Lowered in snow

Old Feb 5, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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Lowered in snow

As the title says, I'm just curious how our lowered sedan handles in the snow. I currently have a set of eibachs just sitting in my garage and Im itching to install them since theres not that much snow this year, but just want to know just incase if it snows heavily all of a sudden. If i have AWD and winter tires, will I be fine? Thanks in advance for the help
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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You'll be fine. Just be extra cautious of the ice build-ups that fall off of people fenders as your clearance will obviously be lessened.
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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Alright then thanks for the heads up!
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Eibachs aren't a big drop, but anything over 4" of snow and you'll turn your G into a snowplow
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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Here in Colorado, we just got 18" of snowfall. Getting high-centered in a lowered G is a very real possibility. It's a chance you take when you pick this mod...
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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So i installed the 6399.140 pro kit on my sedan today. It is a really nice drop. Unfortunately, i still have like a 4 finger gap at the front but barely one at the back. I was just wondering if the front will settle a lot more after i drive it for couple weeks?
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by G37noob
So i installed the 6399.140 pro kit on my sedan today. It is a really nice drop. Unfortunately, i still have like a 4 finger gap at the front but barely one at the back. I was just wondering if the front will settle a lot more after i drive it for couple weeks?
If you have that big of a gap then your springs still have some settling to do, should be about 2 fingers when they're fully settled. Go out and drive the hell out of it
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by G37noob
So i installed the 6399.140 pro kit on my sedan today. It is a really nice drop. Unfortunately, i still have like a 4 finger gap at the front but barely one at the back. I was just wondering if the front will settle a lot more after i drive it for couple weeks?
That's because the 6399.140 is designed for the G35X...
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tejasg37x
That's because the 6399.140 is designed for the G35X...

Ya I understand, but shouldnt all lowering springs settle more after driving couple hundred miles? My rear sits a lot lower than my front thats why I find it weird

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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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Ya I understand, but shouldnt all lowering springs settle more after driving couple hundred miles? My rear sits a lot lower than my front thats why I find it weird
A lot of people experienced the problem with the rear sitting lower using the 35X springs on the 37X cars. Some people installed a spring bushing in the rear to bring it up some.
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Ohh, well i like the way how my rear sits but I still think my front gap is kinda wide. Will it be possible for it to reduce to like a 2 finger gap after a while for the front?
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Ohh, well i like the way how my rear sits but I still think my front gap is kinda wide. Will it be possible for it to reduce to like a 2 finger gap after a while for the front?
My opinion is no...but I don't know for sure. I think the problem is the front springs make the front still sit too high and cause the rear to "sag" instead of lowering evenly using this setup on the 37X. It seems like maybe the 37X front is lighter than the 35X.
Swift has springs that work perfect for this...they had to make a new design for the springs to work on the 37X.
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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Been lowered no problems on my g37x awd coupe in the snow... replaced the front plastic undertray but that was about it
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