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11-30-2004, 09:16 AM
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It all depends on how much you want to spend. Springs are the primary requirement. You can use the stock shocks but they will wear out faster under the compression of the dropped springs. If you have the cash to spend get both springs and shocks. As for which are better...you're going to get different answers from different people. Do a search on suspensions and you should be able to gather all the info you need.
11-30-2004, 09:53 AM
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TL = Tranny Lubrication
Lowering your TL:
1) Decide what how low you what to go.
2) Do you want springs $ (just the height of the physical car on the ground) or coil-overs $$$ (available as non-adjusting = fixed drop, or adjustable = you can change the height as you feel you need to)
Think of it like this. Most quality coilover kits cost around 400$+ that’s equals out to about 100$ per corner of the car.
Now a DECENT set of springs will normally run you about 150-200$ that’s about roughly 50$ per corner. So a decent set of coilovers will be about double, cause not only do you get the spring which should be of high quality to begin with, you are also getting the hardware to mount the spring, such as the sleeve, the collars for adjusting, the wrenches you used to adjust the collar, the top hat piece and the bearing that should be located in the top hat.
2) Shocks tend to wear out about twice as quickly once you lower you car (also depends on road conditions and your driving style). Some have replaced them at the same time as they have installed springs and some have not. The benefit? Saving the additional cost of labor to install new shocks later.
3) Camber Kit may be needed depending on your "new" lowering springs, anything more than a 2" drop seem to need this, however any each car is different and each driver is different you may or may not need this. After installing your springs, you could get an alignment done to see if this is needed. Tires may shift from a perpendicular stance, to a slight angle causing your tires to wear prematurely and only on the inside, the camber kit assists with correcting this.
4) Alignment - normally you should wait a few days if not 2 weeks for the "new" springs to settle. Again some get it the same day as the install, some do not. I think it is better to wait and let the springs settle in before getting this.
Just to give you an idea: H&R, Teins and Comptech seem to be the most recommended springs on this board. It seems many believe, as I do, you never should cut your springs to get them lower (some have and well it is really your choice, though not recommended by most).
Try a search on the board; you should be able to see what type of drop you can get with a number of different providers.
Good Luck, by the way I have H&R Sport Springs no camber kit, orginal shocks and have no issues at all.
1) Decide what how low you what to go.
2) Do you want springs $ (just the height of the physical car on the ground) or coil-overs $$$ (available as non-adjusting = fixed drop, or adjustable = you can change the height as you feel you need to)
Think of it like this. Most quality coilover kits cost around 400$+ that’s equals out to about 100$ per corner of the car.
Now a DECENT set of springs will normally run you about 150-200$ that’s about roughly 50$ per corner. So a decent set of coilovers will be about double, cause not only do you get the spring which should be of high quality to begin with, you are also getting the hardware to mount the spring, such as the sleeve, the collars for adjusting, the wrenches you used to adjust the collar, the top hat piece and the bearing that should be located in the top hat.
2) Shocks tend to wear out about twice as quickly once you lower you car (also depends on road conditions and your driving style). Some have replaced them at the same time as they have installed springs and some have not. The benefit? Saving the additional cost of labor to install new shocks later.
3) Camber Kit may be needed depending on your "new" lowering springs, anything more than a 2" drop seem to need this, however any each car is different and each driver is different you may or may not need this. After installing your springs, you could get an alignment done to see if this is needed. Tires may shift from a perpendicular stance, to a slight angle causing your tires to wear prematurely and only on the inside, the camber kit assists with correcting this.
4) Alignment - normally you should wait a few days if not 2 weeks for the "new" springs to settle. Again some get it the same day as the install, some do not. I think it is better to wait and let the springs settle in before getting this.
Just to give you an idea: H&R, Teins and Comptech seem to be the most recommended springs on this board. It seems many believe, as I do, you never should cut your springs to get them lower (some have and well it is really your choice, though not recommended by most).
Try a search on the board; you should be able to see what type of drop you can get with a number of different providers.
Good Luck, by the way I have H&R Sport Springs no camber kit, orginal shocks and have no issues at all.
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