Lowered my car
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RE: Lowered my car
Yeah about 2".
Thanks for the compliments guys.
The ride has definitely suffered and I actually ended up putting those donut shaped spring rubbers in the front cause it was slamming against the bump stops over manhole covers and frost heaves. Yeah Michigan roads! The front springs are too soft IMO for this amount of drop. I am running out of travel before the progressive rate really kicks in it would seem. I was not willing to shorten the bump stops to gain much needed travel, so I had to use the rubbers. They did not lift the car at all really, maybe 1/4" total, but the ride was much improved and it's not slamming the bump stops as much. IMO shortening the stock stops is a sure fire way to blow a strut. Soooo, the better fix will be to do one of 2 things. Either cut and reweld the bottom spring perch to raise the front a half to three quarters of an inch, or, buy some threaded sleeves to make the lower perch height adjustable. (what I would like to do) The only problem I have found with that so far is those threaded sleeves are sold with different springs and are about 420 bucks. I dont need the springs, and I wonder if the adjuster will work with a spring that is designed to sit on a stock perch like my H&R lowering springs do.
So does anyone know of sleeves that have perches that work with stock style springs and are sold as just the sleeve and perch assy without the spring?
The ground control ones I know about have the springs with them. FYI, the rears havent been an issue but I havent had the car loaded with people either.
Cornering on smooth pavement is very go cart like. Nice and with much better feel. Front end bite seems better as well both on launches and mid corner. Definitely a performance improvement.
So for now, until I get the time to cut and reweld the front perches, which I can do in my garage in a few hours, the rubbers are getting me by. I know the front will be lifted slightly but that is in hopes that I will be able to pull the rubbers out and let the springs do thier job better. Should be a win/win without bad looks. Threaded adjusters would definitely be the cats butt though. I may even make my own if I cant find some to buy.
Thanks for the compliments guys.
The ride has definitely suffered and I actually ended up putting those donut shaped spring rubbers in the front cause it was slamming against the bump stops over manhole covers and frost heaves. Yeah Michigan roads! The front springs are too soft IMO for this amount of drop. I am running out of travel before the progressive rate really kicks in it would seem. I was not willing to shorten the bump stops to gain much needed travel, so I had to use the rubbers. They did not lift the car at all really, maybe 1/4" total, but the ride was much improved and it's not slamming the bump stops as much. IMO shortening the stock stops is a sure fire way to blow a strut. Soooo, the better fix will be to do one of 2 things. Either cut and reweld the bottom spring perch to raise the front a half to three quarters of an inch, or, buy some threaded sleeves to make the lower perch height adjustable. (what I would like to do) The only problem I have found with that so far is those threaded sleeves are sold with different springs and are about 420 bucks. I dont need the springs, and I wonder if the adjuster will work with a spring that is designed to sit on a stock perch like my H&R lowering springs do.
So does anyone know of sleeves that have perches that work with stock style springs and are sold as just the sleeve and perch assy without the spring?
The ground control ones I know about have the springs with them. FYI, the rears havent been an issue but I havent had the car loaded with people either.
Cornering on smooth pavement is very go cart like. Nice and with much better feel. Front end bite seems better as well both on launches and mid corner. Definitely a performance improvement.
So for now, until I get the time to cut and reweld the front perches, which I can do in my garage in a few hours, the rubbers are getting me by. I know the front will be lifted slightly but that is in hopes that I will be able to pull the rubbers out and let the springs do thier job better. Should be a win/win without bad looks. Threaded adjusters would definitely be the cats butt though. I may even make my own if I cant find some to buy.
