hey guys just bought my rx8 and i have a question... the rear end of the car was raised for some retarded reason and i want to lower it back to stock height. any one know how to do this? from what it looks like the suspension parts are stock.
thanks in advance!!

 

It was raised?? Not sure how....take a pic

 

ill take some pictures when i get home. yes it appears to be raised and the front is lowered. no idea how they managed to pull it off. guess they were going for that dragster look.

 

the person before may have just put springs in the front for some dumb idea. You can either get all new springs.. if you want stock ones i have a set to sell.

 

heres some pictures.

 

Looks like the suspension is bound up and stuck fully extended. Check if you can bounce the rear suspension, my guess is No. Then you need to get the wheels of the ground and find what is bound up. My guess is the sway bar, never heard of something like this but if both sides are equal it kind of makes sense. If someone did this on purpose there should be extra parts in there, maybe something attached to the springs or struts.

 

there is after merket brake lines on it for it to be extended.. just to let you know i will cut you a very good deal on stock springs if you want

 

hmm i will take the rear shocks off. the previous owner said it was done for a drag look. dont know how this looks like a drag car lol.
anyone have pictures of what its supposed to look like so i could have a reference?
also looked up the strut and there doesnt seem to be anything holding it up? maybe he used a different spring? but the sway bar thing sounds about right. both sides are equally the same and if i remember right it doesnt have any play in the rear suspension.
thanks.

 

there's a 99.99999999% chance that the prior owner is a forum member here, just prepping you for the road lined with stupidity that lays before you .....

 

well i think its mainly due to lowering the front took apart the rear suspension today and found nothing. well just ordered some stance coilovers. should straighten things out.