new guy with lowering questions
new guy with lowering questions hey, i bought 1.5 inch MAC lowering springs. do i need anything else to lower my car? if anyone else has these springs could they tell me if they like them or not? thanks
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Re: new guy with lowering questions I haven't lowered my car yet, but it's my understanding that you'll at least need some LCA's and relocation brackets to throw your geometry back in place. I think some beefed up shocks are in order too, maybe revalved bilsteins?
fyi...I'm no expert here. I'm just re-stating what's been posted in the past. You should do a search. There are plenty of posts regarding this.
Good Luck!
Dan
fyi...I'm no expert here. I'm just re-stating what's been posted in the past. You should do a search. There are plenty of posts regarding this.
Good Luck!
Dan
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Re: new guy with lowering questions My camaro had 40k miles on it when I put INtrax lowering springs, it dropped it 2 inches front and back, i didnt put new shocks or anything at all, and it looked great and rode EXACTLY like stock.
Re: new guy with lowering questions I would recommend the following when lowering your car more than 1" or so:
1) adjustable Panhard Rod. This allows you to correct for any left-right shifting of the rear end afterwards (you can wait on this and check after the springs are installed to see whether you're off - use a plumbob and measure distance from fender to wheel on both rear wheels - dimensions should be same)
2) LCA relocation brackets. These will allow you to lower the rear attach point (on the axle) of the LCA. The idea is to keep them parallel to the ground or slightly angled down at the rear for best traction.
3) Front wheel alignment. Often overlooked but very useful. Your spring manufacturer may have recommended alignment settings.
4) I would install new shocks simply because the fronts have to be removed to swap springs anyway, so it'll save you labor down the road. Also a set of shocks matched to your springs/driving style can make a huge improvement.
That's about all I can thing of. Hope it helps.
1) adjustable Panhard Rod. This allows you to correct for any left-right shifting of the rear end afterwards (you can wait on this and check after the springs are installed to see whether you're off - use a plumbob and measure distance from fender to wheel on both rear wheels - dimensions should be same)
2) LCA relocation brackets. These will allow you to lower the rear attach point (on the axle) of the LCA. The idea is to keep them parallel to the ground or slightly angled down at the rear for best traction.
3) Front wheel alignment. Often overlooked but very useful. Your spring manufacturer may have recommended alignment settings.
4) I would install new shocks simply because the fronts have to be removed to swap springs anyway, so it'll save you labor down the road. Also a set of shocks matched to your springs/driving style can make a huge improvement.
That's about all I can thing of. Hope it helps.
