Does everyone's car look lowerer in the rear (rear shocks?)?

[ninsei]

'may sound silly, but if I look at my car from the side, on level ground, the distance between the top of the tire and the wheel well is less in the rear. Is it just cause the engine is back there or could it be the rear shocks need to be replaced?

[Loren]

Normal and yes there is a lot of weight in the rear.

[scottiemac]

I had the same issue with my 99 Cab. It looked kind of goofy with the nose higher than the tail. I ordered a set of rear springs from Sunset (about $125 IIRC). Be sure to get springs with the correct color code. When I had the old springs out I compared them to the new ones and there didn't look to be any difference but once installed, the car sits level.

There is a thread about measuring ride height in here and I used the specs and directions provided to find out mine was sagging. Try the search function.

Cheers, Scott

[Modavi]

I believe that U.S. spec 996's were delivered this way from the factory - not sure about GT3/Turbo. It had something to do with U.S. bumper height regulations, the bumper has to be at a minimum height to prevent submarining in a collision. U.S. spec 996's are 10-20mm higher in the front compared to rest of world (RoW) cars. That is the reason there is a difference between the U.S. M030 sport suspension and the RoW M030 sport suspension. The front springs/shocks give 10-20mm more ride height.

[sprocket]

So...Can anything be done to fix that? I would rather lower the front than lift the rear. My 914 was a quick fix, just tighten the torsion bars to lower the front (did it myself in the driveway). But I assume it's a little more involved for a 996 C4.

Thanks in advance.

Roch.