s7ven

Hey guys, I'm looking for ideas on what to do with my current setup. I recently lowered my car with strano springs and then shortly after installed Kooks true duals. I love the lowered look/handling of my car and the exhaust sounds bad *** but unfortunately I'm going to have to compromise between the two. I've scraped several times coming out of my driveway and everytime I do it kills me. The point at which it seems to be dragging is right before the pipes go over the axle...I've got a little less than 3" of clearance there. It's just a matter of time before I end up breaking something, I've already got 2 dings and a big scrape along the bottom of that pipe.

I'm installing Strano 35mm hollow front swaybar and 22mm hollow rear swaybar in the next few days...so I think that will help with handling if I have to raise the car back up.

I'm kind of dumb when it comes to tuning suspension but what are my options here? Could I put stock springs back in the rear and keep the front lowered or would that look funky/not ride correctly?

02ls1gun

it would look funky and not ride correctly. Im about to be going through the same thing with tsp true duals and bmr springs

s7ven

I think if you have a paved driveway and never leave the main roads you'll be fine. The only time I've scraped is when I've had to go off-road or down a driveway but I just hate worrying about it.

Driftunit

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Count me in on this one. my car is about to be lowered and im tucking a big girthy 4' by 4" mufflex setup that im worried is gonna meet the great paved equalizer one day.. ill be taking notes

02ls1gun

I here you. I hate having it in the back of mind as well. Nice looking car btw

02ls1gun

Good luck with the 4"! Like you said keep us posted

js2fst

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Air ride

sscamaroburn02

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Yep I've got tsp dials and had completely remove, flip fuel lines and re-install and now have about 4.5 inches clearance with car being lowered.

hokeplaya05

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if you still have the stock isolators in, you could do the heater hose mod but keep the isolators. that may raise the back end up just enough to keep it from scraping and you can keep the stranos handling characteristics although you will sacrifice a bit of height but still be lower that stock. not sure if anyone has done this but i would say its worth a try since heater hose is fairly cheap.

lemons12

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Im pretty much slammed and tsp deals.. I scrape.. It sounds great and looks great so idgaf

s7ven

Definitely will give this a try although I don't know if the increased coil diameter will fit the isolator.

s7ven

I know where your coming from but I hate to screw up an exhaust I spent so much $ on.

QuicksterZ

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I was thinking of going with a similar set up also wanting to know how this goes

imma_stocker

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Dealing with the same issue with different parts. Went at the underbody with a sledge for clearance. Plan on cutting out and re-doing part of the floor pan where rear seats used to be. Fitting an x-pipe and mufflers is hurting more than anything.

s7ven

I'm having second thoughts and I think I might just leave it the way it is. I love the lowered look and don't think I could go back. I'm getting better at driving the car and only scrape every now and then now. The sway bars made a huge difference since I went from having no front sway bar to Strano.

dr_whigham

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No, you need to sell your springs. PM me.

Just kidding OP

Turn in and out and an angle and it should help