Napoleon85
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I know I'm not the only one by far running 05-10 spec struts and mounts on an 11+ body, but has anyone else noticed ride height issues? Unfortunately, I don't have any precise measurements, but I have had two other people I know personally run into the same issue.
In all three cases we were running lowering springs (three different brands) and switched from the oem struts to Koni struts (two on STR.T, one on Sports). We all noticed that the front end sat noticeably lower after installing the Koni struts. We all replaced the rear dampers with matching shocks as well. The height of the rear was unchanged in all three cases.
We noticed this by the apparent visual rake that was changed post install, as well as difficulty getting a jack under the front side of the car, but not the rear, where we had no issues before even when the springs were well settled.
Now I'm well aware that this should not have caused a change in ride height, but maybe there is a variance in the strut or mount that none of us accounted for? I thought the only difference was the diameter of the shaft, but is it possible that the 05-10 struts are shorter, or that the mounts sit lower?
I'm somewhat at a loss here, so if you have any thoughts please chime in.
In all three cases we were running lowering springs (three different brands) and switched from the oem struts to Koni struts (two on STR.T, one on Sports). We all noticed that the front end sat noticeably lower after installing the Koni struts. We all replaced the rear dampers with matching shocks as well. The height of the rear was unchanged in all three cases.
We noticed this by the apparent visual rake that was changed post install, as well as difficulty getting a jack under the front side of the car, but not the rear, where we had no issues before even when the springs were well settled.
Now I'm well aware that this should not have caused a change in ride height, but maybe there is a variance in the strut or mount that none of us accounted for? I thought the only difference was the diameter of the shaft, but is it possible that the 05-10 struts are shorter, or that the mounts sit lower?
I'm somewhat at a loss here, so if you have any thoughts please chime in.