2002 Camaro SS
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Thanks for the comments. I like the SLP SS grill. I think I may look into investing in that this winter. I also planned on lowering the car with hotchkis springs. I'll have to search to see what the whistler mod is, I've never heard of it before. I thought of tinting the windows but I'm not sure I want to do that. During the summer the windows are down and the T tops are off so it wouldn't make too much of a difference.
I wouldn't recommend lowering the the rear from it's current height. In all three pictures, all on different terrain, the rear already appears to sit noticeably lower than the front. I suppose it could be sagging stock springs, but my '98 doesn't sit that low in the rear even being four years older and having 2k less miles.
Do you have a bunch of aftermarket audio components in the back, or is there a chance someone has already changed or cut the rear springs in the past? If there is additional weight causing it to sit low with stock springs, I'd be careful with replacement springs that drop height further unless you remove the weight.
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From: MA
I'm not really a fan of the tint either, its OK on the rear hatch if done nicely but I don't usually like it on the side glass.
I wouldn't recommend lowering the the rear from it's current height. In all three pictures, all on different terrain, the rear already appears to sit noticeably lower than the front. I suppose it could be sagging stock springs, but my '98 doesn't sit that low in the rear even being four years older and having 2k less miles.
Do you have a bunch of aftermarket audio components in the back, or is there a chance someone has already changed or cut the rear springs in the past? If there is additional weight causing it to sit low with stock springs, I'd be careful with replacement springs that drop height further unless you remove the weight.
I wouldn't recommend lowering the the rear from it's current height. In all three pictures, all on different terrain, the rear already appears to sit noticeably lower than the front. I suppose it could be sagging stock springs, but my '98 doesn't sit that low in the rear even being four years older and having 2k less miles.
Do you have a bunch of aftermarket audio components in the back, or is there a chance someone has already changed or cut the rear springs in the past? If there is additional weight causing it to sit low with stock springs, I'd be careful with replacement springs that drop height further unless you remove the weight.
I was thinking that it could be weak stock springs or possibly the aftermarket control arms combined with the relocation brackets. Would those have any affect on the ride height?
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Survivors are hard to come by. If it was completely stock then I would say don't touch it but considering it has a few mods done to it already I would add certain touches that I think these cars need..
1) SS/Bowtie Grille
2) Strano/Koni combo
3) ZR1's 9.5/11 (biased)
4) Whistler headlights
Your 10 spokes can be made to look good. I had my spokes painted black with the lips polished on my old '87 LSx swapped IROC. They looked killer. You can add a ton of other suspension mods to make the car handle/look 10x better as well without effecting the look of the car. Just my 2 cents.
1) SS/Bowtie Grille
2) Strano/Koni combo
3) ZR1's 9.5/11 (biased)
4) Whistler headlights
Your 10 spokes can be made to look good. I had my spokes painted black with the lips polished on my old '87 LSx swapped IROC. They looked killer. You can add a ton of other suspension mods to make the car handle/look 10x better as well without effecting the look of the car. Just my 2 cents.