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ichiro
04-22-2003, 05:12 PM
me and a friend want to lower a vehicle just for looks. its an old car, mainly for a joke, and then put my 17's on it and drive around. trust me, i have the money to professionally lower a car, but the lowering would cost more than the car itself
West
04-22-2003, 05:15 PM
Remove Struts and Springs. Instant Chachomobile.
AceInHole
04-22-2003, 05:22 PM
Originally posted by WeST
Remove Struts and Springs. Instant Chachomobile.
lol. that'll leave a bit of wheel wobble.... he'd want to leave the struts in and ride on bumpstops.
ichiro
04-22-2003, 05:25 PM
is it possible to put some kind of a clamp in the springs, just to compress them a bit?
Phlip
04-22-2003, 05:25 PM
Originally posted by AceInHole
lol. that'll leave a bit of wheel wobble.... he'd want to leave the struts in and ride on bumpstops.
He said cheap guys, why the hell would he want to go to the trouble of REMOVING them when he could just heat them until they sag, stop applying heat when it sits where you want it... I saw a guy do this to a 84 monte carlo once, but it bounces all over the place when he drives it...


BTW: Is ANY of this safe?
West
04-22-2003, 05:26 PM
That's what we did on my 90 Coupe, Granted it was gutted to all hell and I could lift it off the ground. I have some pictures somewhere, if it had some daytons I could have sold the shell for a million... Pecos!
AceInHole
04-22-2003, 05:31 PM
Originally posted by PHLIP
BTW: Is ANY of this safe?

Probably less safe than turbocharging your mom's car with a blow-drier, but more safe than sawzalling your car in half.
zspturbo
04-22-2003, 05:36 PM
just cut the springs, fool. its wat retarted 16 year olds have been doing for years.
hookedup240
04-22-2003, 05:49 PM
Yea cut the springs that's the easiest thing to do, but the ride is so bad when you cut stock springs...Soooo bouncy
HaLo
04-22-2003, 06:33 PM
GEt some used Tokico springs from me... 100$ shipped. ;)

or cut your stock springs, notice they handle like crap and get new stock springs from me, for 60$ shipped! ;)
mrmephistopheles
04-22-2003, 06:39 PM
You could just deflate your tires & roll on your rims. You'll be pretty low at that point.
HaLo
04-22-2003, 06:43 PM
Originally posted by mrmephistopheles
You could just deflate your tires & roll on your rims. You'll be pretty low at that point.

good one. Too bad that would crap the rims..

Why not get some 14" wheels with a 30 profile tire?
ichiro
04-22-2003, 06:59 PM
i might sound stupid here, but how do i cut the springs? dont i need a tool to take the springs out?
logo20
04-22-2003, 07:23 PM
In deed it is a very stupid question, just like cutting spring. just to answer your question you need spring compressors to take the springs out.
You've been in here for 3 months, haven't you learned anything?
zspturbo
04-22-2003, 07:24 PM
remove springs, grab a hacksaw, get to cuttin.
DuffMan
04-22-2003, 09:10 PM
You're missing the obvious, add more weight!

Add cinderblocks to the trunk and engine bay.
mrmephistopheles
04-22-2003, 10:04 PM
Originally posted by HaLo
good one. Too bad that would crap the rims..

Why not get some 14" wheels with a 30 profile tire?

I'd love to see an S13 slammed with some 14s with lopros.. but WIIIIDE 14s.. like hachiroku with flares wide. I think that'd be cool. well.. at least interesting.
HaLo
04-22-2003, 10:08 PM
Originally posted by mrmephistopheles
I'd love to see an S13 slammed with some 14s with lopros.. but WIIIIDE 14s.. like hachiroku with flares wide. I think that'd be cool. well.. at least interesting.

Hmmm.. I must admit that it would be interesting to see. Do 13" rims clear calipers and rotors? It's cheaper than 14" with low-profile tires. He did say that he wanted the cheapest way.
mrmephistopheles
04-22-2003, 10:13 PM
true.. but where would you find 13"s in our lug pattern?
blatch
04-22-2003, 11:04 PM
removing the springs entirely seems to be the best way. just do that, it'll take about 30 minutes with a spring compressor.
HaLo
04-23-2003, 07:17 AM
Originally posted by mrmephistopheles
true.. but where would you find 13"s in our lug pattern?

damn. so close yet so far.

I thought about doing a 4x100mm conversion with Civic brakes. shouldn't ebe too expensive. ;)
blatch
04-23-2003, 08:16 AM
That would be like making our cars suck more. No honda on nissan!
hookedup240
04-23-2003, 08:20 AM
you could probably go to the junkyard and find 4 donuts that fit, aren't those like 13's?
HaLo
04-23-2003, 10:48 AM
You could also roll on 4 spare tires. :) that would own for drifting!

:rolleyes:
mrmephistopheles
04-23-2003, 11:20 AM
Originally posted by blatch
That would be like making our cars suck more. No honda on nissan!
yeah, but think of the wheel selection! :rolleyes:
Rennen
04-23-2003, 06:29 PM
http://www.kalecoauto.com/appear.htm

thats the best lowering kit ever!

seriously, anybody that knows anything about cars will find this whole site hilarious

http://www.kalecoauto.com/

-Matt
sanmiam
04-24-2003, 07:44 AM
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