^Topic Title. Just looking to get some opinions. As far as performance my car is pretty much as tight as they're gonna come (29k miles). It's already noticably lower in stock form than my RS (45k miles) was and scrapes the air dam in many places.






(sorry for whoring my car yet again, I just get all these crazy ideas when im stuck in pittsburgh 300 miles away from it as its stored for the winter)

 

I would say no. The only thing that I would drop possible is the back, it looks a little higher than the front, just looks odd to me. Beautiful car by the way.

 

I dont think third gens need a drop. The stock height is nice and aggressive the way it is.

 

the back is higher so when you mash the throttle, it looks level going down the road.. LOL weight transfer at its best

 

OF COURSE IT DOES!!

 

I just posted a threat about mine... but mine is a RS, yours looks fine IMO. I like the higher rear end look. Looks mean. nice maro btw

 

Ya, that would make sense, maybe mine is about equal because of the 180 pounds in subs and whatnot.

 

if its not a daily driven car, and you have the money to spend, sure....drop it. otherwise DONT. you will loose a lot of ground clearance and it will be a bitch to get the car in the air or even get it on a drive-on lift. the car looks fine as it is, a drop could make it look better but i think you could make a much better statement (exterior wise) by getting wheels or something

 

it'll be driven almost every day in the summer that its not raining/or going to rain. I definately want to put tint on it in early may and hopefully throw a catback on by the end of may.

 

As much as I love a lowered thirdgen - I wouldn't on this one.
It is a gorgeous car, leave it alone



Ken

 

wow... leave it alone!!

 

It's weird when you say pittsburgh... your so close I could walk out my door and see you,

 

man that red/black combo is beautiful.....I'd say keep it at the height its at until you want to mod the appearance more (ie different wheels etc)

 

I agree w/ Camaroguy, Keep it that hieght until you get some different wheels..

Looks good.

 

well based on the fact that i saw the thread from the main forum and actually said yes out loud, you already know my opinion.

First of all who cares about scraping your air dam, that thing can literally be folded flat backwards, it was meant to scrape.

Second of all when you do a drop thats from RS height not from iroc height, so if you were to go with an eibach pro-kit which is i think a hair over 1" you wouldnt be really much lower at all, and have WAY better handling characteristics over 15 year old factory springs.

Personally i totally prefer the sportlines which is a 2" drop, gives a nice forward rake to the car, and as long as youre careful with your car, which most of us are, nothing but the air dam will ever touch

 

Doug you are right. I have sportline on my car and I actually cut 1 1/2 inches off my air dam cause I got tired of it scraping. I love lowered thirdgens. I just think his car looks good the way it is.

 

i was reffering to the front gfx piece and any bigger than stock exhaust mod

 

okay well as far as the front gfx as long as youre smart enough to take ramps at an angle you should be fine. Often it sounds like the gfx is hitting but its just the air dam. Only places ive seen that could be an issue are some underground parking garages but if you see that then just leave your car at street level.

And exhaust eh personally i could care less if my exhaust scrapes on the ground every now and then, worst case cenario you rub a lil hole in one spot and have a tiny piece of tubing to be replaced. And we all have to watch out for the crazy huge speedbumps that seem to get put up in some parkign lots cause theyd rip the exhaust off a stock rs.

 

Heck yes it needs a drop. It needs to be dropped off in my DRIVEWAY!


Honestly though, I think a 1-2" drop would look right at home on the car.

 

lowered cars look good. period. But what is the car for? if it's a daily driver.. i wouldnt lower it. A lowered car will handle better (with the right setup), look better. But at the same time it will be stiffer ride, scrape on stuff and will be harder to work on.

My daily driver is lowered 2 inches up front and 2.5 inches in back. It scrapes every where (bumper, exhaust, subframe, floor boards...), the ride is way to stiff for the crapy roads here and to jack up my car, I have to drive it up on 2x4's...but hey, it looks good and handles like crazy! (by the way, my daily driver is a neon)

 

lol dropping a neon 2" is probably a bit different the dropping a camaro

if hes worried about it being too low, pro kit is the perfect solution

 

I vote Pro Kit or Sportlines. The way your car looks just begs for a Sportline drop but you be the judge. I think someone needs to get some photochops done

 

That is a beauty! If you were to add some bigger wheels...I would drop it...but to keep the stock wheels...and drop it 2 inches...I don't think it would look very tasteful. So..I say...if you add wheels...drop it...if not..leave it.

 

wow this post made me angry, i kind of want to yell at you but will stay polite



youre right with stock wheels that just looks like *** (<<<<SARCASM)

EDIT more sportlines SICK!

 

chill bud.

I completely agree with the statement Sickness91z28 made, and he didnt say it would look like ***, he said it would not look very tasteful. I agree it doesnt and its my opinion.

Adam(Amack) - Car looks great as is, leave it clean and stock. But if you go with some 17" rims id drop it some.

 

ya but in this case your opinion just happens to be wrong, look at those pictures, hwo does that not look incredible. so be quiet

and how does bigger rims make any difference, youre just running more rim and less tire, it doesnt fill the wheel well any differently

 

Starting **** is like driving a honda, gets no where fast.

Obviously he'll do what he thinks looks good. There is always going to be two sides on what looks good and what doesn't. I vote for lowering it. To each his own as someone said.

Those pics do look awfully nice don't they?

 

My opinion is wrong? Oh ok...I wasn't aware that there are right and wrong opinions.

 

hah sorry i guess im pretty bored, i dont understand how you can look at those pictures and not love it, to each their own but wow nice, and i bet if his car was photoshopped a lil lower i bet it would look unreal

 

Wow...beautiful car!.....Now drop the fukc out of it!
Get atleast 2 inches drop and that thing will look pristine.

 

Exactly. Didn't mean to start a war here...just stated my opinion. If I were to put my stock wheels back on...my car would look good...but the TTII's compliment the car alot better than the stock 16's.


19doug90- I never said the stock wheels look like ****. The stock wheels look fine..I just happen to like a bigger wheel with a lowered look. If I could have bought the stock wheels in a 17 or 18...I probably would have. Your response is the reason these posts end up getting locked. No need to act like a small child.

a mack6- It's your car man...it'll look great either way. Do what you think looks best and how it will fit your needs.

And a picture of my car with the stock 16's and not lowered...it looked like a totally different car.....

 

lowered our cars are shweet. I would go (dont kill me) with a set of 18's just for added clearance, because 18s in theory would give you more clearance. Regardless mine sits on 16 inch ultra claws.

 

sport line drop or weight jacks in the front. 4 corner coil overs so you can do what you want.

or just take the rubber isolator outa the back and use a piece of rubber tube on the coil. that will level the back out and make it look good too.

besides that It looks awesomw!

or you could really go low...
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/Car...gatop/low2.jpg

 

If you do decide to lower..I wouldn't look into the Pro Kit as your pretty much at pro-kit height right now. If you want a lower look I'd look into the Sportlines or Intrax as the Pro's would be a waste of money..

 

I know I hve aftermarket rims, but the car just looks ridiculous not lowered. After I lowered mine, I wouldnt want it any other way.

Not lowered:


Lowered:

 

kubus_stroinski your drop looks great. I just installed a Pro Kit on my car and the front is slammed however it seems my rear raised up some which kinda puzzles me . I am hoping this is something that will settle with some driving as the car hasn't gone more than down the driveway. I'll try attaching a pic

 

thanks for the compliment. the front looks really good on yours David. Mine didnt settle very much after they were installed. Maybe the springs didnt get seated properly in the back... some people have also said that shops have put in their springs upside down. you said its just gone down your driveway so im assuming you put them in yourself... i hope you manage to figure out what's wrong, aside from that, it looks like a sick ride

 

I would also say no. Leave it as is.

 

I say drop it. It looks very good on 3rd gens stock or modded. I think I am going to drop my formula soon also. Don't get me wrong, stock height looks good, but I think lowered more looks even better.

 

If you keep the stock wheels, I'd say it looks fine without a drop. If you want better handling or just an even better look, go ahead and drop it. It'd look good either way.

 

I have some Hotchkis springs on my car and it sits around that height. Looks good and they don't bounce as much as the worn stockers.

 

Its only gonna handle well if you replace the shocks/struts at the same time. The factory stuff isant up to the job. If your ride isant bouncy as hell after lowering it, give it a few weeks and itll ride and handle like ****.

 

I like the lowered looks as well but i don't know about some of you but the roads in my town are ****ing awful and we have to many train tracks and high curbs in parking lots it gets anoying going up on angels and being on the high way and have to hit the f'ing brakes just to get over the railways tracks. but hey that's just me some people enjoy slowing down and moving way over to the other lane to miss those pot holes. My Trans am is perfect at stock hardly bottom out or scrape my tail pipes. also i find that the skunks and raccoons fit under the front bumper a little better :P
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It's bad enough that i'm already on my knees just to change the plugs. But maybe some of you enjoy the bad backs and the pain of trying to lift them on trailers or even just up on jacks or a lift but i know i'm to lazy and don't have the time to have to worry about getting the front end up just to change the oil

 

don't forget the bushings alignment wheel clearance and coffee stains all over your pants

 

 

i think it looks nice how it is but the rear could come down a lil to make it level.

 

Spoken wisely.

 

 

Well, I'm planning on lowering my RS which has 16' ZQ8 wheels but IIRC, the Z28's do sit a bit lower than the RS's, so I have 2 agree with the others who say if ur keeping the stock wheels, leave it the way it is... Looks great now, but will look good either way.

 

coffee all over your pants? hey i say you play with fire, you get burned. Theres a reason these cars didnt come with cupholders

and wheel clearance on stock wheels with a dropped car isnt an issue with third gens. not with an eibach that is.