Lowering my 98 Protege...

[tylordurben]

pics of wheel gap...

springs and shocks


cut coil

[tylordurben]

had a spare hour, so i went ahead and cut the rear springs, 1 coil. i think ima leave it as is for now. its not slammed, but its now noticeably lower than a stock one.

ill try and post a pic tomorrow.

[Squeekster1]

so you put in lowering springs, new struts, and then cut the coils?

[tylordurben]

yup. didnt like the ride height so i cut 1 coil of the 4 corners.

this is how it sits now with a full tank of gas. im satisfied.

[progt91]

looks good

[Turpro]

what springs did you go with (the ones you cut) tylordurben?

[tylordurben]

thanks.

yeah i used the red B+G springs 2.5" drop (they are pictured on this thread) and I cut 1 coil off the bottom on each of them.

[Turpro]

thanks.

yeah i used the red B+G springs 2.5" drop (they are pictured on this thread) and I cut 1 coil off the bottom on each of them.

It looks good now but me personally would never disrespect b&g springs lol

[tylordurben]

thanks, if the product needs modifying so that i can be happy, then so be it.

[pureliquidhw]

How much lower did the one coil drop it? Do you have nearly identical pictures so i can compare? I like the final product, if it isn't a bit too low I would just like to see more of what it looked like before you cut the coils.

(I saw the other pictures and was just wondering if you had any more)

[tylordurben]

the one coil added .75" drop on the front and .5" on the rear.

sorry all the pics I have are posted on page 3 and 4.

[firelizard]

Is the ride quality still acceptable with the cut B+G springs?

[tylordurben]

rides just fine. no rubbing no hitting anything and its firmer than stock but not race car firm.

[tylordurben]

well, thought i would finally post a pic of the 1.5 coils cut up front, im still not completely satisfied with the stance but it will do for a while...





Yaril

[Kitty]

If you wanted a lower drop why didnt you go with a gold line or intrax spring?