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Ride height higher after subframe reinstall
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11-13-2019, 07:08 AM | #1 |
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Ride height higher after subframe reinstall
Just got finished reinstalling turbos and noticed that it looks like my ride height is about 1-2 inches higher. The car had it's suspension hanging due to no subframe for about 2 weeks. Do my shocks needs to resettle or did I screw something up having the arms disconnected for so long. I have stock sport suspension with 106k miles on them.
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11-13-2019, 07:39 AM | #2 |
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Have you driven the car since you put it down? All suspension components torqued with preloaded wheels?
Most likely will need to settle. Give it a week or two. |
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11-13-2019, 07:55 AM | #4 |
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11-13-2019, 03:06 PM | #6 |
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Did you torque down the control arms while the car was up on jack stands?
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11-13-2019, 03:26 PM | #7 |
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11-14-2019, 01:16 PM | #9 |
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Your suspension doesn't ever "settle". Your bushing were torqued down away from loaded position and now are being twisted. They will have premature failure if you keep it at this.
I put on petrolatum on the bushings to help them slip into position before torque down. |
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