WTK... Droping Yuh Car

*OUTSIDER* · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: WTK... Droping Yuh Car

Ah want to install some coil overs in meh car...Iz ah CK2 1999 LANCER.
Rite now it 2" of d grown & it doz ride real bumpy.
Who doz Supply & Install In South...What Price.

THANKS

*OUTSIDER* · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject:

17 views no comments Sad

HELP

GEAR_HEAD · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:02 pm Post subject:

If ur ride height is soo low then u want something that is stiff!!! this will tend to be bouncy and very harsh on the road.
remember @ that height to keep ur damper from bottoming out and the cars body from hitting the road the settings on both the damper and the spring rate will have to be high!!!
For optimum handling i would suggest that u go no lower that the point where ur control arms angle upwards away from the ground.

*OUTSIDER* · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject:

^^^ I lend my lil bro d car last night & d mudda kant hit ah big hole & D left side front spring real banging.....

GEAR_HEAD · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:22 am Post subject:

i highly doubth that the spring is banging, i believe that ur dampers may have blown. this is why it is so important to have enough damper travel which would be reduced through the use of lowering springs. These lowering springs effectively reduce the travel of the damper and put an increased constant load on them, leading to premature failure.

Rodn3y · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

i have a question about this topic. what do you all think about cut spring and rethread shocks to get a 2 1/2 - 3 " drop. (almera, daily driven, dont drive fast 140kmph at most sometimes)

i read almost all the posts on dropping yur car but i still not sure about it.

GEAR_HEAD · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject:

^^^^ very bad thing to do Exclamation

i know u will say that u r compensating for the cut spring reduction in height by rethreading the dampers however how accurate is this,,,,also the cut spring will be lower but the spring rate (stiffness) of the remaining coils will be the same, this will lead to more force being exerted on less coils and more strain on the coils.....
try it if u want, sometimes its better to learn the hard way, or u can take the advice that the car will feel like rubbish, if not directly after u do the mod , it will feel like rubbish within a few weeks to a month.

*OUTSIDER* · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject:

frontier · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

i bought new tokico shocks and a set of megan drop springs from dual star and the installed it, with energy suspension bushings and a rear toe bar on my ek3 and the car riding good and handing even better, all i need now is a rear camber kit.
Now that's more than 3k but i know meh shocks wouldn't buss or damage in any way.
if you serous about dropping your car do it properly the first time.

GEAR_HEAD · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject:

*OUTSIDER* · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

THE SYNDICATE · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:04 am Post subject:

^^u can check TSC on the forum......he is the megan racing guru!

Rodn3y · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:03 am Post subject:

another question... how would you know which shock absorber to choose to work with yur drop spring?

GEAR_HEAD · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:58 am Post subject:

i am not sure how u can ensure that the damper u use will work will with ur lowering spring...i don't know how dampers are rated however i know in a coilover setup the dampers are valved for the spring rates used.

i guess you would have to talk 2 ppl who are using that specific lowering spring on ur ride application...to test if ur setup is working properly and not bottoming out on corners etc u can use a tie-strap. secure the tie-strap @ some point along the damper shaft and then drive the car, push it hard like u would around corners then get out of the car and see if the tie-strap has moved. If it has moved to the base of the bump stops then ur setup if bottoming out the dampers and u may need stiffer dampers.

The following may not be 100% accurate but its something to consider-
Probably to ensure that the dampers are not under constant overload u can check the height of the damper assembly as opposed to the height of the lowering spring...i guess that if the ratio is close to stock...assuming that the valving is correct....then this would be fine. Neutral

Idle_Torque · Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject:

wat about those suxpex people? any comments on dropping vehicles by them??

frontier · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject:

http://forums.trinituner.co...&postorder=asc&highlight=

Advil · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:51 pm Post subject:

thelem · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

I agree with gearhead on everything he says. Makes sense.

A.M. Distributors · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject:

THE SYNDICATE · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:53 am Post subject:

^^^as u said bro..........to each his own!

my partner gone by drop shop to drop his ride,after he hit a hole and gone down in a little depression and the spring move out of place and all kinda thing,car sling up!

man gone back for they a$$ yes............one man army! Neutral

My $0.02

Sky · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject:

THE SYNDICATE · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:44 am Post subject:

^^^good info! Neutral

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 65 My 2NRide:

SMc · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject:

I doh understand why 'cut' spring is even an option in poeples minds these days, spend a little more get the correct onas and save plenty by not having to replace shocks/end/vertebrea etc

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 65 My 2NRide:

There are "top" suspension shops that still advise on cutting springs. Just imagine that!

Sarekha · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject:

any 1 have d number for suspex???????plz and tanxxxxx

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 65 My 2NRide:

^^^ Buy lowering springs.

Mark! · Street 2NR Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Tech posts: 36 My 2NRide:

^^ What he said

3stagevtec · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:17 am Post subject:

i does hate it when people with dropped cars does drive in front of me.. have to slow down for every pebble / dip / bump in the road.. gets kind of annoying and looks really stupid..

Knight1 · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:20 am Post subject:

There's a flip side to that.......neither of my cars are lowered, but I hate it when obnoxious SUV / 4x4 drivers run up on your back bumper, trying to put their front grille in your back seat, while trying to navigate some dodgy road / or a stupidly made speed hump.

For all that rush&push mentatility some of them have, I'm always shocked as to why they can never keep up after Laughing