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Old 08-11-2001, 11:03 AM
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Default Does a lowered suspension ever take time to "settle"?

I just had an eibach prokit and bilstein sport shocks installed on my 93 100csq, and I was very impressed with the rear where there is almost no wheel well gap left, but in the front there is still a bit of a larger gap left....seeing as the front and rear coil springs and shocks are quite different setups, is there any chance the front end may settle a bit?...otherwise is there anything i can do to get a more even look?...i have never seen another 100csq lowered in person so I didnt know what to expect, but I know I have seen BMWs with the same sort of issue (looking lower in the rear then front)
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Short answer: Yes.
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how long do i wait? For now it looks like the back is sagging because the front didnt lower as much
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A month should do ya for most of the settling. It'll settle more over the next couple months though
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thanks guys....well i hope it mainly settles in the front end, cause thats where i need it!
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Default Don't worry my car settled a LOT in the front and a teeny bit in the back.

There's a lot of weight on those front springs.
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Default Yeah but you can"t beat the improved weight distribution with more rear drop..

Our motors are in the front, right :-/ ?
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True, but it looks REALLY horrible. :-)
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/126/blackrob1.jpg"></center><p>Let's put things into perspective, shall we? :-&gt;
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Default Bwahahahahaha! OK not THAT bad, but here's what it could look like...

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/129/raudi77_triptochicago_chicanoleanjpg.jpg"></center><p>I recently moved from Canada to Chicago and piled everything that would fit into my A4 and sold the rest - check out the nasty rear lean.


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