Sitting higher (Page 3/4)
theogre JUL 14, 02:56 PM
Springs issues may not only thing "wrong."

If installed Gas shocks then that add a little more spring & may sit a bit higher.
More so if still have old struts in back.

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hunter29 JUL 14, 07:06 PM
Shocks 3 years old, struts new. The photo of the drivers side is off a few inches.

I don't think much if anything will change when I move it into proper position. It may drop 1/16
Of an inch.

The passenger side I haven't seen yet, tomorrow I'll find out.

After that I'm clueless...

Thanks for chiming in.
jelly2m8 JUL 15, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by hunter29:

Shocks 3 years old, struts new. The photo of the drivers side is off a few inches.

I don't think much if anything will change when I move it into proper position. It may drop 1/16
Of an inch.

The passenger side I haven't seen yet, tomorrow I'll find out.

After that I'm clueless...

Thanks for chiming in.


Shocks / Struts have absolute nothing to do with ride height, that's what springs are for.
1985 Fiero GT JUL 15, 04:54 AM

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Originally posted by jelly2m8:

Shocks / Struts have absolute nothing to do with ride height, that's what springs are for.



Like the ogre said, newer gas charged shocks/struts apply a pressure to the control arm at all times, where older OEM ones do not. When I replaced my front shocks, but left my old struts, my Fiero looked noticeably nose high, I installed new struts and it's much closer to even now, maybe still a little high in the front though.
hunter29 JUL 15, 04:36 PM
Well I straightened out the springs , they weren't off that much. But they are correct now.

And the car is sitting even higher now by 1/4 inch.
hunter29 AUG 09, 06:05 PM
For what ever reason it settled down at least 1/2 inch so far... little more on passenger side..
82-T/A [At Work] AUG 11, 10:23 AM
Just to add to this, when I installed new shocks in a Fiero that had original (Y99 suspension) springs, the car immediately sat higher. This was KYB Gas-Adjust shocks. It settled after a few months.

When I installed brand new WS6 springs that I'd purchased from NAPA, along with the old shocks, the car sat up a little higher again, though lower than it did when it had brand new KYBs.
hunter29 AUG 11, 09:32 PM
Interesting, my shocks were 4 years old so not new, still can't figure it out but it looks normal now.
hunter29 AUG 11, 09:46 PM
Can't find suspension codes, are there more , neither are listed on my placket
hunter29 AUG 11, 09:47 PM
Actually it says parts identification...