Blenz

I bought my 97 2.2 cl a short time ago, but it wasn't from the original owner. It is lowered, more on the front than the back, and I'm not sure how much the owner dropped it with the new suspension. The person I bought it from doesn't know, so I'm not exactly sure how to find out what type of suspension they put into it, and how much they lowered it. I'm gonna take the wheels off in the next few days and investigate, but I don't know much about suspension. Can anyone give me some advice on how to figure this stuff out?

shineynitelite

just take pictures and post them someone will know for sure

klepto

take off the wheels and look at the springs, it should have the name on there

ju5tchi11in

just take off a wheel and look at the name of the spring... take a look at the shocks too maybe those are also aftermarket... if you give us the spring and shock combo we will be able to tell you how much it is dropped....

also the rear ones too because they could be different springs since drop is uneven.

Blenz

I didn't get the chance to take off my wheels yet, but I have a pretty good picture or two of the spring.


Can anyone identify these or tell me how much it's lowered?

nippon_wa

why don't you post some pix of ur car?? i think that is more easier than just see the springs..

babyloc86

red ones eh?! i think those are eibach sportlines.

eibach pro kits = black
neuspeed sprot = green
neuspeed race = yellow
eibach sportline = red
H & R = dunno ...wut color springs are H&Rs?

nippon_wa

seriously... i HATE YOUR AVATAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nippon_wa

I think H&R is black..

babyloc86

btw is it juss me or is there nothing that is holding at the end of the spring in that picture.
i think there is something missing.
and those shock looks like its stock to me.

shineynitelite

maybe its some cheap brand off ebay or something.. you never know it seems like they are all red on there

babyloc86

might be and that would suck.

Blenz

It will be tough to tell from these pictures, but I have a couple of the car:


The front is definately lower than the back, but I haven't gotten a chance to take off the wheels and see what the rear springs look like. The pictures of the springs I posted are from the front left side of the car.

Blenz

If I get more of the dirt off the spring, will I be able to tell if they are the Eibachs, or another brand?

shineynitelite

mmm yeah because it should have a brand name on it.. why do you care.. it looks good

klepto

hrmmm red...and it looks dumped could be sportlines or H&R race

Blenz

How can I tell if the shocks are stock or aftermarket? If they are stock, is it worth it to get new ones and how will installing some new ones effect my ride and handling?

layedout95

just asking(not trying to act stupid or anything) but why do you hate that avtar so much?

baka_t

Looks like sportline or equivalent.

Blenz

Okay, I cleaned the springs off to look for a brand name, but couldn't find one. I'm still unsure if I'm riding on stock shocks, but maybe some of you can help me figure that out from theses pics. My car isn't handling the bumps on the road too well right now, but I'm not sure if that means I'm gonna have to replace the shocks or not.





The little white label on the shock has this written on it:
SY8-A020-M2 1x
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VXCL

looks like oem shocks to me. if they were sportlines theres no way the writing would have worn off.

ju5tchi11in

dunno... neuspeed sport is green... and your shocks are stock... dunno what kind of springs are red.

Blenz

Should I be looking at getting new shocks then and keeping the springs?

oz.one

yeah you might need new shocks. might as well get after market shocks. you get a nice ride.

sportlines are red. those might be some random ebay springs, most big name companies have the name on the side that don't rub off so easily.

CLpower

look like sportlines

Blenz

If I get some new aftermarket shocks installed, will it be necessary to install a camber kit too? How much money will a camber kit save me on tires over a few years?

babyloc86

y dont u call previous owner and ask him what kind of springs they are?

Blenz

Well the car was stolen from the original owner, driven to where I live now. The insurance company payed the owner for the car, then the police found it after that with no wheels on it. I bought the car off of an autobody shop that bought it from an auction, then I ordered some wheels to put on it for now. With all of the personal security issues these days, there is no way for me to get ahold of the original owner. It's kind of an awkward situation not knowing what exactly the owner did with the suspension.

babyloc86

wow....

Blenz

Well I finally figured out that they are H&R Race Springs. Can anyone confirm from the pictures that those are the stock shocks I'm riding on? I know it's highly recommended to get new performance shocks with the H&R race, so if I can confirm that those ones are stock then I'll have to get some new ones. The H&R's have 5/99 written on them, so I'm assuming that they've been installed for quite a while, which seems weird that someone would put in race springs with stock shocks for a long period of time. If the shocks are stock, how can I tell if they are blown?