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Just wanted to maybe get a thread going for the stock height peeps, i for one like not struggling entering parking lots or certain intersections, so here we go…
so far I have done BMR non adj LCA’s and PHB and non adj torque arm
share what you’ve done, make comments/suggestions for performance or share whatever
I for one would like to go back to stock ride height! Tired of the bumpy ride and worrying about bottoming out everywhere. Unfortunately finding a nice set of OEM springs is almost impossible. Thinking about switching to the Hotchkiss set with the 1” drop. So in short… I envy you guys
Went out yesterday for a long drive and got a few launch opportunities, the pieces I’ve added have made a huge impact, the car is stock except SLP lid and bellows but feels so much quicker without all the spinning, the stamped steel pieces even hinder a close to stock hp car
Shocks and sways should be the first suspension upgrades, period, end of story. I prefer Strano sways. Shocks, Bilsteins are a wonderful sweetspot of an upgrade, all upside and no downside. Koni Sports (yellows) are definitely an upgrade but a smaller one that may or may not be worth it, depending on how you drive the car.
Like any beautiful woman (Sara 2001 Z28), "the best kept secrets are underneath the facade." She is stock height, due to a B&M 3 1/2 qt deeper transmission pan, which hangs noticeably lower than the stock pan. She has SLP 3-point bolt on subframe connectors, BMR non adj LCA’s and PHB and adj torque arm, solid front and rear sway bars and U brace (connecting the subframe connectors), Detroit Speed front welded sway bar brackets to frame (learned this one the hard way). I have Bilstein HD shocks, and like any good woman, I "have to hang on for the ride "
Like any beautiful woman (Sara 2001 Z28), "the best kept secrets are underneath the facade." She is stock height, due to a B&M 3 1/2 qt deeper transmission pan, which hangs noticeably lower than the stock pan. She has SLP 3-point bolt on subframe connectors, BMR non adj LCA’s and PHB and adj torque arm, solid front and rear sway bars and U brace (connecting the subframe connectors), Detroit Speed front welded sway bar brackets to frame (learned this one the hard way). I have Bilstein HD shocks, and like any good woman, I "have to hang on for the ride "
Got my hands on a set of SLP springs, I was told they were off a firehawk. Kind of weird since they are blue and I don’t find any numbers or letters on them. From the research I’ve done it looks like SLP did have an optional Eibach/Bilstien combo. So I’m hoping I struck gold 😁
We've had a total of 7 4th gen Firebirds in our family, and never have changed out the stock springs. Yet I think we did the heater hose mod on all of them. Getting the right stance differs from car to car.
On many of them, the rear is way jacked up, and simply doing the HH mod corrects that. And so on my M6 Formula, Bilsteins up front and the HH mod in the rear did the trick. But my A4 car needed Konis on the lower perch plus HH mod to get the right stance.
With all due respect, "Sara" looks 4x4. A big gap between the top of the tire and the wheel well is unsightly. This can be corrected by the above adjustments without going into full lowering mode - basically an adjusted stock ride height.
With all due respect, "Sara" looks 4x4. A big gap between the top of the tire and the wheel well is unsightly. This can be corrected by the above adjustments without going into full lowering mode - basically an adjusted stock ride height.
Absolutely no offense taken, I went +2 on the wheels 18x9.5 and went to a very low profile tire 285x35ZR18. This MAYBE the reason for the gap. When I had the shocks installed, I had the mechanic "index the springs to the seats, so the stock springs sat exactly how they came off. I can say that I have a very stiff ride, with no sway at all.
I’ve done the poly bushings and end links for the stock sway bars and I can say you can definitely feel a difference, just putting this out there for anyone thinking about it, it is definitely a worthwhile and can feel it investment, the stock rubber is soft
03-20-2024, 09:18 AM
For the stock height peeps 
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