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Way to raise the ride height in the rear?

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Old 01-19-2007, 07:52 PM
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Default Way to raise the ride height in the rear?

i've noticed that my rear end sags a bit (haha, funny), and it scrapes when i'm, exiting my driveway (moreso if i do it fast), and my muffler scrapes ever so slightly on some speedbumps.

the shocks are new koni yellows, and i dont know if i'm risking blowing them out by having such a low ride height.

is there any way to remedy this without taking it in to my mechanic?


('86 951, btw)
Old 01-19-2007, 08:03 PM
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You can play around with the spring plate in the back, you can get about 1 inch of complete travel, though with the way its adjusted at the factory you probably wont get more than half an inch.



The nuts are super tight and you will need a large breaker bar or a relativley powerful impact wrench to get them loose.

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/di...#Ride%20height
Old 01-19-2007, 08:22 PM
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oh my god, what is that.

looks like i'm in for fun this weekend.


thanks, i'd never seen that before, even with searches (although i admit my searching ability sucks)

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If that doesn't get what you want, you could also reindex the torsion bars.
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Have some heat ready too... PeteL and I broke impact sockets and extensions trying to break those...
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Muffler scrapes speed bumps??? Post a pic
Old 01-20-2007, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Keithr726
Muffler scrapes speed bumps??? Post a pic


middle muffler (what was the cat), not the rear muffler, sorry for not clarifying.


but my tow hooks on the back do scrape when i back out too fast.


Edit- keep the 3rd free for an east bay run.
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Oh Ok, I guess I have a similar problem as my cat scapes too.



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