can i lower just the front of my car?

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allan1
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I just bought eibach springs for my 08 3.5 sedan and was wondering if i could lower just the front of the car. measured the gap between tire and fender the front is 2.5in and the rear is 1.25in. the eibach lowers the front 1.4in so the car would look pretty even and i dont want to lower the back 1in.


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rcboy514
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I've always thought that in the back of my head, everytime I see a sedan the back gap looks good but the front gap is huge! I would deff. go for it, at least to see if it would work

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Ricko
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I want to say I have noticed the same thing on the altima coupes. The rear seems lower then the front. It was not until recently that I took out my back seats and time + the jack to see if it would make a difference in weight ( It does a very little amount) but anyways, I saw that the back on my car went up a little and looks more aggressive.

Just what I noticed on my coupe.

bunda4th
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Usually the rear is lower than the front or should look lower than the front. That is why when you see most slam cars the rear is more tuck than the front which is why you would need to roll your fenders and have stretch tires if you are going for an aggressive stance.

Blackmobile
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i believe that racingline is in the process of making springs for the coupes which has a different drop than the eibach's, to make the front and back look even when it's dropped. not sure when they'll be done though, might be a while

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rcboy514
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^^^ interesting, I will deff. be watching for them

allan1
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Tried lowering the front of the car alone but the back went up so I had to put on the lowering springs on the back. Car looks good. I did notice that there's a lot of squeaking coming from the back springs. Does the springs need to be broken in or is their a problem?


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