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Old Jun 3, 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.
 
Old Jun 3, 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
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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they have to settle. do you have before and after pics?
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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it's later, where are the pics......
 
Old Jun 3, 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.




 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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Also have this to install this weekend.

 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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The front does look lower for sure, the back is not that noticable. Like those rotors
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 09:16 PM
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I like the new rotors and I'm a fan of your wheels too. Nice.
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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awesome rotors! I cant see any drop in the back
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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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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