slp or strano??
I like Sam Strano's customer service SO MUCH that even used his recommendations/parts to swap out my girls stock Ford Taurus brakes/rotors! I have never felt more comfortable/safe with a given setup. Hell even the young lady that answers the emails/phones sometimes there will guru talk your head off...she knows her stuff as well! Amazing service! I hope they are around for years to come...they will get every bit of my future parts orders that they can service.
Geez guys, you're making me blush! And my Mom will love to hear "Hell even the young lady that answers the emails/phones sometimes there will guru talk your head off...she knows her stuff as well!" And I'm not sure if it's the young part (she'll kill me for this, but she'll be 62 in March), or the guru line. 
I'm just happy to hear you think we do a good job. Like anyone, we mess up from time to time, but we try and make sure it's rare and we fix anything we goof.
I'm just happy to hear you think we do a good job. Like anyone, we mess up from time to time, but we try and make sure it's rare and we fix anything we goof.
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I drove an 01 hawk with the SLP optioned suspension on it specifically to answer this same question.
In my opinion the ride and capabilities of the Bilstien/Eibach combo are not much different from stock. Other than feeling a little lower with better CG, it responded much the same as my car, even when being pushed.
I want a car that feels tighter, so I plan on going with the Strano/Revalves when the time comes.
In my opinion the ride and capabilities of the Bilstien/Eibach combo are not much different from stock. Other than feeling a little lower with better CG, it responded much the same as my car, even when being pushed.
I want a car that feels tighter, so I plan on going with the Strano/Revalves when the time comes.
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Originally Posted by cocimitch
UMI has what I believe are the BEST suspension parts I've ever seen.
They don't do springs or shocks (yet)
They don't do springs or shocks (yet)
Um, ok.... I agree but that has nothing to do with what was being asked. I sell UMI stuff and use it all the time. They don't do springs and shocks, and I don't do LCA's and TA's, etc.... as in building them. We work together often, and Ryan refers folks to me for that stuff, and he knows that if the person needs some of the parts he makes, that's what we'll use. Frankly we do different things, that overlap.
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Originally Posted by HawkFanatic
I drove an 01 hawk with the SLP optioned suspension on it specifically to answer this same question.
In my opinion the ride and capabilities of the Bilstien/Eibach combo are not much different from stock. Other than feeling a little lower with better CG, it responded much the same as my car, even when being pushed.
I want a car that feels tighter, so I plan on going with the Strano/Revalves when the time comes.
In my opinion the ride and capabilities of the Bilstien/Eibach combo are not much different from stock. Other than feeling a little lower with better CG, it responded much the same as my car, even when being pushed.
I want a car that feels tighter, so I plan on going with the Strano/Revalves when the time comes.
That's an excellent description HawkFanatic. SLP fixed the rough edges on the ride above all. SLP stuff handles pretty well, but so does the stock car when there are situations the shocks are trying to screw you. Frankly, the SLP suspension should have been stock, that's what it amounts too. Better than what was stock, and similar to a normal non-sport BMW.
I, like HawkFanatic, prefer something more crisp. Not more harsh, but I don't mine a taut ride and really hate when the car is on the soft side. I'd rather a car be slightly overdamped than underdamped.
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Wouldn't a progressive spring be better for a street driven car (example... a car hauling up to FOUR PEOPLE). Unless a SHORTER non OEM linear spring is very stiff to begin with, wouldn't it bottom out easier than a progressive style spring? A stiff linear spring will be a much stiffer street ride than a properly designed progressive spring would be.
How much will SLP lowering springs lower my car? I need no more than 1".
How much will SLP lowering springs lower my car? I need no more than 1".
Last edited by gollum; Feb 17, 2007 at 05:20 PM.
Originally Posted by Ironhead
I'm telling. 
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Compairing brand new SLP 70009 springs to brand new OEM Z/28 very low milage springs, the SLP's will lower my 2002 SS Camaro 1/2" on the front and 1" on the rear. This is perfect for my car which has headers.
But if your F body springs have 30,000 plus miles on them, brand new SLP springs may not lower your car at all, because your 30,000+ mile OEM springs have weakened and sagged with time.
Thanks for answering my question Don @ SLP
But if your F body springs have 30,000 plus miles on them, brand new SLP springs may not lower your car at all, because your 30,000+ mile OEM springs have weakened and sagged with time.
Thanks for answering my question Don @ SLP
Last edited by gollum; Feb 16, 2007 at 03:19 PM.
Originally Posted by gollum
Sam or SLP, What is the exact lower height amount (front and rear) of the SLP springs # 70009? My car is a M6 2002 SS Camaro.
Thanks, Keith
Thanks, Keith
SLP springs tend to lower most cars about 3/4" on average.
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Originally Posted by gollum
Wouldn't a progressive spring be better for a street driven car (example... a car hauling up to FOUR PEOPLE). Unless a linear spring is very stiff to begin with, wouldn't it bottom out easier than a progressive style spring? A stiff linear spring will be a much stiffer street ride than a properly designed progressive spring would be.
How much will SLP lowering springs lower my car? I need no more than 1".
How much will SLP lowering springs lower my car? I need no more than 1".
Your stock springs are linear BTW, and they are NOT what makes the car harsh, that's the shocks. Ask anyone who's only changed the shocks and left stock springs, the car is 100x better. Linear springs are more consistant in regards to performance and drop.
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Good springs with good shocks don't wear. I highly doubt your original springs are truly sagging.
My springs are have a lifetime guarantee from the company who builds them, and they are guaranteed to be within 2% of the advertised rate. Also they are tempered, shot-peened and have a multi-stage presetting process done.
But basically only crappy metal results in spring sag. But sometimes folks don't assess the before/after and spring rates correctly and confuse a low height with sagging. You pile in a lot of weight, the car will ride lower which looks like sag but isn't.
My springs are have a lifetime guarantee from the company who builds them, and they are guaranteed to be within 2% of the advertised rate. Also they are tempered, shot-peened and have a multi-stage presetting process done.
But basically only crappy metal results in spring sag. But sometimes folks don't assess the before/after and spring rates correctly and confuse a low height with sagging. You pile in a lot of weight, the car will ride lower which looks like sag but isn't.
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sam,
what headers would you recommend with your springs from a ground clearance point of view?
which headers would you stay away from, when considering ground clearance?
with that being said, same questions, but from a performance point of view.
thanks
tony
what headers would you recommend with your springs from a ground clearance point of view?
which headers would you stay away from, when considering ground clearance?
with that being said, same questions, but from a performance point of view.
thanks
tony
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