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I just put the SS rims on the 9c1 and it was begging to get lowered. So I cut the front coils and put Moog cc627 springs on the rear. I removed the rear spring isolators.
I took one inch short of a full coil off of the stock 9C1 coil which made for a little more than a two inch drop. The rear dropped two inches exactly.
The front wheel well was 28 3/8 off the ground and now is 27 1/4". The rear was 27 1/2" and now is 26 1/2".
I tried the Scott Mueller method of taking the front coils out. I disconnected the stabilzer endlinks and removed the shocks. Than I removed the lower control arm inner bushing bolts. No need to break the ball joints free. It's a little tricky getting the control arm back on but with help from one of my sons it wasn't too bad.
Drove it around the block and I really like it.
It came out exactly how I wanted it too.

 

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Look mean.. Now your car now scream "paint me"

For the dropping, I wouldn't have cut the front 9c1 springs, I would have changed them off.

 

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Originally posted by silverthorn:
...For the dropping, I wouldn't have cut the front 9c1 springs, I would have changed them off.

Cutting is fine.....as long as you use a sawzall and not a cutting torch

!!

KW

 

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Thanks for the pic, it's good to know how much to actually take off instead of guessing to get that look! Nice job...

 

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Nice job man. The ss wheel help a lot with the looks.
So is it a two or one inch drop ... cuz mine is dropped 2 inch with the H&R's and its lower than yours....?

 

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hey silver, bythaway comment va le project?
va falloir que tu reprennes d'autre pic des ma caisse. lol

 

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Originally posted by big L:
So is it a two or one inch drop ... cuz mine is dropped 2 inch with the H&R's and its lower than yours....?

You dropped 2" from stock SS height...He dropped 2" from 9C1 height, so now he's at about stock SS height.

Nice work Quagmire!

 

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AHAH!! I knew I was missing something here!
just love this forum always someone to drop in and a little more thanks Nite!

 

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so, quagmire, did you have to do any speedo adjustments moving to the SS wheels? and, forgiving the ignorant, what size wheels/tires are they?

thx
Steve

 

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Stock SS wheels are 17x8.5
Stock rubber is 255/50/17

 

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good luck in the corners man.....

 

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that 9c1 looks pretty sweet with the SS rims and lowerd alil

 

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yup i cut my 9c1 springs a full coil and fixing to order my 627's i think it handles better ,when you cut a spring ou also increase the rate ,so its like going to a shorter stiffer spring ,not some mushy lowering spring.