Lowered Car HELP!! NEEDED ASAP!!!
03-10-2007, 12:00 PM
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**** this whole thread.. save the money and get coil-overs and be happy.. no "re-changing" and if you have someone that knows what they are doing (maybe someone that has done it more than once or twice) they'll set it soooooo nice.. youll be so satisfied
03-10-2007, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by my01ws6
I think its just the picture making it look really low....its really about the same height as LS69TA in the above sig....it may be about a 1/4" lower but its hard to see his tires
No Im not willing to raise the car, my buddys car has the QA1's on his ride and all four tires are tucked under the car and his car rides like a caddy, so I will probably go with what he did...I wont ride as los as him tho....
Like I said my car looks like sportlines drop maybe a 1/4" lower
No Im not willing to raise the car, my buddys car has the QA1's on his ride and all four tires are tucked under the car and his car rides like a caddy, so I will probably go with what he did...I wont ride as los as him tho....
Like I said my car looks like sportlines drop maybe a 1/4" lower
I'm one of the strange people that actually prefers the look of stock ride height. I'm going for performance though and not looks.
03-10-2007, 05:56 PM
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i bet you have a pro kit. i bought my car used, and it had pro springs on it... and still does! also my car rides like **** as well. you can feel every bump and crack in the road. i'm looking at new shocks in hopes that will solve the problem, and i suggest you do the same!! so everyone is saying Koni's... any other ideas?
03-10-2007, 08:29 PM
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i put sportlines on mine & it rode like shat until i took the spacers off of the bumpstops & trimmed the bumpstops an inch. now its not bottoming out & its tolerable until i get better shocks
03-11-2007, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by at23520
i put sportlines on mine & it rode like shat until i took the spacers off of the bumpstops & trimmed the bumpstops an inch. now its not bottoming out & its tolerable until i get better shocks
what i said 1st.
03-11-2007, 09:48 PM
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hmmmm maybe that is why It feels like ****....ok well if I do infact have sportlines....what are good shocks to go with??
Also no one answered my 1st question....are you supposed to be able to compress the springs with your bare hand? if not what does this mean?
Also no one answered my 1st question....are you supposed to be able to compress the springs with your bare hand? if not what does this mean?
03-11-2007, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by my01ws6
hmmmm maybe that is why It feels like ****....ok well if I do infact have sportlines....what are good shocks to go with??
Also no one answered my 1st question....are you supposed to be able to compress the springs with your bare hand? if not what does this mean?
Also no one answered my 1st question....are you supposed to be able to compress the springs with your bare hand? if not what does this mean?
jk. No you will need spring compressors for the fronts. The springs in the rear just pop into place after you remove the shock and swaybar and drop the rear end down
03-11-2007, 10:56 PM
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no Im being serious...I had the car up on a lift and I could literally compress them with my hands no problem....is this an issue??
Maybe this is why my car rides like ****!!!
Maybe this is why my car rides like ****!!!
03-11-2007, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by my01ws6
well I looked at the rear and it is in fact riding on the bumpstops....what should I do?
03-11-2007, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by my01ws6
no Im being serious...I had the car up on a lift and I could literally compress them with my hands no problem....is this an issue??
Maybe this is why my car rides like ****!!!
Maybe this is why my car rides like ****!!!
03-11-2007, 11:41 PM
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Guy I compress springs with my pinky...
jk. No you will need spring compressors for the fronts. The springs in the rear just pop into place after you remove the shock and swaybar and drop the rear end down
jk. No you will need spring compressors for the fronts. The springs in the rear just pop into place after you remove the shock and swaybar and drop the rear end down
03-12-2007, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
Could you elaborate on compressing the coil springs with your hands?
with my bare hands....its pretty easy....does this mean my springs are bad?? Maybe they were stock and heated???
03-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
I didn't need a spring compressor to put my strano springs on or take them off when I messed up on the install. Stock springs are a different story though.
I think I know what you are getting at though, and its a good point. You need spring compressors for removing front stock springs. Other springs depending on how big they are might not need them. The strano springs are slightly compressed though after seating them over the shock, and I wouldn't recommend removing them without the compressor. I only say this because my Strano springs won't allow free movement of the rubber perch mounts that you get when the springs aren't compressed.
03-12-2007, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by my01ws6
Not much to elaborate...I can literally squeeze the coils together with my bare hands....its pretty easy....does this mean my springs are bad?? Maybe they were stock and heated???
with my bare hands....its pretty easy....does this mean my springs are bad?? Maybe they were stock and heated???
03-12-2007, 05:44 PM
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im not super strong....I can bench like 185 not super man or anything like that LoL....Ok then that is my problem....im not sure what kind of springs they are
03-16-2007, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by my01ws6
im not super strong....I can bench like 185 not super man or anything like that LoL....Ok then that is my problem....im not sure what kind of springs they are
Go figure out why your springs are completely compressable by hand