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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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Default Apex 35mm springs fitted but looks no different!

Any suggestions, will post pics up of before and after to show the limited if any difference.

Fitted on a 97 T2000 Classic

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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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driven down a bumpy road to help them settle in a bit
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Driven a couple of miles, it feels a lot tighter but seems to sit the same, but when I put the new and old springs next to eachother you could see the massive difference in length
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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changed wheel size too by the looks of it?
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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Wheel size changed from 16's to 17's but changed the tyre profile to suit
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I would give it 48 hours see how it sits , 35 mm it's not gonna be slammed on its **** but that looks higher than my standard springs
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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Still no change in height, could there be anything stopping it dropping like bump stops or anything else ?
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Anyone ?
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Old Nov 8, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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I've recently had Apex put on my blobeye and they dropped the ride height a nice amount. I can't fit my shoe in the gap now!

Sorry - no idea why yours hasn't done the same though...

Maybe you could see how many mates you can fit in it and see if that lowers it!
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dukeoffenland
I would give it 48 hours see how it sits , 35 mm it's not gonna be slammed on its **** but that looks higher than my standard springs
I don't think I've ever needed a quick drive round the estate to "settle" suspension.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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Do you know the origins of your shocks? I suspect you have newage shocks which are slightly longer and hence you are getting the increased ride height
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These are the ones I bought, it clearly states what model they are for unless they have buggered up somewhere

http://bit.ly/1cSxnxT
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobynshag
These are the ones I bought, it clearly states what model they are for unless they have buggered up somewhere

http://bit.ly/1cSxnxT
Sorry to say mate on eBay everything that shines ain't gold,it may say apex on the box but it could be made by ho Ming chi's grandson in a under ground factory in china,there is just to much counterfeit products on there now.SJ.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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And still doesnt answer the question about the shocks. If they are newage then they have a longer shock body and will give you the increased ride height you are seeing
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gambit
And still doesnt answer the question about the shocks. If they are newage then they have a longer shock body and will give you the increased ride height you are seeing
His car is the classic in the first post,so I would guess that he has classic shocks.SJ.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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Look at the height of it in the first pic. You can fit newage shocks in a classic.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Gambit
Look at the height of it in the first pic. You can fit newage shocks in a classic.
I know that new-age shocks will fit a classic and yes they are longer in the body so would raise his car up but why would he do that?SJ.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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I suspect the car was bought like that.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Gambit
I suspect the car was bought like that.
Your proberly right then.SJ.
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Old Nov 12, 2013 | 11:31 PM
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That's strange as I have had the same setup for about 5+ years and I can see a difference..
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The back sits loads lower, even on standard springs, the car was used for off roading and I bought it with the ride height that high, how can I tell if they are new age as it looks as though they have been changed, mine have an adjustable camber bolt each side and it looks set to extreme positive camber compared to the back
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And still doesnt answer the question about the shocks. If they are newage then they have a longer shock body and will give you the increased ride height you are seeing
Sorry mate I misread it, I thought you said springs.

Stonejedi: the springs were imported from Germany
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 12:03 AM
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If you are lucky you might find a part number on the shock body but depends how much road crud and salt has corroded them.

Std they come with camber adjustment bolt on front

alternativily pickup a set of secondhand classic front shocks and trial fit/compare
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 12:30 AM
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Will have to do that I guess, easy enough to remove so not so bad, cheers all for clearing that up
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