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Zeppelin View Member Profile	Jan 24 2010, 05:17 PM Post #2
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 46 Joined: 20-August 09 Member No.: 5,973	Lowered the rear today. My first attempt was to see what the heater hose mod would accomplish. This entails replacing the spring perches with a 1 1/2' length of heater hose. I used 5/8" heater hose for the project. Here is my starting height from the ground to the top of the fender wells. About 28 1/2" (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear1.jpg) Got the car up on jackstands, removed the lower shock bolts, and let the rearend down all the way. Pulled the springs out. Here is the spring with the spring perch. (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear2.jpg) Next I removed the spring perch and replaced it with the length of heater hose. (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear3.jpg) Reinstalled the springs, re-attached the shocks, and let the car down. That got me here. About a 1/2" drop. (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear5.jpg) While allot better, I still wanted to go a bit further. So back up on jackstands the car went. I pulled the springs back out, removed the heater hose mod, and proceeded to cut a coil out of the rear springs with a Dremel and diamond wheel. Once cut, I re-installed the heater hose mod. I got another 1" drop cutting the coil out. (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear7.jpg) (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear8.jpg) So, with a total of about a 1 1/2" drop this is what I got. I'll leave the car settle a bit, and after driving it will take another measurement. Total cost: $3.79 (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Currently the passenger side sits about 1/4" higher than the driver. After settling I will re-measure and may end up taking a little more coil out of the passenger side. Here's the car after the drop. (IMG:http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/loweringrear9.jpg)

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Zeppelin '02 Trans Am Street Build Aug 20 2009, 11:14 PM

trackbird Great to see you back. It's about time you get... Aug 20 2009, 11:29 PM

Zeppelin Thanks Kevin. I think I had one of your first ori... Aug 21 2009, 02:30 AM

trackbird That's been a loooong time. Aug 21 2009, 02:37 AM

Zeppelin Here's a pic and vid of the last project. h... Aug 21 2009, 02:49 AM

trackbird That car was NASTY. So was the clutch explosion (a... Aug 21 2009, 03:35 AM

Zeppelin QUOTE (trackbird @ Aug 21 2009, 03:35 AM)... Aug 21 2009, 10:50 AM

CrashTestDummy Wow, that's a lot of parts! I'll take... Aug 24 2009, 02:55 PM

Zeppelin Picked up a 2002 Trans Am WS6 as a starter. One o... Sep 16 2009, 10:05 AM

trackbird Congrats Larry! Sounds like a nice toy (pics w... Sep 16 2009, 12:15 PM

00 SS You got the right color! I also see this one ... Sep 16 2009, 01:49 PM

Zeppelin First thing I am looking at doing is new rims (lea... Sep 17 2009, 10:03 AM

trackbird QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Sep 17 2009, 05:03 AM) ... Dec 29 2009, 01:08 PM

Zeppelin Just an update. I got the c6 z06 front brakes in.... Dec 29 2009, 11:00 AM

Zeppelin Thanks for the link. Good read. I need to look i... Dec 30 2009, 10:59 AM

Zeppelin BTW, my rims are coming from one of your sponsors,... Dec 31 2009, 07:36 PM

Zeppelin Well, the rims and tires came in. 19 x 10 rear ri... Jan 15 2010, 12:17 AM

trackbird Larry, I like 'em!!! Jan 15 2010, 04:52 AM

Zeppelin Got the rears on today. Here are a few pics. Bef... Jan 16 2010, 11:06 PM

Zeppelin Got the fronts in and on today. Still need to low... Jan 22 2010, 06:40 PM

Zeppelin Lowered the rear today. My first attempt was to s... Jan 24 2010, 05:17 PM

wannafbody The wheels look good Jan 26 2010, 04:14 AM

00 SS If the two sides are uneven, Try re-indexing the c... Jan 26 2010, 04:56 PM

Zeppelin Took a few pics of the stance with the springs cut... Jan 27 2010, 11:20 PM

dailydriver QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Jan 27 2010, 06:20 PM) ... Jan 28 2010, 01:08 AM

Zeppelin Previous owner drag raced the car and took the swa... Jan 28 2010, 02:16 AM

Eskimo Lookin good! That car is certainly a great fi... Jan 28 2010, 02:23 AM

Zeppelin The low mileage is a definite bonus. Offsets are ... Jan 28 2010, 10:26 AM

Zeppelin Just a few more pics I took today in the sun. Tra... Jan 30 2010, 08:39 PM

Zeppelin Got the swaybars in yesterday. Very nice looking ... Feb 12 2010, 11:01 AM

dailydriver I dig that wild hammertone finish!! Feb 12 2010, 09:43 PM

SlowLS1 Your car looks great man. I especially like the wh... Feb 15 2010, 06:06 AM

Zeppelin I didn't weigh the wheels, but they seemed pre... Feb 15 2010, 12:51 PM

Zeppelin With the nice weather, I thought I would get start... Mar 10 2010, 01:21 AM

Zeppelin Brakes are done......finally. Took it on a maiden... Mar 19 2010, 11:02 PM

trackbird QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Mar 19 2010, 07:02 PM) ... Mar 20 2010, 04:00 AM

Zeppelin Got the Hellwig rear swaybar on this morning. A c... Mar 27 2010, 03:53 PM

Zeppelin I was also not happy with the rear wheel offset, e... Mar 27 2010, 04:14 PM

trackbird The top bolt on the end links (where you had to dr... Mar 27 2010, 04:23 PM

Zeppelin Yep, red locktight is included and mentioned in th... Mar 27 2010, 04:34 PM

Mojave QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:34 AM) ... Mar 27 2010, 09:50 PM

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Zeppelin View Member Profile	Aug 20 2009, 11:14 PM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 46 Joined: 20-August 09 Member No.: 5,973	Just saying HI. Been out of the f-bodies for awhile. Working at getting an LS1 Trans Am project going. Good to be back. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)