Advice for small suspension upgrade
03-25-2013, 02:28 AM
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Advice for small suspension upgrade I'm giving my car a makeover and lowering her is on the list. I'm still not sure what springs I'm going to get but will be order some koni shocks for sure. I've been reading some and found out that a panhard bar is a good idea when lowering a car. Is this part necessary and if so which one should I look into buying? Is there any other suspension mod I should be looking into? I'm not looking to do too many suspension mods. I'm just looking to do the basics to help the ride of the car being that its my DD. Any input is appreciated thanks 
03-25-2013, 02:33 AM
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eibach prokit springs drop it a good bit but they are a stiff and proformance ride i like them. it you want it real low you can get eibach sportline kit but you will most likely have big trouble with speed bumps and hit the front end on a alot of things, prokit also will hit steep driveways but makes speed bumps and dips better off.
03-25-2013, 06:11 PM
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I really like the stance the pro kit gives our cars but people seem to really hate them and usually go with strano or bmr. I'm currently debating between a pro kit, strano, or bmr spring to go with some koni's
03-25-2013, 06:16 PM
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Don't think the sportline's are an option for me because I want some clearance for daily driving. Some pics of the pro kit would be awesone if you can do me the favor. What size wheel/tire combo are you running? I have some 18's with a 295 width in the back and I've read that they rub
03-25-2013, 06:43 PM
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Prokits have a pretty low springrate for their drop. Also they have a high risk of causing more sag than your car already provides for you. Plenty of better options out there.
03-25-2013, 07:26 PM
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If you don't get an adjustable panhard the rear end will be off center after lowering. When you have wider tires it becomes more of a fitment issue over an aesthetic issue as the stock length panhard can cause the passenger side tire to rub on the inside or maybe even the driver side tire to catch the lip on the wheel well.
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BMR is having a sale on Konis, they come with free springs. I went with Koni/bmr setup and BMR panhard rod to relocate the rear. You will need this, it moved my rear to the right 1" by lowering it.
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If you don't get an adjustable panhard the rear end will be off center after lowering. When you have wider tires it becomes more of a fitment issue over an aesthetic issue as the stock length panhard can cause the passenger side tire to rub on the inside or maybe even the driver side tire to catch the lip on the wheel well.
When I put the adjustable phb on, I sized it up with the stocker and then only had to make a very very small adjustment on it.
03-26-2013, 04:04 PM
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As much as I love the stance of eibachs I think the koni/bmr combo is the way to go especially with the sale going on. My wheels are 18s with a tire width of 295 in the rear. Do I have to really worry about rubbing?
08-29-2014, 08:44 PM
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Ok so I did the koni/bmr setup with a bmr adjustable phb. I want to replace the bushings now and add a strut tower brace as well. Am I heading in the right direction??? Don't know if there's a certain order people usually go with 
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Of course how could I forget. My car has to go back to stock because of smog here in CA so the headers/ory are currently being replaced with manifolds/cats. Since I can't build my car the way I want power wise, the plan is to do suspension to make the car a little quicker by putting the stock power to the ground better...
08-30-2014, 01:27 AM
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FYI, when you get control arm bushings I'd make sure to get the MOOG Problem Solver at least for the front lower control arm rear vertical bushing location, MOOG # K200790.
Okay, here's what I'd add:
2point (weld-in) SFC's,
Strano, swaybar set
UMI,TA relocation trans x-member
UMI or BMR, Adjustable TA
Okay, here's what I'd add:
2point (weld-in) SFC's,
Strano, swaybar set
UMI,TA relocation trans x-member
UMI or BMR, Adjustable TA
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FYI, when you get control arm bushings I'd make sure to get the MOOG Problem Solver at least for the front lower control arm rear vertical bushing location, MOOG # K200790.
Okay, here's what I'd add:
2point (weld-in) SFC's,
Strano, swaybar set
UMI,TA relocation trans x-member
UMI or BMR, Adjustable TA
Okay, here's what I'd add:
2point (weld-in) SFC's,
Strano, swaybar set
UMI,TA relocation trans x-member
UMI or BMR, Adjustable TA
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Of course how could I forget. My car has to go back to stock because of smog here in CA so the headers/ory are currently being replaced with manifolds/cats. Since I can't build my car the way I want power wise, the plan is to do suspension to make the car a little quicker by putting the stock power to the ground better...
