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Help!!! Front is too high

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    Help!!! Front is too high

    So I installed some Eibach prokit springs, and the front of my car is way too high. The rear is nice with a little bit of tuck. But the front is higher than stock I think. I don't know whats wrong. Please help.

    And its not that the front wheel wells are cut higher, because I measured the height of the pinch weld on an even surface and the front is definitely higher. I will try to get some pics up soon.

    Edit: So I measured it, and the front of the pinch weld is a little more than 1/2 inch higher than the rear. By the way I do like the way the springs ride, its just the height that I have a problem with. If I were to put some Tociko blues on the front would it lower it any more?
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    are you using stock struts? yes, the ride will be significantly better with aftermarket struts.
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    Looks almost the same. But is the front higher than the back? The first pic doesn't look like it is, but the second one kinda does.

    Oh and now I'm getting a noise from the rear, but only from the driver side. I don't know if its rubbing, it kinda sounds like metal to metal. But I noticed when I accelerated out of a turn the noise became louder/higher pitch. But it happens sometimes when I hit a bump also. Not really sure, the only rubbing issues I've ever had was when I put larger tires on my Jeep and it only would rub when turning the steering wheel all the way and at much lower speeds.
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    Mayur Biggest trd whore in the whole wide world

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    I've got TRD Springs which are the same thing as Eibach Pro Kits, the front is a tad bit higher than the rear, nothing you can really do.
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    shouldve gotten tein s-techs
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    agreed. if you want to lower the car, get tein. if you want the car to perform well get eibach (discontinued)
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    I actually had those originally, but didn't like the way they felt. I think it was because I had KYB struts instead of Tokico, because when I went to install the stock springs the strut cap was actually jammed into the strut rod. It made the front feel like I didn't have any dampering at all. But I'm not really sure if they were knock offs or not, so that could be it also. I just remember that I didn't have to compress the s-techs when I installed them.

    But I love the way the Eibachs feel, I just don't like the way the front looks. Is there any way to lower it with out damaging the springs, I think spring clamps damage springs.
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    If you still have your s tech, you might consider putting them in the front. otherwise, nothing you can do. And the noise you are getting might be the springs rotating in the strut housing. I would check all your struts are torqued to specs and look to see if your rubber spring isolator is not worn.
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    Oh, you might be right the spring isolator on the bottom is kinda tore up on the sides but I figured since the springs didn't contact the strut on the bottom it would be fine.

    And I already sold the s-techs
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    Mayur Biggest trd whore in the whole wide world

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    I personally think it's good enough with the eibachs because I can barely make it out of most driveways around here as is. I've already scraped the crap out of my front lips because of the alley of my apartment at school.

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