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15" Fuchs Wheels - 7J Front
& 8J Rear Top The height at delivery to me in Aug 2004. This was the standard US height from delivery. The car had never been lowered. Middle Lowered to the max. Great on-rails kind
of feel. Steering is pretty heavy - esp at low speed. Driveways
are an issue & scrapes to the tow hooks in front are common. The
clincher is the lack of shock travel. Three times I have hit pavement
differences of ~ 2" at high speed - and I mean hit. It sounded
& felt like no suspension was in play in the front. The A arms are
slightly up versus level or down at this height. Bottom Finally set - again. This time a little higher than the lowest of lows. Very good control. Light steering effort - bonus points here. Not quite as much on-rails feel though. Driveways are less of a problem & I can actually feel the shocks working at speed now. Addendum: I lowered it slightly in the front compared to the photo. Down about 1/4" to try to reduce a floaty feel to the suspension. Front shocks are also suspect & will be replaced next season.
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