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Old 06-03-2011, 02:26 PM
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Well I finally got through with lowering the Monte with KYB +SSC springs. I didn't check the before height to after so i am some what lost on how much of a drop. The car looks almost identical to before. The rear looks the same but the front has a slight drop. Not sure if I have to wait for it to settle or my tires are too big. I'm running 235/50/18 which are huge but the drop is not noticeable. The front is 28" from ground-to-fender and the rear is about 29".

It rides better than before and I haven't gotten an alignment yet to see if I need camber bolts but I do have a lifetime alignment with Firestone.

I'll post pics later.
 
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Old 06-03-2011, 02:32 PM
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Wold be interesting to see how much of a drop. I'd like to lower mine too
 
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they have to settle. do you have before and after pics?
 
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Old 06-03-2011, 05:29 PM
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it's later, where are the pics......
 
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Old 06-03-2011, 06:06 PM
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As you can tell not a very big difference. The rear looks raised now that the front is lower. One cool thing is that the springs came powder colored blue. I now want to get some suspension upgrades make the car feel firmer. Also went on the highway and cruised at 75mph and no vibrations or problems ...yet.




 
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Old 06-03-2011, 06:29 PM
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Also have this to install this weekend.

 
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Old 06-03-2011, 08:28 PM
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The front does look lower for sure, the back is not that noticable. Like those rotors
 
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I like the new rotors and I'm a fan of your wheels too. Nice.
 
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awesome rotors! I cant see any drop in the back
 
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That's odd that the back seems to sit so high. I installed SSC springs on my monte and you could immediately tell that it was lowered.
 


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