suspension opinions from socal Z's
Originally Posted by JJ19
*price range is below $1000 installed
*desired drop is 1.2 front and 1.2 rear
*i'm looking for a ride close to stock if not better. an added plus would be increased responsiveness with less roll
*don't care about ride height adjustibility, but i do want to be able to adjust the settings on the shocks
Btw, i plan to replace both shocks/springs at the same time.
*desired drop is 1.2 front and 1.2 rear
*i'm looking for a ride close to stock if not better. an added plus would be increased responsiveness with less roll
*don't care about ride height adjustibility, but i do want to be able to adjust the settings on the shocks
Btw, i plan to replace both shocks/springs at the same time.
the sway bars are supposed to make a huge difference in the handling and eliminate the roll... i will be getting these in the future...
another thing to think about is that the drop you want is what I would call pretty aggressive (not to some, but to me it is)
so lets say you drop it that low and then realize you are rubbing and scrapping everywhere... then you put a body kit or a front lip thats hanging close to the ground and rub and scrape even worse... this is where the ride height adjustability of a coilover becomes a nice feature... just raise the height and you're good... if you get shocks then you really have only two options -- 1. get new springs and probably new shocks and spend money... or 2. continue to scrape the sh@t out of your car...
so lets say you drop it that low and then realize you are rubbing and scrapping everywhere... then you put a body kit or a front lip thats hanging close to the ground and rub and scrape even worse... this is where the ride height adjustability of a coilover becomes a nice feature... just raise the height and you're good... if you get shocks then you really have only two options -- 1. get new springs and probably new shocks and spend money... or 2. continue to scrape the sh@t out of your car...
Originally Posted by ginobetterfly
i think you're asking the OP all the right questions... i have nothing to add to that really..
I STILL think though that if the OP decides to get ANY lowering springs, he will be replacing his stock shocks alot sooner than expected.. how soon, i dont know...
My experience: I have the Hotchkis springs which is a very very MILD drop... and already i am BARELLY within the camber spec, and this is after alignment and my rear tires are sitting like this /---\ , and i believe that i will need to replace the stock shocks pretty soon... on top of that i am convinced that i want to go lower and more aggresive than what i have, and if i had the adjustable coilovers this wouldnt be a problem... SO, from MY experience, if I was to do it over again, I would just do it right from the get go and get a basic ADJUSTABLE coilover set... my two cents
I STILL think though that if the OP decides to get ANY lowering springs, he will be replacing his stock shocks alot sooner than expected.. how soon, i dont know...
My experience: I have the Hotchkis springs which is a very very MILD drop... and already i am BARELLY within the camber spec, and this is after alignment and my rear tires are sitting like this /---\ , and i believe that i will need to replace the stock shocks pretty soon... on top of that i am convinced that i want to go lower and more aggresive than what i have, and if i had the adjustable coilovers this wouldnt be a problem... SO, from MY experience, if I was to do it over again, I would just do it right from the get go and get a basic ADJUSTABLE coilover set... my two cents
Originally Posted by JJ19
*price range is below $1000 installed
*desired drop is 1.2 front and 1.2 rear
*i'm looking for a ride close to stock if not better. an added plus would be increased responsiveness with less roll
*don't care about ride height adjustibility, but i do want to be able to adjust the settings on the shocks
Btw, i plan to replace both shocks/springs at the same time.
*desired drop is 1.2 front and 1.2 rear
*i'm looking for a ride close to stock if not better. an added plus would be increased responsiveness with less roll
*don't care about ride height adjustibility, but i do want to be able to adjust the settings on the shocks
Btw, i plan to replace both shocks/springs at the same time.
Originally Posted by ginobetterfly
another thing to think about is that the drop you want is what I would call pretty aggressive (not to some, but to me it is)
so lets say you drop it that low and then realize you are rubbing and scrapping everywhere... then you put a body kit or a front lip thats hanging close to the ground and rub and scrape even worse... this is where the ride height adjustability of a coilover becomes a nice feature... just raise the height and you're good... if you get shocks then you really have only two options -- 1. get new springs and probably new shocks and spend money... or 2. continue to scrape the sh@t out of your car...
so lets say you drop it that low and then realize you are rubbing and scrapping everywhere... then you put a body kit or a front lip thats hanging close to the ground and rub and scrape even worse... this is where the ride height adjustability of a coilover becomes a nice feature... just raise the height and you're good... if you get shocks then you really have only two options -- 1. get new springs and probably new shocks and spend money... or 2. continue to scrape the sh@t out of your car...
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