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Old 10-03-2009, 02:06 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
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Oooooh, lots of combos here :

1 - Lower the front by 2 inches.
2 - Lower the front by 1 inch and raise the rear by 1 inch.
3 - Reduce the diameter of the front wheels by 1 inch and increase the diameter of the rear wheels by 1 inch. You'd get the 2 inch net and you could *claim* you were going for a classic race car look.

The first is the probably the best, but there's room for more choices.

CarloSW2
Doing the highlighted option would only get you 1/2" lowering in the front, and 1/2" raise in the rear. You'd need to double your lift/lower in tire diameter to net the same gain as altering the suspension.

I'm sure you know that, but I'd like to make it clear for others.

(Increasing the Radius by the same number as a suspension mod would create the same overall lift/lower, but the diameter is R2, which is to say that R = 0.5*D.)

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