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Old Mar 9, 2004
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Quick question... I think I've heard this mentioned before, but I wanted to be sure... I am dropped on an eibach pro kit with Koni yellows all around.. The rear is supposed to be higher than the front right?? That's the koni design with their spring perch right? Cause my front end is much lower than the rear and wondered if there would be any way to add some space in the front so it more closely resembles the height difference in the rear...
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Read the Koni information thread. I think the Koni's have different perch setting in the rear. And don't start trying to add spacers in the front. That defeats the purpose of having a good suspension.
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On our Koni rears, we have only two settings for the perch. The lowest one should be used to match the stock ride height. The upper one is in case your want to tow crap or have a heavy load to carry. Mine looks pretty even on Eibach Sportlines and Koni Yellows, here's a pic:


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how high is the highest setting??? My car looks almost exactly like yours, but there is a MINIMAL (but noticeable) difference in the wheel gap space between the front and rears.. is THIS normal? cause the current perch setting seems low as it is...
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i am going to guess and say maybe an inch
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is the perch location characterized by a groove in the shock body??? I can't tell where the 2 diff perch locations are..
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Yes, there are two grooves for the circlip to go in. There's about an inch or so difference between the two grooves.
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if you can't see a circlip groove on the shock body you're probably set to the lower one already. Look for a groove on ths shock body ABOVE the spring perch
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yeah... I don't see any groove.. it's hard to see anything at all.. but I do believe I'm at the lowest setting... I mean the upper groove would look noticeably raised compared to the front right??? I'm just trippin on a very very MINOR difference in the rear vs. the front... But the stock setup was like that.. a little little lower in front then in back... whateva!
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