post cars with STRANO lowering kits
06-06-2016, 01:12 PM
#243
And that, right there, is why I don't claim any specific drop. It's far to variable car to car. Car is sitting very level but dropped a lot more in the rear than the front, and if I said 2" to someone they'd think something like Sportlines, which my springs are most certainly NOT like.
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07-11-2016, 12:00 PM
#254
Good looking cars guys.
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07-11-2016, 02:34 PM
#256
Ok, I just got back from the shop from having the alignment done. I had stock decarbons with DMS drop springs before and I didn't know if the alignment would be that bad switching to these, but the technician said that it was WAY off, which I wondered by the way it was driving to the shop. The alignment is complete and I have to say that the car rides GREAT. I'm really impressed with the change in ride. I like the stance, it's close to the DMS springs that were on it previously, but my only complaint is that the front drivers side sits about 1/4 inch higher than the passenger. Now, I have to say that I have severe OCD, but that's just the way I am. I only have about 55 miles on the springs, only about 25 after the alignment so I'm hoping that the front will settle a little more and even out. Anyway, here's a list of the mods and some pics.
Now all that's left are some Strano hollow sway bars and I'll be set!
I did measurements after the alignment and both driver and passenger rear are at 27". The driver front is 26 3/4" and the passenger front is 26 1/2".
1996 Z28
Koni STR.T shocks
Strano springs
Founders Perormance torque arm
Founders Performance panhard bar relocating kit
Founders Perfomance strut tower brace
BMR lower control arms
BMR adjustable panhard bar
Spohn control arm relocating brackets
Now all that's left are some Strano hollow sway bars and I'll be set!
I did measurements after the alignment and both driver and passenger rear are at 27". The driver front is 26 3/4" and the passenger front is 26 1/2".
1996 Z28
Koni STR.T shocks
Strano springs
Founders Perormance torque arm
Founders Performance panhard bar relocating kit
Founders Perfomance strut tower brace
BMR lower control arms
BMR adjustable panhard bar
Spohn control arm relocating brackets
Last edited by n2oblkz; 07-11-2016 at 05:17 PM.
07-11-2016, 02:56 PM
#257
Glad you like how it drives. As for the height: It won't change much side to side, and 1/4" difference isn't much.
What, I think, folks fail to recall is that stock they tend to sit left side high to start with. Then you add wear on the upper mounts that changes height side to side some. And the car does not weigh the exact same thing on each front corner either. But the springs are the same rate.
In short anyone with OCD to the point of an EXACT height, needs to be running coil-overs so they can just alter the spring height to their liking. "normal" springs will always have some variability for a lot of different reasons.
What, I think, folks fail to recall is that stock they tend to sit left side high to start with. Then you add wear on the upper mounts that changes height side to side some. And the car does not weigh the exact same thing on each front corner either. But the springs are the same rate.
In short anyone with OCD to the point of an EXACT height, needs to be running coil-overs so they can just alter the spring height to their liking. "normal" springs will always have some variability for a lot of different reasons.
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10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
07-11-2016, 03:03 PM
#258
Glad you like how it drives. As for the height: It won't change much side to side, and 1/4" difference isn't much.
What, I think, folks fail to recall is that stock they tend to sit left side high to start with. Then you add wear on the upper mounts that changes height side to side some. And the car does not weigh the exact same thing on each front corner either. But the springs are the same rate.
In short anyone with OCD to the point of an EXACT height, needs to be running coil-overs so they can just alter the spring height to their liking. "normal" springs will always have some variability for a lot of different reasons.
What, I think, folks fail to recall is that stock they tend to sit left side high to start with. Then you add wear on the upper mounts that changes height side to side some. And the car does not weigh the exact same thing on each front corner either. But the springs are the same rate.
In short anyone with OCD to the point of an EXACT height, needs to be running coil-overs so they can just alter the spring height to their liking. "normal" springs will always have some variability for a lot of different reasons.
07-11-2016, 04:35 PM
#259
All those arms will do it lower the car another 1" from where it is now. You can't fine tune the height in terms of where it is, or compared to the other side.
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10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion