Best way to do a lowering experiment?

[FormulaTwo]

I think that if you do end up doing a lowering test. you need to consider alignment issues. Height changes will rearrange you toe, camber etc...


If you could get ahold of some cheap coilovers, i would spring ( not pun intended) for them. You can usually find these for around $100 on ebay, not sure if they have them for your car, i doubt it, but you may be able to rig up someething in your car, depending on the spring rates.


I know some alignment shops here will do a complete alignment where you can come back and get it aligned as much as you want for 6 months afterwards all for like $120 with a warranty.

that would get you pretty close to a consistent A-B-A Test.

[Silveredwings]

coat hangers? (tried-n-true) :P

[CoyoteX]

How about lower the car to the height you want it. take the bolt off the top of the strut so it can drop down. Jack the car up to release tension on the spring then stick a u shaped shim made out of a wood block like a 1x6. the wood is 3/4 but since the spring will sit flat on top and not ride in the groove made for it that should get the car up around an inch. And if you get lucky lowering the jack the strut bolt will stick back through the hole, just slap the nut on and move to the other side.

PS this is how I lowered my car Just took the nut off the strut and jacked the car up. I used a 4 1/2 inch cutoff wheel and cut the spring twice, half a coil at a time. Then just dropped the car down keeping the strut lined up to go back in the hole. Prob 20 min to cut both front springs and have the car sitting lower. Didn't even take off the tires. Back was sagging real bad already

Another idea is that interior weight is likely no difference to level road, steady state driving so just add some 45lb weights to the front floorboards and back seat. That will squat the car plenty.

[cfg83]

Hello -

You can get these :



Here :

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...003419/c-10101

Or at a Pep Boys or equivalent. They seem to be 7 bucks for two, which can compress one spring, so the test would set you back 28 bucks plus tax.

My car expert told me that this is fine for a temporary test, but not a permanent solution. Someone else said to be carefull not to scratch the springs when you do this (to avoid weakening them?).

Zip Ties sound cool too, but maybe you would risk scratching the spring when you try to cut them off. Would you melt them off? I wouldn't like to be in the wheelwell trying to get them off when they go "SNAP!".

CarloSW2

[ZugyNA]

Originally Posted by cfg83

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...003419/c-10101

Or at a Pep Boys or equivalent. They seem to be 7 bucks for two, which can compress one spring, so the test would set you back 28 bucks plus tax.

My car expert told me that this is fine for a temporary test, but not a permanent solution. Someone else said to be carefull not to scratch the springs when you do this (to avoid weakening them?).

CarloSW2

I've had these on a car to lower it for at least 2 yrs...no problems. Now have some to raise it...on my wagon for about 3 yrs/30K miles. Used this offraod on rough trails. The ends are soft steel...won't scratch the springs.