hmm need some opinions here, i want to lower my car but i dunno how much i want it about 2 Front and Rear but it will be on the stock tires so i really dont want it to low now plus i live in utah so im gonna bottom out on every damn entrance/exit so should i jsut drop it 1.75 front/Rear? in the near future i plan to get some low profile tires and a nice set of rims but to broke right now so any opinions on how low i should drop it right now?
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1.5" lower is pushing it without shortened struts or REALLY stiff springs (ie, greater than 300 lbs.)"Never run out of real estate, traction & ideas at the same time"
-93 MR2, 129 ES
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Originally posted by WTFRemember low compression makes more space for AIR, HEEELLOOOO!
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Originally posted by JesseSays1.5" lower is pushing it without shortened struts or REALLY stiff springs (ie, greater than 300 lbs.)
i cant afford shortened struts at the moment,
and i refuse to cut any of my bump stop out to stop it from bottoming out
if the spring rates were designed proportionally to the amount lowered...
it shouldnt bottom out
not to mention, if you get kyb gr2's, and you dont lower more than 1.5 inchs, you get a lifetime warranty
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why do you refuse to cut the bumpstops in half? that's pretty silly not to cut them..."Never run out of real estate, traction & ideas at the same time"
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Originally posted by WTFRemember low compression makes more space for AIR, HEEELLOOOO!
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Originally posted by JesseSayswhy do you refuse to cut the bumpstops in half? that's pretty silly not to cut them...
if i cut away half of this, im going to hit them less often... however when i DO hit them it will be much harsher
if im going around a corner at speed, and i bottom out for whatever reason... having more bumpstop there is more predictable and easier to control than the sudden shock i would get from half of a bump stop
however, i am aware that some spring manufacturers do suggest to cut them in half, and use the lower portion
in the case of my car, leaving them in whole still provides me with sufficient travel
the only times that i do bottom out is if i hit larger bumps when im going fast
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yeh thats kinda how i want mine.....just like have it sit right on the tires kinda but not ALOT because utah is so bad to lower it because of the snow and all the entrances/exits like i said before..
just dont know what springs i could get for a good price and have them be good is the prob.
(EDIT) i kinda want it like the photoshopped pic in my sig....maybe not that low but kinda like thatLast edited by Mazda96Protege; 12-15-2004, 10:44 PM.
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i was just gonna ask about your signature cuz it looks very real (cant believe its photoshop) it would be awesome if you can make it real.
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