1BADCTS

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Finished the install yesterday. I haven't done an alignment yet, but here are the pics. I'm hoping the suspension will settle a little more, as right now I'm only seeing 1" drop all around, not the 1.7" advertised.







**EDIT** Here they are after 1 week. We finally got a few minutes without rain, so I snapped afew pics.

07gxpgray

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looks great....rides wonderful doesnt it....


it would be 1.7 if you had a normal grand prix...the gxp already sits lower.

05CherryGXP

Nice work man.

bigalnash

hmm would that void the warranty?

1BADCTS

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Hmm, I hadn't thought of the GXP factory ride height. Thanks for the heads up.

I hope its a good ride! I haven't driven it yet except around the block. I'm going to let it sit a few days and "settle in" before an alignment.

The Guz

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The stance looks good.

bigalnash

it could be just the pic but it makes the front wheel look low... is it possible to just lower the front because i think we'd benefit from that setup quite a bit.

mike690003

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I only lowered the front on my Monte because there is a sound system in the trunk.

bigalnash

i mean i wonder in terms of launches and cornering , torque steer and so fourth. think all that would be better if i just lowered the front? on a gxp

pgbSS

Looks great! Did you do the install yourself or have it done? I was thinking about getting some for my ImpSS and installing them myself, but wasn't sure how hard the install would be.

eddiemoney

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You can definitely say goodbye to any warranty on struts, probably on any linkage, swaybars, etc as they will claim the lowered stance put the parts at a undesigned angle.

1BADCTS

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I did it 100% by myself having never installed springs before. It took 2 jackstands, 1 jack, a spring compressor rented from autozone, regular hand tools, and about 5 hours... probably took so long because I had to figure it out as I went along!


I searched on google for "installing lowering springs", and I think I read a quick how to from V6z24.com that had some good info. That's about it!

I'll try and get some better pics tomorrow... the sun was almost gone when I took this pic!

Sint3k

I'm really wanting a stiffer setup. I would not mind bone jarring :X

06MCLTZ

How does it ride and handle? I want to get my LTZ lowered. I want a lower, better handling ride, but not something that is uncomfortable because I take a lot of trips in my car.

LS4SPEED

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Start with some stb's. Then if you still want the springs get em.

06MCLTZ

Trust me, I am making the suspension better on this car. It's my winter project. I am doing the front and rear STB's and BMR Adjustable Lateral Arms forward and rear mounts, and Trailing Arms

cherrygxp

they need a set of springs for the gxp that lower the front more than the rear. the rear already sits low, but im gonna lower it anyways because i love my cars lowered

mike690003

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SSC's have a very "factory feeling" ride. They aren't stiff at all.

kl_237

Lowering makes all GM cars look so much better. Why do they allow for so much space in the wheel well? European cars always seem to have a tighter "fit" for the wheels; Is that a U.S. regulation?

1BADCTS

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Now that I've had them a week, I'd say they're actually a little softer than stock. I'm surprised at that, but it's not by much. It's nice though... the factory GXP is stiff enough, it doesn't really need anything more.

BTW, I added one add'l pic to the top post!

Mark