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@thedak wrote- "...I think these cars handle better lowered from the beam...."

Having run a Cal Look Beetle dropped 4½ or 5" in front with a select-a-drop (hey, it was 1977), shorter Konis on full soft, 4½" wheels with 135's and in back torsion bars turned to drop 2", 185/70's on 6" rims (again with Konis) on the street as my main transportation (we went EVERYWHERE in that thing!).  I'm going by experience, and have my opinion.  It rode hard- like it was on the stops on every little bump (in retrospect I often wonder if the ball joints were bottoming out!).  I've ridden in cars with both tubes turned to get the same 4-5" of drop and then others with offset spindles (and the tubes turned to drop the car the rest of the way) and prefer what the latter setup offers.   You have your opinion, and that's ok- we (hopefully) can agree to disagree.  The important thing is you're happy with what you have- and I'll be interested in your observations once you start driving it.

What I'm really interested in is what you will think of the Bilsteins up front?

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