gta87transam

hey, so im sure this question has ben asked before but my computers to slow to search through all the threads, so heres my question are the sportline springs ok for normal driving handling is not a issue just looks. thanks for the help

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Saber

What do you want to do with your car? the Pro kit is more for people who want performance, while the sportlines are for people who care more about looks. My camaro is low enough with the pro kit, i couldnt imagine driving around and being almost a full inch lower. It also depends on where you drive at, i would not drive a car on sportlines in Tampa florida because half our roads suck, and they like speedbumps here.

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to answer you question, yes they are perfectly fine to use on a daily driver. Just keep potholes in mind if your local roads suck. As well as steep inclines going in and out of driveways and parking lots.

1988-305-tbi

personally i woulkd say get the prokit because it will handle better but, for daily driving you should be very happy with the sportlines, i had them on my frist camaro about 7 years ago they are a bit soft going over speed bumps, car will bottom out if you have people in the back, it also had worn out shocks though, but it road nice and handled ok as well.

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gta87transam

Thanks for the replys, i am not planning on doing any racing with my car other then mabye a couple trips to the dragstrip at some point, and the roads around here are not bad. The main reason i do not wanna go with the prokit is because i dont know how worn my springs are so i do not know if the car is already a inch low and the sportlines just seem like a sure bet id get a lower stance.

gta87transam

One other thing i forgot to mention was that im not planning of replacing my stock shocks, will this be a big problem even if wont ever realy have anyone in the back seats

91_5.7_TPI

I'd say with the SportLines and even KONIs, getting more than 2 people (or two heavy people) you'd have problems with bottom out on rough roads, especially with stock shocks. My car hits the bump stops often enough to keep the metal they contact shiny with the KONIs and ProKit and I'm usually the only one in the car (and I'm small at 6'1" and 150 lbs).
For what it's worth, you'll destroy the stock shocks with the ProKit or the SportLines (that is if they aren't already). It's really not safe to drive the car with blown shocks- it makes braking and emergency maneuvers less stable and predictable are the same. Not to mention the car will ride and handle worse with stock blown shocks. I ran new stock replacement Monroes with the ProKit at first- in 8 months, they had no dampening ability left and all four were easily compressible by hand.

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Norm Peterson

Combining shorter (and hopefully stiffer) springs with worn shocks is not a recipe for a good ride either. You'll be regularly crashing the suspension into the bump stops and the ride will get more "floaty" than it is now. The ride will feel pretty much like that of any other old car, except it'll be stiffer over the bumps and the cornering will be a bit flatter.

"Sportlines" and "good launch" don't go together very well either. Intended as a heads-up so that you don't get too disappointed if/when you do take the car to the dragstrip. Or drive it like you were there.


On edit, Sportlines are at their best where appearance is the only thing. Think car shows, cruising 'round the local hangout/beachfront road/etc.


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iansane

I'm rocking the sportlines with a full coil cut off and the car handles fairly well, not F1-well mind you. Pushes through low speed corners a lot more than I like but is very neutral in high speed corners.