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Suspension Dinan suspension lower in the back? Or did I do something wrong?

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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Dinan suspension lower in the back? Or did I do something wrong?

So, I just installed the full stage 3 (springs struts camber plates) on my 02 MCS. and now that it's back on the ground, it looks like the front was barely lowered, and the rear is over and inch lower. Did I do something wrong?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Things might need to settle... worst case, Front springs could be upside down...

pics?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Front spring were installed by a dealership, so I'm more likely to trust them over me.
pics:


Rear:


Front:
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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My Eibachs sat a little lower in the rear than the front. Not saying the Dinan is supposed to, just saying it might be designed that way.
Hopefully someone that has the Dinan can help out. Do you have camber plates in the front?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Some set ups like the Racing Dynamic lowering springs. That I ran would lower front only 1" while the Back 1.5". The changed moved the stants from about 3 Deg Rake to the front to almose flat about .5 deg
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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not sure if it comes through in the pics, but it looks like 1.5" down in the rear, and nothing the front.
 

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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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camber plates raised the front a bit due to increased "stack up" height... ?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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The front camber plates in the S3 Dinan package do raise the front slightly; however, this is offset with the slightly shorter springs. I recently installed the S3 package on my car as well - the rear is definitely lowered more than the front - I spoke with Dinan and told that is to be expected. The car may settle over time - I don't believe that the rear on mine is quite that low; however, I do have a slight variance in ride height left to right on the back of the car after lowering... That said I have been very happy with the package so far.
 

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