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Old September 11th 04, 06:34 PM
Grant Edwards
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On 2004-09-11, Lanny Chambers > wrote:

>> You must have replaced the shocks with new ones that didn't
>> have the same geometry as the stock ones. Normally, shock
>> replacement shouldn't change ride height.

>
> It's common for new gas-pressurized shocks to ride high for
> awhile until they settle. Unfortunately, it's also common for
> installers to torque down the suspension bolts with the car
> still in the air, rather than with its normal weight on the
> tires; this preloads the bushings, adding to the effective
> spring rate.


I hadn't thought about that last point -- though I should have
after the contortions I had to go through to get a torque
wrench on those bolts with the car down off the jack stands.

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