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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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Alignment will fix a lot when lowering a car.
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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Properly preloading the suspension before tightening everything down is critical as well. How did you go about preloading the suspension after install/before tightening the bolts?
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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The bottom bolts were tightened after the vehicle was all the way on the ground just rached in and tightened them
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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Alignment will fix it. The toe is off.
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 06:13 AM
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what everyone said.

b4 u get ur alignment done i would jack the car back up take the wheels and preload the suspension correctly, its not just the bottom bolt.

p.s. you might want to run slightly more camber than stock at least upfront and dial down the rear toe.
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Its h&r coils only ride height adjustable. There's to bottom perch or anything so I think its just the bottom strut bolts.
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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You clearly have no idea how to install dampers on the car if you're not preloading suspension then torquing down the bolts on the upper control arms.
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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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OK well why don't you just tell me that. So jack up each corner before I tighten the upper control arm bolts. Do you really think that would make the cars handling sloppy? I think it would just make the bushings wear faster what do you think
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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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Ride height would be uneven on each corner. If the coils arent installed right then the car will handle sloppy, think about it a little. This is the suspension we're talking about....
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