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Old 03-25-2014, 11:33 AM   #15
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Pfadt Lowering Spring Install Instructions

The alignment procedure is the same as any. The alignment specs may be different based on what YOU want to do with your car. What Midlife posted earlier will work just fine.
Alignment specs from justice Pete from pedders
Front Toe 0.00
Front Camber -1.00
Rear Toe IN 0.10
Rear Total Toe 0.20
Rear Camber - 0.50
I just put in some bmr -1 spring and koni shocks in along with a buch of other bmr stuff.

I will certainly try this. I wasn't going to cut the bump stop cause I hear so much bad about it and wearing the shock out. I think I will skip cutting it.
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Old 03-25-2014, 11:39 AM   #16
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When I was an alignment tech I charged for lowered vehicles only if they were so low that I had to do extra work to get them on and off the rack. Most lowered vehicles I didn't charge extra but some came in slammed I did.
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Old 03-25-2014, 01:55 PM   #17
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Don't forget to time your bushings prior to your alignment.

I ended up having to get some Pedders eccentric bolts to get my 1.5" drop into spec.
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Old 03-25-2014, 02:46 PM   #18
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Don't forget to time your bushings prior to your alignment.

I ended up having to get some Pedders eccentric bolts to get my 1.5" drop into spec.
No clue what timing bushings are..... I got springs cause people said that would be all I needed. I may sell these things lol! what a pain!
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Old 03-25-2014, 02:49 PM   #19
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How to "time" your suspension bushings.

We used to call it "clocking" back in the day and I'm only 43.
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Old 03-25-2014, 03:05 PM   #20
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How to "time" your suspension bushings.

We used to call it "clocking" back in the day and I'm only 43.
LOL! That looks like it adds $100 to my alignment either way !
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:00 PM   #21
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Lol. Drop spring super special alignment specs to be special ordered. The guys an idiot or knows exactly what he's doing and trying to screw you.
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Old 03-25-2014, 04:44 PM   #22
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Or you could just replace all those bushings like I did to avoid timing them
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Old 03-25-2014, 05:16 PM   #23
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Or you could just replace all those bushings like I did to avoid timing them
How much did that run you for all the bushings? Sounds like I would be paying a lot more to put them in.
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Old 03-25-2014, 07:23 PM   #24
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I took mine to a local performance shop that did my bushing time and alignment to my specs for $80.

They didn't charge extra for the bushing retime they had to be under there anyway doing the alignment and it's really no big deal when it's on the rack.
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Old 03-25-2014, 08:12 PM   #25
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Most definitely paying alot more. But every suspension shop around here looked at me like I was stupid.when I asked about timing the bushings. So I just bit the bullet. Theyre better bushings anyways
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