I live in the New York area where there are all sorts of potholes on just about every road I drive on. I am interested in lowering my 2001 CL and I was just seeking for some advice on how much I should drop it. I am afraid of going too low that I will bottom out and I am afraid of going too high that it looks stupid. Any advice

I am also planning on getting 18" rims, so i am not really sureif that will affect itas well.

 

I'm in NY as well and I currently have 18" rims/tires with the H&R Sport drop (abuot 1.75") and I haven't had any problems with bottoming out etc. There are some pics on my personal site (in the sig) if you're interested in seeing my setup

 

i agree w/ jb, an h&r sport drop would be perfect.

 

I have the same drop with 19's and I live in Jersey. My CL is in Manhattan 4, 5 times a week.

 

h&r sport drop is amazing, i got it!

 

Pm me if you would like a PIC, I have it with 19"

 

Theres no such thing as too low

 

that is too low in my opinion to keep a sporty looking style

 

eibach prokit is always good.

 

IMO...the definition of too low is when you need a camber kit to get back to spec.

 

so you would say h&r sport is too low since some need camber kits?

 

i have on my 98 CL 3.0 works great but now i need a camber kit

 

What kind of drop is that?

 

i needed a camber kit for the rear to get back within specs with a comptech drop

 

with the OLD (silver, or depending if you got them used, rust orange) comptech springs you should absolutely NOT have needed a camber kit to get the alignment back into stock specs. there are plenty of cl's on the board including mine with comptechs that are within stock specs and didnt need a camber kit.

if you have the newer comptech springs (black, aka eibach's) then probably do need a camber kit since they dicked us over and switched their springs for eibach's which have a lower drop height, much lower actually .. from 1.25 front\1.00 rear to 2.0 front\1.7 rear.


aka comptech springs if you want to pay 90 dollars more for the same springs and lose about 8 years of the 10 year warranty.

 

GroundControl Coilovers

 

I've had H&R Sport and Neuspeed Sport drop on the car and there's no bottoming out even with my 19's. Then again it's a matter of driving and watching out for them damn potholes.

 

So what's your complete suspension setup?

 

get the TIENS and find out what you like

start with a 1 inch drop and drive it for a week and if you want to go lower then just drop it some more.

sidemarker

 

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