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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Default Hotchkis TVS -- settle

I installed the Hotchkis TVS with a set of Tokico blues a couple weeks ago.
They now have about 300 miles on them and the drop is minimal. The front is maybe 1/4" and the rear maybe 1/8". I'm wondering if this is normal, and how long before the springs truely settle.
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Am I the only one on the planet that thinks my Hotchkis kit has dropped my car more than advertised?
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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took mine over a month before they finally settled, either that or it took my shocks that much longer to get killed.
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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Mileage has nothing to due with settling of springs. Time does. Also I notice since adding my TT kit & audio equipment the weight lowered the car more.
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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mine dropped it plenty about a 5/8 front and about 3/4 rear looks good to me https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-suspension/348072-dropped-with-hotchkis-kit-pics-no-56k.html
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by evolved326
Am I the only one on the planet that thinks my Hotchkis kit has dropped my car more than advertised?
No.

My Hotchkis spring dropped my front more than the 1/2" they claim, especially after they settled. Thank God they stopped settling. The rear dropped about what they said 3/4" but since the front dropped so much, i did the rear spring mount mod for another half inch and still have about 3/8's to 1/2" of rake, which is what I wanted.

This is what it looks like after all the settling and spring mount mod done.

Pic is my wallpaper too
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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Just got mine from Z-1 performance.....Adam is a great guy to deal with. I'll install it after I get the tokico d-spec (Thanks Adam... )
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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good seeing you the other day, thanks!
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