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Old 05-26-2010, 08:36 PM   #25 (permalink)
wagonman76
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I would think when you put in new springs, the car should have to go in for an alignment. Perhaps it was pretty out of whack originally, which could be part of the 13%.

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Increased cost to build the car = 0.

Increased costs in warranties and repairs and volume of customer complaints due to bottoming out damage = substantial.
My thoughts exactly. Heck, there are paved county roads around here that are so bad I've bottomed out non-lowered cars.
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