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Yes, after about 10 cars I have seen that most of the fronts are a bit low as well as the backs. I assume it is also a spring issue, but have not looked into it much more than that. I have been putting some prototype front spacers / lifts in and it fixes the problem. I have also found that there is not much difference between new and old springs. The springs in the front are much heaver than in the back.
Since there is no real camber / castor / tow issue with the fronts being a bit low...
On one non-Aero sedan I put the lifts in because I over sized the tires 245 245 17 and they were touching a bit, but in a non-aero wagon I did not put in lifts with "normal" size tires and there is no problem...... I only put new springs in the sedan, not the wagon. In both / all I do put in new struts. At about 125k the wagon was making noise in the front structs now and then and on some others the front struts had NO push back left in them. The amazing thing is that it was hard to tell that they were so bad....
Only thing to note, take your time removing the top strut small bolts. Back and forth slowly. I have managed to break one of the bolts. Not a real big deal, just have to run out and get a new one.
Also, I have no seen any issues with the top bearings, etc... But some have reported them being bad, so check them out well.
Since I have not had much of a call for the front spacers, have not made any yet. If I get some response, maybe we can put those into production....
Jeff O JJJ Performance.
posted by 68.48.205...
, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:45:28
, Sun, 1 May 2011 09:58:55, Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:54:17, Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:36:25, Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:40:34
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