Got the UMI 1" lowering springs installed. The new rear springs were about 1" higher than the ones I took out (90's Moog I think?). The front springs were a few inches shorter than the stockers. I have a couple issues:
1) The bottom edge of the left front fender cuts into the tire when turning hard right. Oddly, the right side has about 1" clearance. This wasn't an issue with my 14" setup. I'm not sure what's going on here or what could be causing this.
2) The front looks like it's sitting too high with the new springs - maybe higher than it was before. I took care to make sure they were cocked correctly in the pocket, but maybe there's not. They could be perched in the upper part of the frame cock-eyed too, I didn't check that too closely. It sits about 27-3/4 from ground to fender lip on the drivers side and 28-1/4" on the passenger side so something is wrong. Guess I'll dissect the front end again and see what's going on. The good news is the 3" shorter springs are a breeze to deal with.
I also had to take all the wheels back to the tire shop to get rebalanced because a bunch of the sticky weights fell off. On the plus side, I got the right sized lugs from Year One this time. This has not been a breezy project.
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