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What's your ride height like?

Just wandered across works car park towards my car and noticed the front looks a fair bit lower than the back.

Is that normal on Pro Kit springs?
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I can get two fingers into the gap between arch and tyre at the back, but only one at the front.

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Looks good to me. Apart from the jacking point covers.
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Looks good to me. Apart from the jacking point covers.
They're in the garage, I took them off to replace the tape holding them on, but rain stopped play.
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As standard, the rear is certainly higher than the front on the SW. I fitted Koni FSD and Eibach sport springs and it lowered it and levelled it, which looks a bit better in my opinion.
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I'm putting my teledials back on my sportwagon after seeing yours, same colour but my paintwork still needs sorting, I'm sure you have fsds as well, mine sits pretty level too so I have no issues.
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Its lower than that pic now as its settled properly

Thats with the B12 pro kit
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Mine is def higher at the back. Looks higher than AndyMac;s, still doesn't stop it from scraping on the driveway Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Originally Posted by Dangerm View Post
Mine is def higher at the back. Looks higher than AndyMac;s, still doesn't stop it from scraping on the driveway Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mine is definitely lower than that!

Set of smoked repeaters would look fab on there too!

Haven't seen another pic that looks as low, will take a lower angle pic tomorrow and may even need to get a measuring tape to it!
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lol mine is standard height still and i scrape on everything!
i have zeatek coilovers on the way!
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Mine, Sportline Corse coilovers. Just after i lifted it up 1 cm:
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Mine looks at a similar height to that! What's going on?
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Why are you asking "What's going on" ?
Mine was lower, but i raised it ~1cm as i have it in for a full respray and i don't want to scratch it in the first 2 days.
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I asking what's going on because mine has Koni KSDs, and Eibach Pro Kit springs. Yours should be noticeably lower than mine on low running coilovers! Mine scraps on bumpy roads, speed humps, driveways, fag papers etc.

What could be causing the extra lowness?
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I think it's normal, Eibach Pro Kit lowers it by 3 cm, i think it's about the same setting i have on mine now...
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