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i need advice on lowering a fiero

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italianknightrider:
you could cut 1.25 coil off ,per side an see what that give you since you are buying new ones anyway an it would give you a great idea of the ride height 

beemc:
i think it is because the body is not sitting low enough on the fiero because of the size of box tubing i put on the cowl
the car is a 85 fiero
here is a pic of the body supports i made

the front sits pretty high but the back is not that bad considering i don't have the engine in it yet

but the good thing about my body sitting high is that i was able to notch the body for the windshield and it will fit without trimming the glass
i hope i will be able to put a set of lowering springs in the front and get it sitting the right height how high should the front bumper be from the ground ?

tonypaul:
I put the ebay coil overs on all 4 corners, I got a sbc (archie kit) in the back and the rear dont feel to bad.  I rebuilt everything on the front, new bushings, upper lower ball joints, rebuilt rack, everything I could do and the front feels too tight. After 2000 miles on it now its softer but good enough.

Im in the process of buying a new home right now, my new house has a 1800sqft shop so I have big plans for my Diablo once I get settled. Im going to look at putting in a aftermaket front K-member in it and redo the entire suspension. As well as finishing my twin turbo LS1/ TH425 reverse rotation drivetrain....

lambo_sam:
hey Tony, me and you are in the same boat, diablo with '88 GT, but Beemc has a g28, the might be some differences where the body meets the chassis, and definitely shaving off necessary areas of the chassis makes the difference like Jayso mentions, Tony did you do anything to the front? I got my rear springs from ebay as well, I like the stance too but concerned about the 2k mi mark.

tonypaul:
What year is your Fiero? My advice wait till everything is done, then have your car scaled. My Diablo is on a '88 Fiero and I used these "ebay cheapo" coil overs. The stance is right but it rides like crap, the springs are starting to loosen up after 2000 miles but still not the ride I would like.

You could just get the cheap tube/spinner nuts then get some good springs. But the knowing the weight at all 4 corners well help getting the best springs.

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