slick98ta

Here is the before and after pics from cutting my springs.
The fronts I cut 1 complete coil then about 2 more inches but not quite 1 1/4 of a coil,if that makes sense.
It lowerd it about 1.3"
Somewhere around there,I never measured before and after but I don't think it's quite 1.5"

On the rear I cut 1 coil out then took that rubber boot thing out and put a piece of rubber hose on the coil. I would say the rear went down about 1.5" The rear of my car sat higher in the rear than the front to begin with.
I like the way it sits now, not to low but not stock Rides great,you would never now I cut a coil out.It rides like stock and not bouncy at all.

And the pic and the bottom is the Torque Thrust II with the caliper painted black "close-up"

BEFORE




AFTER


And my caliper--> Black Caliper

DARK AGE 53

Car looks great, what kind of wheel are you running?
Al

CHRISPY

Looks great! Do you have any pics of the car on flat ground?

thanks
Chris

slick98ta

Dark Age , The wheels are American Racing Torque Thrust II's


What do you mean? That is flat ground,I was standing when I took the pic.
You mean an angle where I took the picture lower?Like ground level?

CHRISPY

The driveway is flat? Must the the road that makes it look like your driveway is sloped

Can you get a closer pic to see the gaps more clearly?

thanks!
Chris

MRI-TEK

Looks real nice!!!! I took the boots out of mine but still seems very high because of the 9" rear.
So , if you cut 1 complete coil and it dropped your car that far , I think I'll cut 1 1/2 coils off maybe that will get me where I need to be ..

Your T/A looks sleek the way it sits .
thanks for posting those pics. Gives me a good reference point .!

slick98ta

No problem Chris,I'll take a closer pic of the front and rear.Should have them up by the end of the day or sunday morning.oh yeah, the driveway is flat as can be ...lol



The rear springs are so easy to do,I would start with cutting 1 coil and keeping the rubber boot out like I did.
If you cut 1 1/2 coils out and keep that rubber boot out,it might go to low.If you plan on cutting any more than 1 coil I would keep that rubber boot in.
The rear spring coils are not wound that tight so even a 1/2 a coil could drop a inch or more.

When I said I cut a full coil out of the rear,I meant that first real tight coil and thats it,the next coil is the big coil,I didn't cut into that at all.

I got a deal on 2 rear lowerd springs,that I might mess with and put them to see what it looks like.

Anyway,good luck.Hope I helped

Mark

DaddySS

Looks good, nice job.

slick98ta

Chris ARE 360,

Here's the pics. Front and rear wheel from about 5 feet away.You should be able to see the gap between the tire and fender.On the front I can stick 2 fingers between the tire and fender.and on the rear its 3 fingers.So its not slammed but sits just the way I like it.

Front wheel

Rear wheel