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Offline bandit86

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HELP!! must lower!
« on: September 09, 2007, 08:58:08 PM »
friend is using a tracker frame for a kit car, needs to lower it.  I  heard of firebird front struts, anyone know anything else?  wont need a lot od suspension travel, the strut tower will be cut  and lowered, just need a short strut
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2007, 10:07:03 PM »
Don't have a clue on how to lower one
But pics of the kit car project would be interesting.
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2007, 05:25:09 AM »
If you don't need so much travel can't you just shorten the springs and add limiting straps to stop the front struts over extending (and letting the springs fall out!).
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2007, 07:11:08 PM »
the strut towers hit the hood, need shorter struts so the strut tower can be lowered for clearance
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2007, 07:55:39 PM »
Quote from: bandit86 on September 10, 2007, 07:11:08 PM
the strut towers hit the hood, need shorter struts so the strut tower can be lowered for clearance

How far does it need to be cut?
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2007, 06:06:55 PM »
4 inches shorter would be nice, take what we can get at this point
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2007, 07:10:08 PM »
If you want to do the work you could just eliminate the struts all together.  Do a setup similar to Mike Haggens front end.
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2007, 10:10:43 AM »
what did he do??
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Re: HELP!! must lower!
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2007, 06:30:30 PM »
http://www.zukiworld.com/month_050106/feature_hagen-newfrontend.htm

Redesigned the front end and eliminated the struts.  Then you could put some mini-truck shocks on or something.
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