Belgian1979vette
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I have gotten the impression that my rear suspension has settled somewhat. Driven about 1000 miles with her, so this was somewhat to be expected.
I'm using 8" bolts in the rear and it seems that the rear is to low right now. As I'm using the 550 front end springs, the car is also lowered in the front. The front is about 1.6" lower and the rear about 1.4" after I turned the nut up today.
However I have very little distance between the rubber stops on the frame and the trailing arm. I've already experienced them hitting when going over a speed bump. What's the solution here ? Cut the bump stops ?
What about the stops in the front ? Same problem ? Same solution ? Any drawbacks for the shock travel ?
I'm using 8" bolts in the rear and it seems that the rear is to low right now. As I'm using the 550 front end springs, the car is also lowered in the front. The front is about 1.6" lower and the rear about 1.4" after I turned the nut up today.
However I have very little distance between the rubber stops on the frame and the trailing arm. I've already experienced them hitting when going over a speed bump. What's the solution here ? Cut the bump stops ?
What about the stops in the front ? Same problem ? Same solution ? Any drawbacks for the shock travel ?
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