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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 02:23 PM
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I'm looking for a performance spring that will keep my car at stock height or slightly lower. My 18" wheels should fill the wheel well without too much of a gap.
I will also upgrade the shocks with either Bilstein hd's or Koni Srt.t.
Sway bars will be upgraded also, not sure which ones. I have bmr LCA and a adjustable PHR on the car already.
The car is not a daily driver and will not see any track time.
I do want it to handle well on the street. A comfortable ride is not a top priority as I do not drive it too often, but I don't want a punishing ride either.
Car currently has stock DeCarbons and Eibach pro kit. Too low for me.
Any suggestions would be great.
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Shutout
I'm looking for a performance spring that will keep my car at stock height or slightly lower. My 18" wheels should fill the wheel well without too much of a gap.
I will also upgrade the shocks with either Bilstein hd's or Koni Srt.t.
Sway bars will be upgraded also, not sure which ones. I have bmr LCA and a adjustable PHR on the car already.
The car is not a daily driver and will not see any track time.
I do want it to handle well on the street. A comfortable ride is not a top priority as I do not drive it too often, but I don't want a punishing ride either.
Car currently has stock DeCarbons and Eibach pro kit. Too low for me.
Any suggestions would be great.
There are no aftermarket "stock height" springs unfortunately so if you really want stock height you will have to either find used stock springs or moog OEM replacement stock springs. 1LE springs may be what you want as they are stock height with higher rates (360 front, 130-180 progressive rear). Either that or maybe you could find some aftermarket custom coil springs that are tall enough with whatever spring rate you choose.
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 05:09 PM
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GM parts layout catalog doesn't show/define 1LE springs,but shows by suspension type,FE2,FE4,FE7,F41.
I suspect(but could be totally wrong) that GM#2297228 is the front and 10305134 is the rear.

http://performanceworks1.com/PDF%20F...s%20Manual.pdf
see pages 893,894,902,903,954
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 05:44 PM
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1le seems to be the way to go. If their is a spring that will lower the car , say .5 I am alright with that. Most springs it seems drop the car an 1" to 1.25.
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 08:49 PM
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Thought I saw some at rock auto. ACDELCO and MOOG, it thought were like oem replacements.

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Stock springs, consider Koni sport adjustables. They have a second spring perch that lowers the car a small amount.
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Look for a set of optional SLP springs that were available with the Bilstein suspension. That will put you very near stock ride height. I have a set that came on my car. But I am keeping them. Eibach made the spring for slp.
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Old Nov 2, 2014 | 04:59 PM
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Thanks guy's.
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