Inexspensive way to lower?
#4
uh... 3 inches?! Have you perhaps measured that on the car? You'll bottom out everywhere you go. Please don't say you want to make a "lowrider z." You can get a set of Eibach's for $170-$220. They lower the car about 1.5"
#9
Originally Posted by jimp280z
I lowered it on photoshop and they look sweet, ya know?
Oh... and what do we know anyway, it's not like we OWN Z cars...
#11
Lowering it 3 inches will murder your suspension. The car will have so much camber you won't be able to control it well, and you'll go through tires every 1000 miles or so. If you want it to have a mean / cool stance, get 1.5" lowering springs, and some fatty wheels on the rear w/ fender lips to cover.
#14
in my z32 with a 2.5" drop and the body kit made the frame sit 2.5 inches off the ground and the body 2 inches. as long as you put stiffer springs in it i dont see a problem with lowering it that much..other then normal alignment issues..
#16
Another thing to consider is to cut the springs you have to go and pull everything apart to get to the spring (you can't, or at least shouldn't, try cutting a loaded spring). If you need to do all that work, you might as well go the extra mile and put in new stiffer springs, and most likely new stiffer than stock valved struts/shocks since the suspension will have less travel room to do it's job properly.
#19
You can cut the shock tubes by what ever amount you want to lower it. About mid way on the strut tube below the spring perch. Then you weld an outer sleeve to reinforce it. You will need shorter shocks or they will bottom out and fail. Stock springs have to much travel so you will need bump stops. You will also need camber plates or your car will look like a cartoon mobile. If you get it real low it will look bad *** but will drive like ****. I have Tokico springs and shocks on mine and it is 1" lower with room for at least another 1 1/2" but it is perfect for street. I have an idea in the works to put air bags at least on the front to get it over the driveway. Summit sells parts to make it for about $250. Total cost of a good suspension is about $800-$1000. Do it right or you'll do it over.
#21
The Tokicos are about 2 inches shorter than factory springs, in fact you don't need a spring compressor to install them. Cutting the tubes has been an effective way to lower the Z for years.
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