Lowering Kit Suggestions
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From: Dallas, TX
This is the set up i was looking at.. yes or no?http://www.ebay.com/itm/320995567713?redirect=mobile
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"Spring Rate: Front: 450 lbs/in / Rear: 250 lbs/in"
lol......
Please do a search, this topic has been covered countless times.
Those springs are unbalanced as ****, and those shocks are low quality turds, expect terrible ride and sketchy handling.
Do you care about ride, handling/stability/feel/, and traction or do you just want to be lowered?
lol......
Please do a search, this topic has been covered countless times.
Those springs are unbalanced as ****, and those shocks are low quality turds, expect terrible ride and sketchy handling.
Do you care about ride, handling/stability/feel/, and traction or do you just want to be lowered?
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what are you doing with the car? drag/daily driver/autox/road racing? as far as the link you posted, I wouldn't run a no name brand spring described in the title only as "red." also, the spring rates on those springs are...
Spring Rate: Front: 450 lbs/in / Rear: 250 lbs/in
...which in my opinion is extremely stiff in the rear for a street car. I haven't personally owned those shocks but my assumption would be that they wouldn't handle a spring that stiff for very long.
also keep in mind if you lower it 2" you're losing tons of travel, messing with your rear lca angle, pinion angle, and offsetting the rear end to one side. ideally you'd want more parts to correct all of that as well.
in my opinion if you MUST lower it more than 1.5"ish your best bet is Koni Single Adjustables on the lower perch with Strano/BMR springs and JasonWW's upper mount mod. I'm not the guy that says you need Koni is every single application but for something that low you need a higher spring rate, and for a higher spring rate you need a shock that is capable of handling it.
to be honest if you've never ridden in a car with anything other than stock shocks and only care about looks then the ebay link, or the eibach sportlines with an average shock would feel okay for a while, just saying that there are things soooo much better out there
Spring Rate: Front: 450 lbs/in / Rear: 250 lbs/in
...which in my opinion is extremely stiff in the rear for a street car. I haven't personally owned those shocks but my assumption would be that they wouldn't handle a spring that stiff for very long.
also keep in mind if you lower it 2" you're losing tons of travel, messing with your rear lca angle, pinion angle, and offsetting the rear end to one side. ideally you'd want more parts to correct all of that as well.
in my opinion if you MUST lower it more than 1.5"ish your best bet is Koni Single Adjustables on the lower perch with Strano/BMR springs and JasonWW's upper mount mod. I'm not the guy that says you need Koni is every single application but for something that low you need a higher spring rate, and for a higher spring rate you need a shock that is capable of handling it.
to be honest if you've never ridden in a car with anything other than stock shocks and only care about looks then the ebay link, or the eibach sportlines with an average shock would feel okay for a while, just saying that there are things soooo much better out there
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From: Dallas, TX
im just gonna be driving it i just bought it, it dont even have 100k on it yett but id like to get it sitting level and a little lower, im trying get peoples opinions first before i go out and buy this stuff, i really have no idea what to get.. and there 18's all around
This is the set up i was looking at.. yes or no?http://www.ebay.com/itm/320995567713?redirect=mobile
One, those shocks they have pictured are 100% NOT compatible with the F-Body. I never buy products from anyone who can't even show me the actual parts I'm buying.
Two, those spring rates are dreadful. The rear is ultra stiff, and the front is soft.
While eBay may delight with its tempting prices, think before you buy. Those KYB shocks are...well, not good. Those springs are, at best, questionable. I can set you up with some Bilsteins and our lowering springs for less than $300 more than that and you'll be getting a proven combo and lifetime warranty springs that work well.
Let me know!
- Kevin
http://stranoparts.com/partdetails.p...D=90&ModelID=7 $620 gets you good shocks, great springs. Proven, durable...and never suddenly redesigned like some others around here....
See cars here for what they look like: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ring-kits.html
See cars here for what they look like: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ring-kits.html
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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
I want to say that your car sits unusually high. I can tell you where your fenders will sit after our springs. Saying it's a 1.25-inch drop is actually just an approximation from the average factory car. Yours looks to be much higher in the back that most cars I've seen. I wouldn't be surprised if some strange spring is on your car to be that high. Our springs would make your car look good.
- Kevin
- Kevin
You don't want no wheel gap, then you have no suspension travel. If you review the link I posted of customer's cars with my springs, you'll get a really good sense of what your car will look like. The drop can vary, not because my springs do, but because there are so many different stock ride heights. In the end, my springs are my springs, and your car would look pretty much like the rest on them because they are on the same springs, which isn't the case stock... there are lots of different stock springs.
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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
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
Thread Starter
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Dallas, TX
http://stranoparts.com/partdetails.p...D=90&ModelID=7 $620 gets you good shocks, great springs. Proven, durable...and never suddenly redesigned like some others around here....
See cars here for what they look like: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ring-kits.html
See cars here for what they look like: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ring-kits.html
