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    Measure the gap from the guard lip to the rear axle centreline.

    I've got the factory specs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 4Vman View Post
    Measure the gap from the guard lip to the rear axle centreline.

    I've got the factory specs.
    as per my last post, centre of hub to guard is 370mm, give or take. hard to be mm perfect.

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    if it has sagged, which no doubt it has, i don't really want to put factory height springs back in as the height front to rear is good (sill panel is level with ground front to rear. don't like the slightly forward rake look). clearly the front springs have probably sagged some as well, but the ride is good and handling isn't an issue with how i use my car.

    not sure if its still the case, but kings used to make a range of spring heights, not just the standard 3 stages of low, super low and SSL. Been a long time since i looked at suspension.

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    I think kings still do custom heights, you just need to go through one of their agents.
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    Quote Originally Posted by prydey View Post
    if it has sagged, which no doubt it has, i don't really want to put factory height springs back in as the height front to rear is good (sill panel is level with ground front to rear. don't like the slightly forward rake look). clearly the front springs have probably sagged some as well, but the ride is good and handling isn't an issue with how i use my car.

    not sure if its still the case, but kings used to make a range of spring heights, not just the standard 3 stages of low, super low and SSL. Been a long time since i looked at suspension.
    Kings make countless heights for a customer, custom order and you pay more naturally.
    Can't see the point for this situation But if you get in contact with them to advise what your after they may have another part number from another application that may give you the desired result your after, once Norm has quoted the factory ride height spec But I expect Kings would know this anyway.
    So your wishing to retain a flat sill line for stance - haha, typical customers, compramise is hard to achieve.
    The ride is good ? yer I know for the shocks are cactus rides like a couch. The oil viscosity is gone, mixing with the air inside the tube therefore "foaming", nice smooth ride but shocks really not working to optimum.
    This is the perfect scenario of a road test comparo - comparing a nice low k same FG as yours under 60thou k's - guarantee yours does not handle as well as it should and its braking distance in emergency has increased, just saying.
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    Suspension recommendations

    All springs sag after a while. My Kings have done 120k and the front has sagged, (the back has gone up!) Looks like a Hot Wheels car.

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    no doubt all cars sag, but mine wouldn't be very much in the time i've owned it. My carport goes through to my pergola, which is a bit of a step up. My front spoiler just noses over this split level, with about 10-20mm clearance, and that is still the same today as the day i brought it home. It wouldn't have to sag much and it would scrape, and it doesn't scrape.

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    Although if your rear has sagged more than the front, which is quite possible considering you tow, the front may actually sit artificially high.
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