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Old 03-21-2005, 03:01 PM
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I just installed my 2" lowering springs from Hotchkis in my camaro and it appears to be lower, and i measured the body height and it is lower... only by about 1"

Do these things settle in or what?

I know i put them in correctly because when i measured the ride height both sides were equal.

funny thing was, the passenger side tire now has a ton of camber and the driver has next to nothing!! its kinda odd, but i knew i'd need an alignment after putting them in. Is that kind of thing normal?
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Old 03-21-2005, 03:24 PM
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I'll probably get Hollered at, Eric, but you'l probably have to cut out 1 and 1/2 coils to get 3 inches of drop. They never seem to settle the full amount.

By the way, the column is 210.00 but they don't have any right now. FYI.
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I agree with Jim, they will settle, but never as much as you'd like.
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I agree with Jim, they will settle, but never as much as you'd like.
Jim, Scott. thanks for the info, they were only a 2" drop, i didnt want to go too radical.

I hope they settle in a month or two.. i'll keep measuring periodically.
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I asked Hotchkis about the setteling issue. They said they might settle 1/8". Probably going to have to cut them if you want it lower. I did.
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I asked Hotchkis about the setteling issue. They said they might settle 1/8". Probably going to have to cut them if you want it lower. I did.
What about the weird alignment issue i'm having?

One tire has tons of camber, while the other is very negative camber. Like a nascar style car where they all lean to one side.
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What about the weird alignment issue i'm having?

One tire has tons of camber, while the other is very negative camber. Like a nascar style car where they all lean to one side.
You didn't remove the upper A-arms did you? Do you have a pic?
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