Lowering and ground clearance
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I was like you for the longest time and was afraid to lower my ride. I went with the BMR springs and could not be happier. I can still get out of my driveway that has a 10" curb at a angle. I also have Kooks TD's.
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That is correct. I have a spacer that goes under the front shock to raise the car 1/2" if needed. For the rear, O'Reilly's carries a thicker rear isolator that can be put in as is or trimmed down to fine tune the ride height. Here is a link to ours.
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Gotcha. Ok that's good to know because if I do the BMR spacers in the front and the Moog isolators in the rear I should get about a 3/4" drop overall, and that would put my ORY right at 2.75" clearance. Now the question becomes would a 3/4" drop be noticeable you think? I'd be happy with a small drop. But only if it was noticeable though
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I have Strano springs with Koni 4/4's on all four corners and have never had an issue with clearance. I am running Kooks 1-7/8" LT's into a Kooks 3" ORY and the lowest point of the exhaust is at the bottom of the collector. Here is a pic with a pop can as reference. I have never bottomed out on anything. Had this set-up installed maybe 7 years.
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I have Strano springs with Koni 4/4's on all four corners and have never had an issue with clearance. I am running Kooks 1-7/8" LT's into a Kooks 3" ORY and the lowest point of the exhaust is at the bottom of the collector. Here is a pic with a pop can as reference. I have never bottomed out on anything. Had this set-up installed maybe 7 years.
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The pop can reference is all I have at the moment and unfortunately I cannot take a measurement because my car is currently on jack-stands as I'm doing some work to the Procharger set-up. If I had to guess based on a pop can being 4.83" tall, the lowest point is about 3" off the ground; give or take.
I personally think you'd be fine with the BMR springs. You just need to be aware/cautious when driving up steep incline drive-ways, etc. I still tend to go slow and at an angle just as a precautionary.
I personally think you'd be fine with the BMR springs. You just need to be aware/cautious when driving up steep incline drive-ways, etc. I still tend to go slow and at an angle just as a precautionary.
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The pop can reference is all I have at the moment and unfortunately I cannot take a measurement because my car is currently on jack-stands as I'm doing some work to the Procharger set-up. If I had to guess based on a pop can being 4.83" tall, the lowest point is about 3" off the ground; give or take.
I personally think you'd be fine with the BMR springs. You just need to be aware/cautious when driving up steep incline drive-ways, etc. I still tend to go slow and at an angle just as a precautionary.
I personally think you'd be fine with the BMR springs. You just need to be aware/cautious when driving up steep incline drive-ways, etc. I still tend to go slow and at an angle just as a precautionary.
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Reading through this thread and I'm gathering that clearance is your biggest concern along with the lowered look. It looks like you've got a good compromise going on with the lowering springs and the added spacers and larger isolator. However a half inch isn't a terrible amount either. I think it's already been mentioned but one of the most overlooked things is knowing how low your car is relative to what you're driving over or where you will be driving. Parking on the curb or avoiding speed bumps, things like that etc. etc. is the safest bet of them all IMO. I'd still get the spacers and install them first cause it looks like it's right for you.
It's my second nature to avoid anything on the road I live where there's 4-5 inch deep potholes right outside the driveway that'll nearly rip my suspension off if I hit them. Speed bumps and curbs I have to be real careful, half of the curbs are out of the question for me. My car is lower that when I lowered my camaro on Stranos and it's wheelbase is a bit longer too. Although I don't have a low y-pipe either, so maybe that helps. What I'm getting at is that you might have to change your driving style or just be very cautious about what you're going over, even if it means completely avoiding it. It is a hassle sometimes but the lowered look is quite nice as well.
It's my second nature to avoid anything on the road I live where there's 4-5 inch deep potholes right outside the driveway that'll nearly rip my suspension off if I hit them. Speed bumps and curbs I have to be real careful, half of the curbs are out of the question for me. My car is lower that when I lowered my camaro on Stranos and it's wheelbase is a bit longer too. Although I don't have a low y-pipe either, so maybe that helps. What I'm getting at is that you might have to change your driving style or just be very cautious about what you're going over, even if it means completely avoiding it. It is a hassle sometimes but the lowered look is quite nice as well.
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Reading through this thread and I'm gathering that clearance is your biggest concern along with the lowered look. It looks like you've got a good compromise going on with the lowering springs and the added spacers and larger isolator. However a half inch isn't a terrible amount either. I think it's already been mentioned but one of the most overlooked things is knowing how low your car is relative to what you're driving over or where you will be driving. Parking on the curb or avoiding speed bumps, things like that etc. etc. is the safest bet of them all IMO. I'd still get the spacers and install them first cause it looks like it's right for you.
It's my second nature to avoid anything on the road I live where there's 4-5 inch deep potholes right outside the driveway that'll nearly rip my suspension off if I hit them. Speed bumps and curbs I have to be real careful, half of the curbs are out of the question for me. My car is lower that when I lowered my camaro on Stranos and it's wheelbase is a bit longer too. Although I don't have a low y-pipe either, so maybe that helps. What I'm getting at is that you might have to change your driving style or just be very cautious about what you're going over, even if it means completely avoiding it. It is a hassle sometimes but the lowered look is quite nice as well.
It's my second nature to avoid anything on the road I live where there's 4-5 inch deep potholes right outside the driveway that'll nearly rip my suspension off if I hit them. Speed bumps and curbs I have to be real careful, half of the curbs are out of the question for me. My car is lower that when I lowered my camaro on Stranos and it's wheelbase is a bit longer too. Although I don't have a low y-pipe either, so maybe that helps. What I'm getting at is that you might have to change your driving style or just be very cautious about what you're going over, even if it means completely avoiding it. It is a hassle sometimes but the lowered look is quite nice as well.
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Gotcha. Ok that's good to know because if I do the BMR spacers in the front and the Moog isolators in the rear I should get about a 3/4" drop overall, and that would put my ORY right at 2.75" clearance. Now the question becomes would a 3/4" drop be noticeable you think? I'd be happy with a small drop. But only if it was noticeable though
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Thanks man! Based on my current height a 3/4" drop should put me at 26.75" front and 27" rear. The only thing I need confirmed is the isolator that BMR mentions that O'riellys carries. I called them and they said it's made by Moog, so I need to know if that's the right one. Also need to know if I need both top and bottom isolators or just one. And lastly I wanna make sure this isolator has enough material to give the same 3/4" drop as the front. Hopefully Eric BMR can answer this. I get this stuff answered and I'm ready to pull the trigger
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Thanks man! Based on my current height a 3/4" drop should put me at 26.75" front and 27" rear. The only thing I need confirmed is the isolator that BMR mentions that O'riellys carries. I called them and they said it's made by Moog, so I need to know if that's the right one. Also need to know if I need both top and bottom isolators or just one. And lastly I wanna make sure this isolator has enough material to give the same 3/4" drop as the front. Hopefully Eric BMR can answer this. I get this stuff answered and I'm ready to pull the trigger
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Thanks man! Based on my current height a 3/4" drop should put me at 26.75" front and 27" rear. The only thing I need confirmed is the isolator that BMR mentions that O'riellys carries. I called them and they said it's made by Moog, so I need to know if that's the right one. Also need to know if I need both top and bottom isolators or just one. And lastly I wanna make sure this isolator has enough material to give the same 3/4" drop as the front. Hopefully Eric BMR can answer this. I get this stuff answered and I'm ready to pull the trigger
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...pring+boosters
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These are the ones I have used. Super cheap and easy to come by, They are about 1/2" thicker than the original isolators so they should give you the little extra you need
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...pring+boosters
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They are unfortunately. I was just notified end of last week. We have rears in stock, but the fronts are out until October
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