droppin the TA

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03-26-2009, 10:32 AM
Brad(WS/Z0.6)

droppin the TA

i want to drop my car an inch or two...i have been told that i can simply cut half a coil out of each of my springs and just put them back in...is there anyone who can verify this or has any suggestions??? Thanks
03-26-2009, 10:48 AM
Pony_Eater

dont cut the springs ...springs are made the length they are for a reason...ride comfort and drivability will suffer if you cut them. appearance wise it will look good but functionality will suffer.
03-26-2009, 11:10 AM
SSwt00SS

invest in the Eibach LT1 prokit. it's what i have on my car. perfect height after being dropped. the front springs have a higher spring rate so that the front is not slammed down and you have issues going over speed bumps...

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03-26-2009, 11:19 AM
Brad(WS/Z0.6)

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Originally Posted by SSwt00SS

invest in the Eibach LT1 prokit. it's what i have on my car. perfect height after being dropped. the front springs have a higher spring rate so that the front is not slammed down and you have issues going over speed bumps...

i was actually just lookin at those...not a bad price either...your ride looks good also...drop looks like it sits very nice afterwards..i think i just made my decision....lol
03-26-2009, 11:52 AM
SSwt00SS

the SS has a nice slight forward rake, that's what i like about it...

now, on my '95 TA project car, im going LS1 prokit on it to really slam the car down low...:devil:
03-26-2009, 12:06 PM
Brad(WS/Z0.6)

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSwt00SS

the SS has a nice slight forward rake, that's what i like about it...

now, on my '95 TA project car, im going LS1 prokit on it to really slam the car down low...:devil:

sweet man..i hope that it works out for you like the SS did...i can't wait to drop mine down...good luck with the 95!!
03-26-2009, 12:23 PM
BirdCountry02

heres a question related but not on topic, is puttin in your own lowering springs a good idea? i've heard if you haven't done it there can be complications like losin a spring shootin through the fender, but is this something that would be easier paying someone to do?
03-26-2009, 12:25 PM
SSwt00SS

thanks, best of luck with lowering your TA as well...:cheers:
03-26-2009, 12:27 PM
transamdude99

i have the eibach pro kit on my TA and i love it how it looks and rides. i also threw in sway bars to get rid of the roll. but yeah, its a nice little kit
03-26-2009, 12:30 PM
SSwt00SS

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdCountry02

heres a question related but not on topic, is puttin in your own lowering springs a good idea? i've heard if you haven't done it there can be complications like losin a spring shootin through the fender, but is this something that would be easier paying someone to do?

i did the rears because they are easy and straight forward to do. the fronts are harder because it takes a #50 torx head to loosen and remove the bolts holding them in the strut mounts. you will need a spring compressor to compress the springs for the front (not needed in the rear), and that's where if you don't do it right, the likely hood of a spring flying off in some direction is a possibility...

i took mine to a local performance shop for the fronts and glad i did. the rubber isolator on the passenger side was rotted away, which they replaced. you might run into that, or you could strip the nut to the spring. basically a whole host of issues could arise with doing the fronts (or no problems at all). they had both sides installed in about an hour. far quicker than i know i could have done so by myself and charged my only 1hr of labor to do so...
03-26-2009, 12:34 PM
BirdCountry02

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSwt00SS

i did the rears because they are easy and straight forward to do. the fronts are harder because it takes a #50 torx head to loosen and remove the bolts holding them in the strut mounts. you will need a spring compressor to compress the springs for the front (not needed in the rear), and that's where if you don't do it right, the likely hood of a spring flying off in some direction is a possibility...

i took mine to a local performance shop for the fronts and glad i did. the rubber isolator on the passenger side was rotted away, which they replaced. you might run into that, or you could strip the nut to the spring. basically a whole host of issues could arise with doing the fronts (or no problems at all). they had both sides installed in about an hour. far quicker than i know i could have done so by myself and charged my only 1hr of labor to do so...

thats what i was kinda worried about, but thats a great idea. i'll probably do what you did and do the rear and take it to the shop in town for the fronts. thanks man, thats exactly what i needed. my car looks like an suv, i need to drop it bad too. oh and brad good idea, drop it. it'll look amazing
03-26-2009, 12:37 PM
BirdCountry02

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSwt00SS

invest in the Eibach LT1 prokit. it's what i have on my car. perfect height after being dropped. the front springs have a higher spring rate so that the front is not slammed down and you have issues going over speed bumps...

oh and also, your SS looks great. good job
03-26-2009, 01:31 PM
transamdude99

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSwt00SS

i did the rears because they are easy and straight forward to do. the fronts are harder because it takes a #50 torx head to loosen and remove the bolts holding them in the strut mounts. you will need a spring compressor to compress the springs for the front (not needed in the rear), and that's where if you don't do it right, the likely hood of a spring flying off in some direction is a possibility...

i took mine to a local performance shop for the fronts and glad i did. the rubber isolator on the passenger side was rotted away, which they replaced. you might run into that, or you could strip the nut to the spring. basically a whole host of issues could arise with doing the fronts (or no problems at all). they had both sides installed in about an hour. far quicker than i know i could have done so by myself and charged my only 1hr of labor to do so...

i got my setup through my old job that i was with at the time and then me and a buddy i worked with lowered it ourselves at work on a day that we were closed. the rears took maybe 10 minutes to do while the fronts took a couple hours. save the money and do the rears yourself. its not too hard