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02-19-2009, 04:50 PM
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lower the cd's butt?
How do you lower a 300cd's ass end? cut a half a coil off the rears? my car is kinda growing on me but has the tail up- overall downward rake, and Im also planning on painting my spare set of wide side window trim bodycolor (burgendy)to rid it old that 60's-70's look when I repaint the car
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02-19-2009, 04:53 PM
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Hey, my 300cd has the butt sag you're looking for. I replaced the (original!) front shocks with HD's but haven't gotten to replacing the rears yet. Buy my old MB rear shocks, put some sandbags in the trunk, there you go.
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02-19-2009, 04:56 PM
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Ever since I rebuilt my front end it sits higher than the rear end.
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02-19-2009, 05:03 PM
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When I lowered mine, I took 2 coils off the front, then 1 off the rear. It worked quite well. I also have a lot of weight in my trunk, you might want to go with 1.25-1.5, but if you do that, do it in increments.
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02-19-2009, 05:05 PM
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Why not buy some Voghtlands off of someone who has a set they are not using?
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02-19-2009, 05:05 PM
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how hard....
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02-19-2009, 05:26 PM
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Toss a bag of sand or a few cement blocks in the trunk?
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02-19-2009, 05:48 PM
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02-19-2009, 05:51 PM
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Brian is right. How much of a lean is it. Rear trunk lip should be 1-2" higher than the leading hood edge. Are your shocks in the front good?
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02-20-2009, 05:01 AM
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Springs should NEVER be cut. Its dangerous to you and everyone else on the road. Its also illegal in most states.
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02-20-2009, 07:01 AM
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I do get a lot of sway now from all the weight in the trunk. I wish I could get one when the guys found the 15mm sway bars. Quote:
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02-20-2009, 07:18 AM
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There fixed it for you  Oddly enough I cannot find a single state that actually lists it illegal to cut springs. Some apparently require stock ride height, but nothing about cut springs.
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02-20-2009, 07:50 AM
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I lowered mine with vogtlands and 150lbs of PNP tools in the trunk. The tools do effect handling.
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02-20-2009, 07:57 AM
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Not to mention the inside of your rear quarter panels when you take those corners... Jim
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02-20-2009, 09:02 AM
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Another claim of absolute authority by a person without any experience.........we've been down that road before.  It's your vehicle...........do what you want.
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