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Lowering the rear end on a stock height 2010 SVT none PP
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<blockquote data-quote="XP900" data-source="post: 16582540" data-attributes="member: 199546"><p>Sorry MHUNSER....that drop is too much.</p><p></p><p>I decided to measure everything before I took out my existing stock springs.</p><p>I put as much back on my car as I could, added measured weights for the missing exhaust / seats. Waited a day for car to resettle - took multiple measurements to be sure.</p><p>My 2010 is sitting lower than from the factory - no suspension mods & stock tire sizes. Probably springs sagging over 11 years ???</p><p>Fender lip heights (difference of 3/4" higher in rear) front 28 9/16 rear 29 5/16</p><p>I read 2010 stock was 30.5 rear fender height - I'm down 1 3/16" already - not expected</p><p>Tire to lip clearance (Difference of 7/8" more rear space} front 2 1/16 rear 2 15/16 </p><p>Why wasn't it exactly the same 3/4"?? Tire size! - front is taller so that explains some of the rear spacing increase from 3/4" value to 7/8". </p><p>GT500 stripe height - top of stripe behind front wheel and in front of rear wheel</p><p>front 16 15/16 rear 18 15/16 (Difference of 2" exactly as it sits)</p><p>So without touching the front I can't really go down more than 3/4" without losing the rake appearance from the stripes. At 3/4 front and back fender lip heights would be the same. This is not what I expected. I need to rethink my options now.</p><p>Measuring pinion angle now -- currently my stock control arms have a slight pitch upward from the body to the axle (read that's not good either) - measuring angle of that too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="XP900, post: 16582540, member: 199546"] Sorry MHUNSER....that drop is too much. I decided to measure everything before I took out my existing stock springs. I put as much back on my car as I could, added measured weights for the missing exhaust / seats. Waited a day for car to resettle - took multiple measurements to be sure. My 2010 is sitting lower than from the factory - no suspension mods & stock tire sizes. Probably springs sagging over 11 years ??? Fender lip heights (difference of 3/4" higher in rear) front 28 9/16 rear 29 5/16 I read 2010 stock was 30.5 rear fender height - I'm down 1 3/16" already - not expected Tire to lip clearance (Difference of 7/8" more rear space} front 2 1/16 rear 2 15/16 Why wasn't it exactly the same 3/4"?? Tire size! - front is taller so that explains some of the rear spacing increase from 3/4" value to 7/8". GT500 stripe height - top of stripe behind front wheel and in front of rear wheel front 16 15/16 rear 18 15/16 (Difference of 2" exactly as it sits) So without touching the front I can't really go down more than 3/4" without losing the rake appearance from the stripes. At 3/4 front and back fender lip heights would be the same. This is not what I expected. I need to rethink my options now. Measuring pinion angle now -- currently my stock control arms have a slight pitch upward from the body to the axle (read that's not good either) - measuring angle of that too. [/QUOTE]
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