[AZN]MOoMOo

and it's making me think tat probably leaving everything stock is probably better off....

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Thanks for the information, guys. I bought my car last august, and the first thing I wanted to do was to DROP it, but I didn't know **** about lowering (not as if I know anything now ). I had crappy coilovers put on for a modest 1.5 inch drop. I had the tires re-aligned, but didn't bother with any camber.

Naturally the car is harsh over bumps and I felt the bounciness right away - but how can I tell if the shocks are completely gone now? What it be advisable to get new shocks to dampen the ride, or go for a completely new setup?

I don't mind it much now, but I'm worried if it will cause further damage to my suspension.

ryuujin

first thing I'd keep in mind is when doing suspension is 'what is the purpose?'.

if you don't know for sure why you're lowering your car figure it out. If you're using it just mainly for show purposes I'd get a spring/shock, coilover sleeve/shock combo. But if you're going for runs around the track a la road racing, I'd recommend getting a full coilover suspension (provided you want to do it right).

I'd say for a set of decent street/track coilovers would run you around $1500~$2000CDN. Anything above this price range would really 1. kill your wallet and 2. mean you're some hardcore racer who likes springs rates of 12k and up

bbarbulo

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Well, it can be argued that a well matched combination of shock/spring can outperform a coilover on the track since the shock setting can fine tune the weight transfer and hence the handling abilities. Most ppl do not have corner scales in their auto-X kit to properly tune coilovers, so for both reliability/longevity and performance, the spring/shock is better on the street. Competition coilover is for true competitors, and coilover sleeves I don't know why these ever made it to market. They are for guys that do shows on a budget. Every real show car is bagged or on hydros.