lowering

[banh mi]

.......how low have you guys dropped your rides and using what suspension/springs/shocks setup....same for the front and the rear ...or lower in the rear.....

[BlankFlip]

i have intrax sports springs w/ a 2.0 inch drop in the front and 1.8 inch in the rear w/ tokico non-adj. shocks/struts.

[DSC]

Blank, what kind of camber correction did you do with that much of a drop?

[BlankFlip]

i haven't done nething to it. i'm sure the shop i took it to probably did some camber correction to it, the car had hydraulics in when i bought it (i had no intentions of keeping them, so this was my first mod, besides the injen intake the guy had n just gave to me since he never put it in), n i didn't know nebody friend wise that could help me w/ hydraulics. i don't notice ne negative camber though at all.

how low can the front and rear be lowered without correcting the chamber?

[BoostDynamics]

Right now I am running KYB AGX adjustables all around, LOVE those shocks, those are ones that I highly recommend, and they are actually pretty reasonable for the quality you get.  Springs I am running Whitelines, they dropped it about 1.5" all around I think, don't know for sure but it looks pretty nice, hate them though I will definitely be trading them out for some Eibachs as soon as I can, they may make some nice bushings but man do those springs suck!

[BlankFlip]

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how low can the front and rear be lowered without correcting the chamber?
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can u explain to me by what u mean by camber? cuz i'm thinking of like the wheels going inward n stuff in the back.

[konkman]

Here's a question for you guy's.

I want to lower my car. &nbsp;My 91 has low millage on the suspension and I want to install lowering springs and a camber adj kit. &nbsp;Will I be doing any harm to my car if I wait 6 months to get new struts??? &nbsp;

I have a few friends who have gone this road and had not problems, except for their already finished shocks, getting completely killed in less then a year.

[BoostDynamics]

Lowering springs are tough on stock shocks/struts, you can ride on them but don't expect them to last very long especially if you do lots of driving on crappy roads.

[konkman]

All of the roads I drive on are smooth and paved. &nbsp;I know that lowering springs are going to kill what's left of my shocks, but will I be doing any damage to the rest of my car with just the springs for 6 months at the most?

[BoostDynamics]

If you are correcting the camber the only thing you are going to tear up are going to be the shocks, they will probably bottom out quite a bit easier than they did before due to the less travel and not equipped to handle that kind of pressure in that short of a travel so you'll have to be careful of potholes and stuff, but beyond that if you are upgrading shocks shortly you should be ok.

Why don't you just wait a couple months and do it all at the same time?

[silvia240]

Dont forget about the tires!!!!!!!!!!