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The fronts are starting to settle and look pretty good. The problem is the rear springs are too soft and drop the car down WAY too low. I had to put my old springs back on the rear. I may cut half a coil off the stock rear springs after the fronts settle to even things out. I bought these lowering springs on eBay after seeing good feedback from people that had bought the same ones for their Camaro. I guess they had not installed them yet!
They have an advertised drop of 1.7" front and rear. I would say it's more like 1.7" front and 3" rear. The ride was horrible with the rear springs on and made my car look like it was hauling bricks!
I may try that later on, but right now I would rather not look at a spring for a while. Plus I need to see how low the front is going to settle before I try to get the rear right.
Originally posted by mw66nova hmm...looks like a pretty clean sportcoupe you got going on there! plannin' on keepin' it a sportcoupe?
Yeah, no ground effects for me. I think they look more like an old muscle car without them. When I first got it, I was going to conform and slap some ground effects on it, but I don't like being a sheep.
Originally posted by sully91rs That looks thick enough to be a front spring .
Maybe they were too hard instead of too soft? It felt like I had a 2x4 in place of the spring and bounced all over the place like a lowrider. I'm pretty sure it was on the bumpstops though. When it warms up, I'll put the rear springs back on and take some more pictures to show how low they are.
who installed the rears for you??? did you make sure the isolator went back in ontop of each spring??? maybe someone lost them before you owned the car....my firebird was missing one and i put it back in after i found one at the junk yard.
Originally posted by jcurrieirocz who installed the rears for you??? did you make sure the isolator went back in ontop of each spring??? maybe someone lost them before you owned the car....my firebird was missing one and i put it back in after i found one at the junk yard.
I installed them and both isolaters are there.
I like your car! That's the stance I want mine to have. Did you trim the bumpstops on yours? If so, how much?
Originally posted by maroon88iroc lol i took the bumpstops off of mine...
I was afraid that if I took them completely off, my shocks would bottom out. I have searched on here for info about the rear bumpstops, but haven't found much. A few people said they trimmed them some.
The fronts are starting to settle and look pretty good. The problem is the rear springs are too soft and drop the car down WAY too low. I had to put my old springs back on the rear. I may cut half a coil off the stock rear springs after the fronts settle to even things out. I bought these lowering springs on eBay after seeing good feedback from people that had bought the same ones for their Camaro. I guess they had not installed them yet!
They have an advertised drop of 1.7" front and rear. I would say it's more like 1.7" front and 3" rear. The ride was horrible with the rear springs on and made my car look like it was hauling bricks!
Yes DO NOT buy ZENN lowering spring kit cause they are too soft you will be bottom out eventually i would recommended stick with TEIN lowering spring kit it just about $100 different price and you will never regret.
Yes DO NOT buy ZENN lowering spring kit cause they are too soft you will be bottom out eventually i would recommended stick with TEIN lowering spring kit it just about $100 different price and you will never regret.
youll find them on ebay.i bought a set last year and installed them without any issues. my car sits just fine.if you dont have the springs in the right positions then u will have issues with how the ride height looks.
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Yeah, no ground effects for me. I think they look more like an old muscle car without them. When I first got it, I was going to conform and slap some ground effects on it, but I don't like being a sheep.
Haha My car is a 84 bace model with no ground effects to every one thinks its 70's..
Badass355ciz28 NICE CAR
Last edited by Redlinerevver; 11-20-2008 at 12:16 AM.
Haha My car is a 84 bace model with no ground effects to every one thinks its 70's..
Badass355ciz28 NICE CAR
thankyou................still a work in progress..........need a new 4th gen dash<firebird dash> mine is cracked and i wanna put new carpet in it and remove the rear seats
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