How do I tell if car has been lowered????

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Old 07-26-2002, 06:22 PM
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How do I tell if car has been lowered????

Just bought a 97 3.0 CL and it has Honda wheels with 195/65/15 tires. The car sits very low to the ground. In fact there are some scrape marks on some of the under parts of the car. How can I tell if springs are modified? What else should I
be looking for? Thank you.
Old 07-26-2002, 08:24 PM
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if u can't tell if your car is lowered then u must be one dumb mutha fucka. park your shit next to a car and see if it sits lower than most cars. or u can just look at the springs and see if they are a different brand and color.
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Obviuosly the car is not stock since it has honda rims in stead of acura rims. Also the Acura rims are 16's with 205/55 tires. So sounds like something is up.
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sounds like u didn't kno much about the car and just bought it.
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If you're near an Acura Dealer (or near someone who has a stock-looking CL), park your car beside it and see how much difference there is. My guess is that the car should sit only 1/2" lower due to the 15" tires. If it sits lower than 1/2", then your CL probably has aftermarket springs.
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