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Lowered rear 2" now getting worse gas mileage
Well, I guess I kind of brought this upon myself...
I've got a chevy blazer that sits like a truck. When it's stock, the rear end sits 1" higher than the front. I found 2" lowering blocks and installed them only on the rear and it looks pretty level, but when I'm driving it, now my engine is having to work harder. I was getting 17.6-18.4 mpg per tank and now i'm down to 16.5 and 16.9 on my past two tanks. I dropped it with the intent of having it look more level (it's level when I'm sitting in it).
The thought came into my mind that I need to grab some coroplast and smooth out the bottom of the car, because it feels that air is grabbing the underside of the bumper and dragging. What do you think, ecomodders? Return it to stock height? find 1" blocks? make a belly pan for the rear end (is that a butt pan? :P). Feedback is wonderful!
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