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Derek69SS


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Lowering the ride height on my convertible.
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What are the specs on your current suspension setup, and what spindles did you buy?



-- Edited by Derek69SS on Sunday 6th of January 2013 10:16:51 PM

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I want to lower the ride height on my convertible.  Lowering the air ride when it's parked is fine but when I put enough air in it to get a comfortable ride it sits to high and the angle drive shaft angle isn't quite right.  

I bought 2" drop spindles for the front but not sure what to do with the back end.  Any recommendations?  

Thanks,

Rick



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Rick,

I would suggest using Hotchkiss, Global West, or Eibach 2" lowering springs for the rear. 

I installed the Summit Racing 2" lowering springs on mine, and it was too low, so I added aluminum spacers to get it to the ride height that I like.

I'm sure some of the other guys will have further input on suspension options.

Stan



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Do you have a full air ride kit in the car or just some air bags to lower and raise the car?



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Mine is as low as it can get and still work well. I went through S.C. & C. to get it right...www.scandc.com

The rear springs were designed for lowered pickups .. I got them from Performance Online. The lower control arms are almost level...but not quite.

Adjustable shocks help a lot. You get the ride just the way you want it once the stance is perfect. I used QA1 coil overs on the front. They are adjustable so you can put it where you want it, height wise. Mine are set as low as I can get them...

-- Edited by Scott Parkhurst on Monday 7th of January 2013 10:31:03 PM

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I appreciate the help and am sorry I couldn't respond until now. I went back to work full time and Mondays and Tuesdays I work bell-to-bell so tonight is the 1st chance I've had to respond.

I do have the full air ride system and am tempted to do away with it. The problem is if I had fixed system set as low as I have mine when it's parked I would be scraping the bumpers when I drove it.

I'm leaning towards the 4 link rather than doing anymore with the stock suspension.

Thanks again!

Rick

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