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Originally Posted by mcrews
Why suffer a worse ride, that cost you 3-400 dollars to lower, when there is 0 payback in terms of noticable mpg???
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400 bux?? How about free (or close to it)! It's called wrenching in your driveway and cutting 1/2 to 1 coil off your springs.
Many cars have their ride height set to 5mph bumper collision standards rather than aero efficiency, looks, or economy. My corvette for example had a ton of shims in the rear transverse leaf for no other reason than to adjust the bumper height to match the "average" car (forget trucks, I'll slide under all of them lol).
Also, if done right, cutting the springs does not greatly increase ride harshness, but will require a reset of your toe and camber (which again can be done at home with toe plates and a carpenters level, and a correct change of spindle mounting bolts (if it's mcphereson strut you're working with).