what lowering springs to buy?
11-11-2007, 09:02 PM
#41
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
11-11-2007, 09:25 PM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
what do you guys think of KYB shocks/struts? and is replacing the quad shock necessary?
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...1&comp=LRS
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...1&comp=LRS
11-11-2007, 10:07 PM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
ORIGINAL: moterhead
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
11-11-2007, 11:11 PM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
lol it's cool, nah, i didnt cut em they just drop it a little less than an inch. i thought they would keep it up like you thought but i talked to jegs and they told me that it would drop it a little, mainly they have a different rate on them than the street springs so they transfer weight faster.
11-11-2007, 11:14 PM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
ORIGINAL: nacanitihs
what do you guys think of KYB shocks/struts? and is replacing the quad shock necessary?
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...1&comp=LRS
what do you guys think of KYB shocks/struts? and is replacing the quad shock necessary?
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...1&comp=LRS
11-12-2007, 07:01 AM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
ORIGINAL: nacanitihs
what backspacing do you have?!
The wheels were on the car when I bought it, so I don't know the offset. I tried looking it up on the TSW website with no luck. The 17X7s in my style are 25mm. The 7s are the widest their application chart recommends for a '93 LX. I should investigate the 7s vs 8s more. Switching to 7s might help my problem., depending on the offset of the 8 naturally.
ORIGINAL: moterhead
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
The wheels were on the car when I bought it, so I don't know the offset. I tried looking it up on the TSW website with no luck. The 17X7s in my style are 25mm. The 7s are the widest their application chart recommends for a '93 LX. I should investigate the 7s vs 8s more. Switching to 7s might help my problem., depending on the offset of the 8 naturally.
11-12-2007, 12:39 PM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
ORIGINAL: moterhead
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
11-12-2007, 01:55 PM
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RE: what lowering springs to buy?
ORIGINAL: intense_27
what springs did you use? how much of a drop is it?
ORIGINAL: moterhead
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
IMO, the answer to your inital question is NONE. My car is lowered on both ends. It's a pain in the ***! I can't go around a corner with any speed at all without dragging the outside of the front tire on the fender lip. That' with 245/40/17s on 17X8 TSW wheels. Can't hardly get a floor jack under it to jack it up. I'm seriously thinking of going back to stock height springs. And my car has all the stuff that goes with lowering, like CC plates, bumpsteer kit, etc.
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