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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="95%"><TR><td Class="HTMLBackgroundTable"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR Class="TableColorStrip"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol2"><TD valign=top>pttransamdriver</TD><TD>So I installed my lowering springs and the back went down, no unsightly fender gap anymore, but the front....... nothing seems to have changed I haven't driven it yet because I don't yet have my custom axels for the engine swap I did. Does it settle or fix itself somehow? or do you have to chop the springs down some? Anybody know what to do here?</TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol1"><TD valign=top>GraterFang</TD><TD>I don't have the eibachs personally but, yes, the car will settle when you first start driving it again. I wouldn't concern yourself about it until then.</TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol2"><TD valign=top>Carcenomy</TD><TD>Yeah it'll settle down. These are my results with the Eibachs and Konis, no other suspension mods. Wheels are 235/35R19. <IMG SRC="http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/3412/28092010203.jpg">[This message has been edited by Carcenomy (edited 06-24-2012).]</TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol1"><TD valign=top>zmcdonal</TD><TD>Do you have rubber or poly bushings up front? If I recall from reading other threads if you have rubber the control arm bolts need to be tightened with the suspension loaded, for it to settle properly. I know when I had my Eibachs installed there was a definite difference in height before I drove it. </TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol2"><TD valign=top>Carcenomy</TD><TD>Mine's still rubber at the front... crikey, does that mean it might go lower when I install my poly?! <IMG SRC="http://www.fiero.nl/forum/smile.gif"></TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol1"><TD valign=top>pttransamdriver</TD><TD>Oh thanks I feel better now the picture helps a lot too. Should I do polys up front? I heard that they squeak and aren't recommended, I want to put polys up front but I'd like to know all what you guys recommend. </TD></TR><TR Class="HTMLAltCol2"><TD valign=top>Blacktree</TD><TD><TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=90% CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=10%> </TD><TD Class="QuoteBackgroundTable"><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=1 WIDTH=100%><TR><TD Class="QuoteTopBar"><CENTER>quote</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD Class="QuoteMsgBox">Originally posted by Carcenomy: Mine's still rubber at the front... crikey, does that mean it might go lower when I install my poly?! <IMG SRC="http://www.fiero.nl/forum/smile.gif"></TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE> If your rubber bushings are installed improperly, that could happen. But otherwise, no. To the OP: if you have some ramps, you can drive the car up on them to give you room to get at the A-arm bolts. Loosen the bolts up a little bit (just enough so they'll turn in place), then bounce the front end up&down a bit. That should get rid of the pre-load in the rubber bushings. That said, the front end on mine was also a bit high when I installed the Eibach springs. But that was because I couldn't get the rubber spring cushions fully seated on the suspension cross-member. After driving around a bit, they settled in. </TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>