Lowering an F-Body, what to expect?
10-18-2011, 11:56 AM
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Hey WS6, thanks for your UMI Panhard purchase.
AND EVEN BIGGER THANKS FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE
Let us know if you need any tech support when you return.
Stay safe.
ramey
AND EVEN BIGGER THANKS FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE
Let us know if you need any tech support when you return.
Stay safe.
ramey
10-18-2011, 05:36 PM
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10-19-2011, 06:04 AM
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Its my pleasure guys.
Love my job and the challenge, yeah deployments suck but they are shrinking them down to 9 months so this will be my last 12 monther.
But, hey what job can you really have that requires you to work out and get paid at the same time. Well besides a personal trainer, lol.
Love my job and the challenge, yeah deployments suck but they are shrinking them down to 9 months so this will be my last 12 monther.
But, hey what job can you really have that requires you to work out and get paid at the same time. Well besides a personal trainer, lol.
01-15-2012, 06:26 PM
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Well two days at the autocraft shop and my suspension is finally installed and finished. Very impressed with the height on the slp springs. The only problem I am having is the alignment shop i took the car to today said they do not have the tools to align the camber and caster. So tomorrow I have to make some phone calls and find a shop.
Installation of everything was pretty clean other than the dead time the front struts cost me when i removed them and the upper strut mounts were shot and I had to wait for autozone to get them in from their warehouse.
Installation of everything was pretty clean other than the dead time the front struts cost me when i removed them and the upper strut mounts were shot and I had to wait for autozone to get them in from their warehouse.
01-15-2012, 06:44 PM
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Parts Installed
-Bilstein front and rear shocks/struts
-SLP Springs ~ removed from an 02 Camaro SS (approximately 1'' Lower)
-Founders Performance Lower Control Arms and Lower Control Arm Relo Bracket
-UMI Adjustable Panhard Rod
-UMI Subframe Connectors
-New Upper Strut Mounts (rotted out)
-New Swaybar End Links (all four rusted and 2 broke removing them)
-Polyurethane Universal Bump Stops (rotted out)
-Outer Tie Rods (old ones were shot)
Before
After
-Bilstein front and rear shocks/struts
-SLP Springs ~ removed from an 02 Camaro SS (approximately 1'' Lower)
-Founders Performance Lower Control Arms and Lower Control Arm Relo Bracket
-UMI Adjustable Panhard Rod
-UMI Subframe Connectors
-New Upper Strut Mounts (rotted out)
-New Swaybar End Links (all four rusted and 2 broke removing them)
-Polyurethane Universal Bump Stops (rotted out)
-Outer Tie Rods (old ones were shot)
Before
After
01-16-2012, 07:29 AM
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Parts Installed
-Bilstein front and rear shocks/struts
-SLP Springs ~ removed from an 02 Camaro SS (approximately 1'' Lower)
-Founders Performance Lower Control Arms and Lower Control Arm Relo Bracket
-UMI Adjustable Panhard Rod
-UMI Subframe Connectors
-New Upper Strut Mounts (rotted out)
-New Swaybar End Links (all four rusted and 2 broke removing them)
-Polyurethane Universal Bump Stops (rotted out)
-Outer Tie Rods (old ones were shot)
Before
After
-Bilstein front and rear shocks/struts
-SLP Springs ~ removed from an 02 Camaro SS (approximately 1'' Lower)
-Founders Performance Lower Control Arms and Lower Control Arm Relo Bracket
-UMI Adjustable Panhard Rod
-UMI Subframe Connectors
-New Upper Strut Mounts (rotted out)
-New Swaybar End Links (all four rusted and 2 broke removing them)
-Polyurethane Universal Bump Stops (rotted out)
-Outer Tie Rods (old ones were shot)
Before
After
Where did you end up setting the LCAs in the relo brackets?
One thing I didn't see mentioned in this thread was an adjustable torque arm. When I hose modded my B4C, it set my pinion angle just outside of what was optimal for an automatic (by a degree, I want to say it was at -3 degrees?). To optimize, you may want to consider an adjustable torque arm. Of course, if I'm the first to mention that, it's obviously not critical for a lowered car. But it's nice to know it's covered
01-16-2012, 08:52 AM
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Yeah it settled on the lift after a few up and downs because the first time I could pull out the lift arms when I lowered it the 2nd time I couldn't move them so I had to call someone over to help lift the body up to get them out. Definitely hooks a lot better, cant wait for the nice weather so the track will open up. I placed the LCA on the upper hole. It's my DD even though I only drive it 10 miles a day I didn't want to put it on the lower Drag Setting.
Torque arm is in the works. But, I am saving up for a new paint job. Looks like somebody spray painted the hood and rear bumper. Pictures you can't tell but up close in person it looks horrible.
Torque arm is in the works. But, I am saving up for a new paint job. Looks like somebody spray painted the hood and rear bumper. Pictures you can't tell but up close in person it looks horrible.
01-16-2012, 08:59 AM
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Yeah it settled on the lift after a few up and downs because the first time I could pull out the lift arms when I lowered it the 2nd time I couldn't move them so I had to call someone over to help lift the body up to get them out. Definitely hooks a lot better, cant wait for the nice weather so the track will open up. I placed the LCA on the upper hole. It's my DD even though I only drive it 10 miles a day I didn't want to put it on the lower Drag Setting.
Torque arm is in the works. But, I am saving up for a new paint job. Looks like somebody spray painted the hood and rear bumper. Pictures you can't tell but up close in person it looks horrible.
Torque arm is in the works. But, I am saving up for a new paint job. Looks like somebody spray painted the hood and rear bumper. Pictures you can't tell but up close in person it looks horrible.
01-19-2012, 08:56 PM
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Yeah the slp springs from the 02 SS dropped the car perfectly, not TOO low for speed bumps but enough to get rid off that horrendous wheel gap. The whole front end from door up, rear bumper and hatch. Doors and quarter panel are great condition but they want 2500 to do the rest.
