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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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rear drop only???

i have a 12 gt brembo, koni orange,gt500 mounts, stock brembo springs up front 55d in the rear,QUESTION, can you just get rear lowering springs with a panhard bar and leave the front stock,does anyone sell just rears with the right spring rate to match the fronts, etc.
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 09:32 PM
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You already have 55d springs in the rear, why would you want only the rear lower?
(Going old school gaser?)
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 08:07 AM
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I would check with BMR and Steeda, they sell rear springs separate and that's what most guys running a SC use to level out the rear of the car.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 08:08 AM
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Not a bad question. The weight of the supercharger lowered the front of my car slightly, exaggerating the rear wheel gap that so many complain about. I wouldn't mind dropping the rear of mine just to level things out a bit.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 02:48 PM
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even with the 55d springs the rake is still to high in the rear, it needs at least 1.5 inch drop which lots of spring brands make, i heard good reviews on sr lowering springs (1.5 drop)my car is a daily driver thats never going to see the track and the sr is a progressive rate spring so it rides good and is a good match for my koni str.t and gt500 mount,but does anyone know if the spring rate (SR) is a good match for the stock front brembo springs,link to spring rates of stock brembo springs and after market rates (Sr,BMR,etc.)anyone?
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 03:23 PM
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Also check Roush as well..
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 07:12 PM
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I would think the car would handle weirded,
because most lowering springs have a different spring rate
(Stiffer than stock) so the rear springs would not match up well with the
stock front!
Just my thoughts!
I would run it by the people at Steeda or BMR!
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