it looks pretty low already at stock height. i'm thinking you don't really need to like you would on say.... a civic.

 

yeah, unless you upgrade wheels, and want the look, or maybe you just want stiffer springs.

 

Its pretty good stock. Unless you upgrade the wheels...

 

i thought there was a little too much wheel gap stock, so i got a small drop.

 

Do your Z comes with 17's as well?

 

i think the Z looks perfect with a *very* subtle drop... 0.3-0.5 inches... (maybe tein h?)

hotchkis, rsr and tein-s' are great too, but gives that raked look which I personally don't like

I'm waiting for a set of springs that drops the rear more than the front, lowering 0.5" in the process as well as eliminate or at least minimize the tendency to "bounce"

(probably never going to happen )

 

doesnt need it; I wont get it because I rub on Id say 25% of speed bumps as it stands. but it looks good with it too. if money wasnt an issue(theres other stuff Id get first I mean) and I didnt go over speed bumps alot; Id do it.

 

i would like to lower it but my kit scrapes at stock height

 

In theory, that's exactly what the Hotchkis springs do...

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Made from cold wound silicon steel, our springs are linear rate, and are powder coated seabring silver.
Front Front 9/16" (15mm) Drop
340 lbs/in
Stock 310lbs/in

Rear 3/4" (19mm) Drop
330 lbs/in
Stock 350 lbs/in
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I was told that they help with the bounce as well. I actually bought a set and was going to install them, however the body kit was lower than I had expected. So I can't go lower.

 

yea i have the hotckhis springs... and i like them.

 

Can you comment on the drop rates. Ideally I'd like to lower the car as little as possible, and lessen the bounce. I love the look of lower, but I don't like the sound...

:: scrrrrrrrraaaaappppe ::

I already scrape now, and 9/16" lower wouldn't help any.

 

I have the hotchkis paired with my Wald front lip and it gives me roughly 3.5" of ground clearance and I have yet to scrape. Just have to know your limits. Without a lip, the hotchkis isn't much different that stock in terms of scraping.

 

how much lower does a v1 lip make the z's clearance with stock suspension setup?

 

i thought that the hotckis lowers the car by 0.7 inches f and r? does it drop the rear more than the front?

reggi: i have the veilside lip and it's hardly noticeable on stock springs... it probably only lowers the front end by a 1/2 inch or so, but it does come forward an inch or two more than stock... which means for sharp driveways/curbs, you need to come in at an angle. My old car was slammed so i was used to it; but if you're not used to driving a lowered car, you should take a few practice runs on steep driveways to get the angle just right.

 

Hotchis drops:
9/16" Front
3/4" Rear

nice and balanced drop

 

You don't have to drop it, but you can.

BTW, stock ground clearance is about 4.7". I think with a .5" drop, it looks PERFECT.

 

are the hotchis springs high quality?

 

yes - they will most likely out live your car.

 

OK Im sure you know more about this than me, but can you not just get a set of coil-overs and do it? Or Im I stupid in thinking that?

 

not stupid at all... I just don't have enough $$$ to spend on a decent set of coilovers