Low Suspension Damaging Car?
10-23-2013, 06:34 PM
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Low Suspension Damaging Car?
Hey guys,
I have lowering springs on my z, red skunks, pretty damn low- when you look under the car you can see all the scratches and wearing damage from road bumps. other than ascetics, what kind of long term damage am I in danger of? thanks !
I have lowering springs on my z, red skunks, pretty damn low- when you look under the car you can see all the scratches and wearing damage from road bumps. other than ascetics, what kind of long term damage am I in danger of? thanks !
10-23-2013, 07:49 PM
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Those drop pretty low for springs, and nothing too major i don't believe. Just possible exhaust leaks from wearing through, and tweaking supports/chassis braces a bit. I know my Zs front cross support was a ***** to get off and back on when i replaced my compression rod bushings (which you will probably need being that low) because it was bend from being drug on stuff.
10-24-2013, 10:36 AM
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is the investment in coilovers out of the question for you?
better handling and peace of mind. I've always viewed springs as a temporary step to coilovers.... See blown shock statement above.
better handling and peace of mind. I've always viewed springs as a temporary step to coilovers.... See blown shock statement above.
10-24-2013, 07:53 PM
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You should change your username to Draggin'BallZ350.
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10-24-2013, 08:58 PM
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thanks again fellas- definitely getting coilovers here in the near future. just won a wing eating contest against by boyfriend... we're in luck
10-25-2013, 06:52 AM
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10-25-2013, 07:43 AM
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What are coilovers going to do for her? What coilovers will improve handling vs springs with good shocks?
10-25-2013, 09:16 AM
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Thank you for all the advise.
1st: wagered a car upgrade for the wing eating contest. um duh.
2nd: coilovers should kill two birds right? better handling and fix the height issue.
1st: wagered a car upgrade for the wing eating contest. um duh.
2nd: coilovers should kill two birds right? better handling and fix the height issue.
10-27-2013, 02:02 PM
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Just in case some of you didn't get the message, not all coilovers are improvement over oem. They are not magical devices that automatically improve handling. Please give a good spring/shock combo more credits.
10-27-2013, 03:51 PM
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10-27-2013, 07:03 PM
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a) your guy eats like a squirrel
OR
b) you're a fatty. Maybe that's why you were scraping in the first place...
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