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how low can u go.56k no no!!

6.5K views 75 replies 35 participants last post by  mofocus  
#1 ·
well i got to looking at my SVT this weekend and i decided i didn't like my drop where it was so i went to work and here is what i ended up with.

original drop front 2.3 rear 2.0
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now 3.8 front and 4.0 rear
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i like it... almost tucking my 205 40 17 tires lol...
 
#2 ·
wheels looks good, not a fan of the multiple bolt pattern holes,
coudl go down about another 1/2" :)
 
#7 ·
oh i see how you might think that... no let me clear this up the car is now 1.5 front and 2.0 rear from the 2.3 and 2.0 drop that i had on their...i didn't raise it up i lowered it down
 
#8 ·
where are you taking the measurements from because that is still confusing. most people refer to inches down from the stock height.
 
#10 ·
ok then let me do it like this...
the new drop is 3.8 front and 4.0 in the rear...

so it's 3 inches lower from the stock spring rate in the front and 4 inches in the rear.. that any better...
 
#14 ·
measure from wheel to fender and wheel to qp

thats the best way to measure drop, only 2 constants there are really
 
#15 ·
I think thats what he was doing with his first measurements
 
#23 ·
well i don't want to go that low... but that dose look good... i like where it is at now.. tires are going the right way, and idk what you think a 4" drop looks like cause if you have lowering springs that are 2" lower than stock then you have these springs that are 2" lower than those then i figure that makes them 4" lower than stock... am i wrong?
 
#24 ·
2" lower than stock is a 2" drop

edit: ooh you went 2 inches lower after the 2 inch drop...so that would be 4 inches. idk your custom springs must not really be 2 inches lower than the previous ones you had
 
#25 ·
looks good, but its no 4" drop... doesnt even look as low as sportlines...
 
#26 ·
Just because your new spring are 2" shorter than the set you removed does not mean your drop will be 2".

Spring rate will determine how the spring settles.

Your old set may have been taller but softer.

To determine your actual drop: park on level pavement and measure from the top of the wheel well to the ground. Then compare your number to the stock(unlowered) measurement.