I.E. if I go measure from the ground to the middle upper part of the wheelwell and get like 32" does that mean if I install 2" springs it will measure 30" after install? Or is it not that literal of a figure?
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I.E. if I go measure from the ground to the middle upper part of the wheelwell and get like 32" does that mean if I install 2" springs it will measure 30" after install? Or is it not that literal of a figure?
Yeah that's pretty much it. A 2" drop spring will make any point on the car two inches lower. Sometimes drops vary, though. Lightened cars will be lowered less, whereas audio-laden heavy cars will have a bigger drop.
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Originally Posted by Strahan
I would measure from the ground to the body of the car, but yeah thats how it works.
yeah....my 2 subs in the back make my car tuck some tires....time to lighten the back.
Idea is like that but 2" doesn't mean exactly 2" - some drops more depending on the manufacturer.
I bought a set of spring which state 35mm drop but dropped like 45mm. So I changed them to H&R that says 40mm but sit higher than the previous spring.
I recommend you to search this site about the reputation of the spring available for our car so that you don't have to install them twice.
Sounds good. I went out and measured the gap from the wheels to the wheelwell and I can't recall the exact figure but it was immense. I don't want it slammed, but I don't want hardly any wheelwell gap either. I was originally looking at 1 to 1.4 inch drops, but on that much gap it seems like I'd be throwing money away on something that'd be barely noticable, heh.
your best bet would be like tokico lowering springs or the eibach pro kit that is 1 inch. i think ST made some 1 inch lowering springs also. i like my 1.5 neuspeed springs but the rear is started to sit lower than the front and its kinda annoying.
good luck finding tokicos, i got the last set that id heard of. As for a 1 inch drop not being noticeable, check out my before and after thread. its a huge difference.
