Should i lower my car more?
01-Dec-2006, 11:44 PM
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IMO that looks nice, very nice.
If you want to go lower i suggest a better shock. I like moderate drops b/c the ride quality is still there (with a good shock). My car is year round daily driven and its dropped just under 2". I never have problems with snow/getting stuck and hardly ever scrape my bumper/exhaust when going up/down steep ramps and such.
If you go too low you'll actually be doing more harm to the handling characteristics of the car b/c you're throwing the suspension geometry off.
If you want to go lower i suggest a better shock. I like moderate drops b/c the ride quality is still there (with a good shock). My car is year round daily driven and its dropped just under 2". I never have problems with snow/getting stuck and hardly ever scrape my bumper/exhaust when going up/down steep ramps and such.
If you go too low you'll actually be doing more harm to the handling characteristics of the car b/c you're throwing the suspension geometry off.
02-Dec-2006, 12:50 PM
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^ ic, i guess ill stick with the springs for now and mabey upgrade the shocks since they are stock, if I change shocks it would make it lower???
I guess the only way to lower it more and be safe is to get a smaller wheel, but for now ill stick with what i have.
I guess the only way to lower it more and be safe is to get a smaller wheel, but for now ill stick with what i have.
02-Dec-2006, 01:31 PM
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Upgraded shocks will allow better compression, they will last longer than stock shocks under the same compressed condition.
To lower more, you need overall a smaller diameter tire, stock 14" with tire is about 23.47" IIRC, get a smaller tire and you will sit lower.
To lower more, you need overall a smaller diameter tire, stock 14" with tire is about 23.47" IIRC, get a smaller tire and you will sit lower.
02-Dec-2006, 02:30 PM
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ya i no about the compression, i really cant get any smaller tire, right now im riding 205/40
the one guy said that it would lower my car more tho, so i was just checking to see if it really would, im just looking for half a inch to a inch...would it? yes or no
the one guy said that it would lower my car more tho, so i was just checking to see if it really would, im just looking for half a inch to a inch...would it? yes or no
03-Dec-2006, 02:01 PM
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Yeah that looks aggressive, without being too low. It think thats perfect. In my oppinion, upgrading the shocks with something like the softer rates of the S-tech would give you a great ride as well. A slightly over dampened (sp?) car always feels better and more stable than an over sprung underdampened car. The teins are a good spring too. Youre headed in the right direction. Nice car.
06-Dec-2006, 02:25 PM
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no man leave it i have been there done that u wil need some mad camber then u get into rubbing isues and u wil find u cant go in sertan parking lots cus u wil scrape and underground hahaha and the airport not a ****ing chance 
06-Dec-2006, 02:40 PM
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i see ur front end sits a little high with s-tech's as well same as they look on my buddies sedan...drop looks pretty good, with 17's i wouldnt drop any lower... you cant get a smaller tire than what you have now i dont hink the sidewalls are so thin already, does it rub at all now?
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