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Old 01-26-2014, 11:48 AM
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I have an LT1 trans am and I hate how it scrapes everywhere. Poor air dam is near finished


Help me out here guys
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Is it lowered now?

Best bet may be to buy some OE springs in the classified section.

The only aftermarket spring that's close to stock ride height is the SLP Eibach. Companies like Viking make adjustable front coilovers.
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junkyard, part out cars on here. im sure there are tons of stock springs floating around this forum. Hell i would even try craigslist and ebay.
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Originally Posted by JakeFusion™
Is it lowered now?

Best bet may be to buy some OE springs in the classified section.

The only aftermarket spring that's close to stock ride height is the SLP Eibach. Companies like Viking make adjustable front coilovers.
Jake, it doesn't even have to be lowered, the stock springs could very well be sagging, I know my stock front suspension is sitting lower then the average heights I see people posting after they have installed Strano or BMR springs.

You also missed one company, MOOG, makes replacement Coil Springs for this car, I know because I bought a set off of the Amazon Warehouse Deals for cheap before I realized I was so low I would actually get higher with BMR's and decided to go with lowering springs.
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I didn't know about Moog.

And you're right, sag is a real possibility.
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i have a set of stock.lt1 springs
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so many people have these in their garages or attics, prob with decent or low miles. I'd put a 'want to buy' ad in the classified section.
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I sorta want to get them brand new. The springs in the car were "cut" to make the car lower.


Now i hear a squeak noise whenever I hit a bump as well as scraping. It's annoying driving in a hilly town



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