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    electrical smoke when starting

    So the other day I took the car out for a while. Ran great. stopped at auto parts store, restarted no issues at all. Got home and just as I pulled in the garage the idle dropped and the car died. I wanted to pull it up a little farther so went to restart and the starter was dragging ..I assumed...
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    They are "technically" off the hook...they still did a :poo: job of it...the driver side spring was not even close to being in the perch
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    I am not sure if I took that pic I have to go back and look...I was so wrapped up in my nightmare(honestly if my cousin didn't come to visit this past weekend the car would still be on jack stands--lol) that I might have forgotten...but the newer springs I got were definitely 3/4--1" shorter...
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    Update...So I was able to get the new springs I ordered in...had to use the old struts still because I ordered the incorrect year on the new ones but it came out pretty good...is very close tot he stance I was looking for to begin with.
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    LOL...yeah it is just sad you cannot trust people to do what they say anymore
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    I think one of my main issues is I have the tie rod still attached and that is keeping from full a arm extension
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    Does any of this look odd? Only thing I noticed is there is no sway bar on this car, is that a vert/84 model thing that didn't come with? Also, this is the pry bar I am using...I cannot get the spring to compress enough to get the rear to come within 2" of the perch.
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    Yeah I cleaned it all out....all that was in there was caked up dirt and rust/crustiness....I sanded it out and blew all the debri out.
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    Does anyone know an average height of an unloaded lowering spring? These are about 14"
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    NO...i had them originally done at a shop and the shop tossed them...they might still have them but I am kind of not sure I could contact them and not loose my :poo: since I paid money and the job was not done right
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    Yeah I will do that...I was exhausted when i took those pictures...Im gonna get a start in the morning and see what happens
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    These are lowering springs I am using....at least they are supposed to be, but they should be easier to go in than the stock one right? These things are long and a bitch
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    Are you talking the odd looking left side of the pic?
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    I tried it with the arm all the way extended down and nothing under it...is that not correct? I did not think you would set the spring in with the arm not all the way down...if I am wrong please let me know...the mechanic himself said it was a nightmare to get them in, but of course he also...
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    These pics are the spring itself making sure this looks correct ...obviously the jacked up isolator part is not correct
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    OK...so I went to do the struts and adjust the control arm today and first off I am not sure if they even removed the strut when doing the springs, the bolts looked untouched and rusty and it took 3 dousing of wd-40 and 30 minutes of wrenching to break them loose. Finally got them loose and...
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    No I did not think they would settle like that, that was suggestion of a few people.
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    I wish I had time to get to it sooner...I could have done it last weekend but instead I spent the days driving it trying to get things to settle.
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    OK...so just to be clear, ...AFTER I install the new struts and make sure the springs are in the perches correctly, THEN I lower the car onto the ramps and check the a-arms ?
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    Suspension Suspension problem--lowering springs gone wrong

    AAhhhhh....I never even thought of using ramps. LOL yeah I am going to tackle all of this myself...should have done it that way to begin with
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