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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by +ve psi
Thanks for the replies. The springs are indeed the pro kit #4020. I just installed them, or tried to for that matter. I got the front ones in no problem and then happily headed to the rear only to have the first bold head snap off on me (the lower strut bold). I thought, "ok so now i'll just take out the lower control arm and drill it out, no big deal," HA! every fricken bold in the rear end is seized (acually the upper lower control arm bolt is free) so i welded up the strut to the bolt where the head snapped off and now i am waiting for all new bushings for the rear end to arrive. I will be using a zip disk to cut out all the old bushings and will be replacing them all in an attempt to clean up this mess .
As i mentioned the front springs r in place and i have driven on them the last 2 days but i must say that the drop seems to be hardly noticable. Has anyone else found this? I mean, i notice that it is lower but hardly enough to walk up and say "hey that car is lowered." the ride is still fine so all is well i guess.

Let me know your thoughts, has this seized bolt problem come up before? How about the lack in noticable height change?

Thanks very much
With a pro-kit your not going to get much drop anyways. Keep in mind in a few days they will settle down some as well.
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