re: Lowering GTV6 Front

["Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided>]

hi mark, ewe said:
>I have an 84 GTV6, can the collective wisdom of the Digesti let me know how
>much they lowered their front ends? Two inches, four inches, or what? I
>would prefer to eliminate some of the trial and error method!
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i lowered my gtwe6 ~2" in the front, ~0.5" in the rear.  i had to use tom zat's
eccentric upper control arm bushings, which effectively lengthen the control
arms, to get the camber rite.  i may still grind the lower control arm where the
adjustment shims go, cuz i still have a hair more negative camber on the
passenger side than i'd like for the street - just past spec.  i get a bit more
inside tire wear than i'd like, but w/rotating the tires, it seems not to impact
total tire life too much - all the tires seem to get worn to the wear-bars
before any tire's inside edge gets too bad.

i'm running 225-15-15's on 15x8 wheels, & i had to roll the rear fender lip, &
in the front, i had to cut away the back edge of the air-dam, where it wraps
inside the front of the front wheel-well.  it now follows the profile of the
fender, instead of turning in a few inches.  no one notices it, unless it's
pointed out to them.  the only rubbing i get is the outside edge of the front
tires rub a bit on the back-insides of the wheel-wells, but only at full
steering lock.  as this occurs only when parking, it's not a concern.  there's
yust a li'l shiny spot on the inside of the wheel-wells!

good luck,

doug "nose *not* stuck up in the air" sedon

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