Lowering Car

[woody89 10+ year member]

I was wanting to lower my car and was wondering will all I need to drop it an inch or two is the lowering springs?

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

What kinda car?

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

cut the springs if you're cheap.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

cut the springs if you're cheap.

That is one of the cheapest ways, but you will regret it down the line.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

Depending on the car, springs, and swaybars (clearance)

If you're doing it for performance, you need new shocks, and if you don't replace those now, you'll be replacing them eventually anyways, because your factory ones will quickly wear out with a lower ride height.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Depending on the car, springs, and swaybars (clearance)
If you're doing it for performance, you need new shocks, and if you don't replace those now, you'll be replacing them eventually anyways, because your factory ones will quickly wear out with a lower ride height.

Like he said here, depends on vehicle. If you replace the springs you will lower the ride height of the vehicle making you need shorter shocks.

 

[woody89 10+ year member]

It's a Toyota Camry.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif Im simply doing it for looks, I don't expect to much performance out of my car lol.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Replace the springs and shocks, they should sell a kit for it, I think...

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=375408

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

or get the koni yellows and your can lower your car by adjusting the perches on the shock itself

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

or get the koni yellows and your can lower your car by adjusting the perches on the shock itself

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif , that would be the best thing to do...IMO

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

hmm, i think the perches on the koni's are to change damping, they're not intended as coilovers

 

[IrTehL33T@DBeez 10+ year member]

all you need is a couple friends, one to stand on each corner, each with a torch, heat up the springs until it sits the way the want and then be done with it

 

[woody89 10+ year member]

I was sorta wanting to keep the stock springs just incase. Mainly curious to know if just replacing the springs will give me the look im wanting? Would I need to replace the shocks?

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

how many miles does your car have

 

[scrappy 10+ year member]

hmm, i think the perches on the koni's are to change damping, they're not intended as coilovers

Thats correct the lower the setting the softer the dampening. Do it right buy new springs and shocks

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

all you need is a couple friends, one to stand on each corner, each with a torch, heat up the springs until it sits the way the want and then be done with it

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif ummm...no

 

[woody89 10+ year member]

165,000:crap: Never had a problem out of it, ran strong all these years and still going.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

Thats correct the lower the setting the softer the dampening. Do it right buy new springs and shocks

so when the perch gets moved down a notch, the rides height will remain the same?

 

[scrappy 10+ year member]

so when the perch gets moved down a notch, the rides height will remain the same?

Thats correct the shock will have nothing to do with the ride height, just the smoothness of the ride. The spring is what effects ride height. I have kyb adjustable shocks the only thing that lowers my car is the coilovers not the settings of the shock. Here is a link to the koni site for more infrmation http://www.koni-na.com/products.cfm