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  1. 04-25-2005, 06:01 PM #1
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    Default Why does my car sit so low?

    when I had the bav auto springs I just thought it was cause of the V8, now I have Eibach's and it still sits low, even in the rear. Anyone else have the Eibach springs?
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    lose some weight Jeff....then it won't sit so low
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    She looks "all good" to me buddy. maybe a little higher than mine.
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    dead struts?

    That was the *real* reason why my bavauto experience sucked much more than an enema.

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    all of them sit that way, especially the back wheel. mine does. what size tires are you running on the front?

    why do you think that the whole car sits soooo low? its because they make new cars higher and higher. four years ago, i noticed how much higher a 2001 taurus was in comparison to my mother's 1999 taurus, and its springs/shocks were fine at the time. nowadays, you got the dodge ram/hemi durango hemi... all of these things alter impressions of how "high" your car is. i look at my car next to some compact, and think that the compact will mess it up if it hit it (of course it wouldn't).
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    well, I just hate how the front SLAMS when I hit decent size bumps. If it wasnt for the dirt road on my way to and from id be happy. I checked out if I had them washers below the strut mount and they are there. I hate to get ne ones and for them to get trashed in no time. The top little rubber snugging thingie is loose, thats why I thought I was missing the lower washer deals but that isn't it. I think the strut mount is wasted.
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    What all did you replace with the springs? What kind of set up is it and how long have you had it?
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    replaced the springs with Eibach's & have Bilstein sport struts, both probably only about a year old.
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    I seem to recall something about cutting the bump stops on Bilstein's with the low springs. Can't remember for sure.

    Did you do anything like that?

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    replaced the springs with Eibach's & have Bilstein sport struts, both probably only about a year old.
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