New Fox Body Tokico HPs raised me 1/2"...

[HuskerGT]

After reading the suspension sticky I decided to upgrade my suspension and go with the Fox Body Tokico HPs and Eibach Sportlines.

Right now I'm running Ford Cs all around on stock shocks.

I Just got the rears on and dropped it down and I'm around 1/2" taller now out back.

I haven't done the fronts yet because I'm waiting for the springs and am holding off to install my MM caster/camber plates, shocks & springs at the same time.

Is this normal? What can I expect from the Tokicos?

 

[scarface]

it needs to settle... give it a few hundred miles of driving. It would have done that regardless of what shocks.

 

[SRT Handz]

your old shocks were most likely blown and sagging so now the new shock/Struts raised the car back where its supposed to be.

 

[Downshift]

Shocks should not have anything to due with ride height. They are there to dampen the spring. The springs are what determine ride height.

 

[SRT Handz]

Shocks should not have anything to due with ride height. They are there to dampen the spring. The springs are what determine ride height.

unless his shocks were blown

 

[Downshift]

Shocks should not have anything to due with ride height. They are there to dampen the spring. The springs are what determine ride height.

unless his shocks were blown

I dont see how. I had blown shocks (they basically sat there) and put new Bilsteins on and no difference. If he had worn out springs that could cause sag. I have never heard of blown shocks making your car sit lower. You can compress a shock fairly easily with your bare hands you would have to be a mutant to be able to compress a spring that way. If they made a difference in ride height how would they just now be all the way down with the weight of the car?

 

[HuskerGT]

Actually the rear shocks were in pretty good shape. You had to press pretty hard to compress them.
I didn't think shocks could or should affect ride height.

 

[HuskerGT]

Could the C springs have sagged a bit? They only have around 40k miles on them though.

Just seemed strange to me.

 

[Downshift]

Could the C springs have sagged a bit? They only have around 40k miles on them though.

Just seemed strange to me.

Did you turn them at all? Like the pigtail facing a different direction? I know that can make a slight difference. Is it on both sides or just one? What did you measure off of? Ground tire, feneder?

 

[HuskerGT]

The C springs were already on the car. They measure the same on both sides.