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Old 11-11-2020, 06:18 AM   #1
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car higher than others

Hi People...
so, I recently bought a 2014 Gt86 completely stock.
but the other day I parked next to another one (also stock) and just discovered that my car is something like 1" higher on the back than the other..
I talked to the owner to see if it was really stock and yes... completely stock. now watching pictures, my does seem to be a little higher...


Is there something I have to look to?


P.S. sorry for any error, english its not my first languaje
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Old 11-11-2020, 10:39 AM   #2
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Did the other guy have a dead hooker in the trunk?
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Did the other guy have a dead hooker in the trunk?
Takes three to make the car lower...
I mean, I would think it would take three.
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Check the rear springs for shipping spacers.
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My car had this same problem. My friend's black BRZ looked lower than my red FRS.



It wasn't, but the contrast of my bad ass red paint made the body of my car APPEAR higher than his car, that was all black. We made sure to fix this by getting him some nice coilovers so we knew his was lower

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Did the other guy have a dead hooker in the trunk?
noup! she was alive at that moment....
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My car had this same problem. My friend's black BRZ looked lower than my red FRS.



It wasn't, but the contrast of my bad ass red paint made the body of my car APPEAR higher than his car, that was all black. We made sure to fix this by getting him some nice coilovers so we knew his was lower

i get it... the twist??? mine its the black one and my friends car is white...
i get a measuring tape and measured, almos an inch of difference!
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Check the rear springs for shipping spacers.
will do!!! but o havens seen nothing wrong in there
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i get it... the twist??? mine its the black one and my friends car is white...
i get a measuring tape and measured, almost an inch of difference!

Interesting! What wheels/tires are you running vs what they are running? difference in vehicle mileage?
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Takes three to make the car lower...
I mean, I would think it would take three.
The ratio of course varies with the size of the hooker. 3 standard hookers, yes. If you like them more or less bouncy your hooker to height ratio will vary.
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Check the rear springs for shipping spacers.
This ^


It has happened a few times on here.
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OP got a free 1" lift.

I know jeep guys that would love to have that problem.
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mileage was a little higher in my car...

stock wheels rims, and everything...

did not see any shipping spacers... and being a 6 year old car that has passed some state inspection would be something really weird... will check this tonight
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mileage was a little higher in my car...

stock wheels rims, and everything...

did not see any shipping spacers... and being a 6 year old car that has passed some state inspection would be something really weird... will check this tonight
Can't find the threads on the subject (god only knows what the right search term is) but the shipping spacers look like they belong there so it would be very easy for somebody to miss them.
If everything is stock it is really the only probable explanation for that big a difference.
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