be fixed.
With urethane bushings, or greaseable bushings, it doesn't matter as much as these are not designed to be fixed.
You could try putting the car on ramps so you can safely get under it while the weight of the car is on the suspension. Then break loose the control arm bolts (2 lowers on each side and 2 upper nuts on each side) to see if the car will settle any more. Then tighten the bolts/nuts to spec. with the weight of the car on the front end. Since it sounds like none of the control arm bushings were replaced, I am less optimistic that this will change anything.
If you go to the trouble of swapping in springs, you should always swap out the original Lower control arm bushings and lower ball joints with new.
After 30 years, they don't work like they are supposed to anymore and new, stiffer springs will deteriorate these even faster.
The uppers can be done at any time without spring removal (just count/write down the shim locations), so do these when the budget allows.
After 30 years, they don't work like they are supposed to anymore and new, stiffer springs will deteriorate these even faster.
The uppers can be done at any time without spring removal (just count/write down the shim locations), so do these when the budget allows.
you can jack the car up and loosen them then set the car on the ground at full weight..once the car is on the ground tighten the bolts. It should eliminate and suspension bind in the front if there is anyway.
On a properly lowered car, this is not humanly possible. If it is, your car isn't low enough 😎
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