I feel my Z lowered (rear drop), why?
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I feel my Z lowered (rear drop), why?
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In the last few weeks I felt my Z is more lowered than normal, I checked the tires pressure everything ok, is there any reason this happend without me doing any mod to the car?
In the last few weeks I felt my Z is more lowered than normal, I checked the tires pressure everything ok, is there any reason this happend without me doing any mod to the car?
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I feel it lower, when I enter my home garage the cats keep hitting (it didn´t happend before) it´s more difficult to ride in some streets, etc. I know for sure the car is lower, because I feel it in daily driving but don´t know why I haven´t done any mod to the car, I was thinking about the shocks being messed up, I will have them check today, thanks!
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hahahhaha, already thought about that, but not me, and my girlfriend es very skinny, so I will have to go and weight myself??? Seriously, it has to be a problem in the springs!
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Ok ok I weight myself, but how much increase in weight can cause this drop problem?
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depends on how much weight you gain. (hint: no matter how much you say, I'll say it's because of the amount you gained...)
jsut kidding. if this is a fairly new install (500miles give or take) springs settle. very normal. and the hotchkis spring rate in the back is pretty sopft, so I would expect it to droop.
jsut kidding. if this is a fairly new install (500miles give or take) springs settle. very normal. and the hotchkis spring rate in the back is pretty sopft, so I would expect it to droop.
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Does it have lowering springs on it?? You didn't mention it but as someone else said lowering springs do settle overtime.
I had an Eclipse and had lowering springs on it (Eibach) and it got much lower after a few weeks of driving to the point were my rear fenders had to be rolled.
I had an Eclipse and had lowering springs on it (Eibach) and it got much lower after a few weeks of driving to the point were my rear fenders had to be rolled.
Hotchkis only sales a 0.7 inch drop I believe. The springs would have to have a huge drop on it for your cats to scrape. I can't seee how a 0.7 dropped spring would somehow drop 3+ more inches.
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Sorry i forgot to say that I have Hotchkis springs installed on the car for a year now.
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Well it seems this is a spring problem, the suspension has been checked and everything is ok, so I have to begin thinking of getting new springs, any suggestions of brand???? One last question I´m going to put 19´s on my Z, does this lower the car o drops it even more?
19x8.5 255/35/19
19x9.5 275/35/19
Actual:
225/45/18
245/45/18
19x8.5 255/35/19
19x9.5 275/35/19
Actual:
225/45/18
245/45/18
