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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 06:29 AM
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Default 2014 lower front 1 in.

what would be the easist way to drop just the front 1 in. ??
Old Mar 26, 2014 | 02:24 PM
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Lowering springs. You should drop both the front and rear because they have matched spring rates. If you just put lowering springs in the front it will throw off your whole suspension balance since it will mess up your weight distribution and your front will probably be stiffer.
Old Mar 26, 2014 | 02:38 PM
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Yes, this way ^^^^^

Don't cut the friggin coils.
Old Mar 26, 2014 | 05:59 PM
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Along with the lowering springs, you should also change the struts & shocks, front and rear sway bars and hardpan bar.
Old Mar 26, 2014 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JB14GT
Along with the lowering springs, you should also change the struts & shocks, front and rear sway bars and hardpan bar.
No need to change the shocks and struts just for lowering springs unless you're specifically looking for that performance gain. Same with swaybars, they won't be affected by the lowering springs and they don't need to be "matched" to the spring rate or anything.

Adjustable panhard bar like this would be a good idea if you're lowering to correct the axle center.
Old Mar 26, 2014 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bryan67
what would be the easist way to drop just the front 1 in. ??
You could use just the front springs from a kit like this, but I'd recommend using all four, and this panhard bar. That's what I'm running and they work well!
Old Mar 29, 2014 | 10:26 AM
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Thanks guys looks like im gonna order a Eibach kit soon. Just going to do fronts for now since setting it up more for drag strip and want extra rear clearance. All ready got all my rear suspension parts. ;-)
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