Adam,
You need to allow time for the car to "settle in" once you replace the
springs. After you get it all back together, drive it for a couple of days
and then recheck your measurements.
Sid
>From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: new comp shocks - how high?
>Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:51:16 -0800 (PST)
>
>I've finished installing the new Nissan comp shocks and the car hardly
>seems any lower than before, if at all. I measured an old spring and a
>new spring side-by-side and the comp spring is about 1" shorter, but I
>assume it may be a little different under load than the original.
>
>The only piece left undone is the sway bar which sits on the floor in
>my garage. One of the larger bolts broke off when I tried to remove
>it, so I'm going to need to drill it out. Oh well, the comp sway bar
>is on order anyway and should arrive in a few days...
>
>So, how can I tell how high the front should be? I've got 195/60/14
>tires on the original rims and it seems there's about 3" from the top
>of the tire to the fender lip, but since the tire isn't perfectly flat
>on the top it's a rough estimate.
>
>A better number is from the center of the hubcap to the bottom of the
>fender lip. That's about 14". Any thoughts?
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