hey guys i recently just got my first ever camaro, 89 iroc with 77000 original miles, awesome car, clean as hell but ill get to the point. the car has eibach lowering springs on it, which i think make the car look AMAZING, i love the way the clearance is on it. now lemme tell you when i hit a hole in the ground and basically pretty much any ruff spots this thing hits hard. the guy i bought it from said he would put a better suspension on the front but im not sure. my dad is saying that it needs to have normal springs on it because its goin be ruff whether you put a better suspension on it, or not. but i just love the way the car looks with those eibachs. my second issue is, the cars front end needs to be alligned, when i test to see the wheel alignement, and let my hand off the wheel it will take a few seconds but slowly start moving to left. also when i hit the brake, its not bad its controllable but it shifts to the left. what do you guys think i should do ??

 

i just got my frist camaro rently also...have the same problem...car sits way to low but looks awesome...ive decided to run coilovers so i can adjust the ride hieght ive found several different ones...im going for the most expensive one though cuz it looks the best...but there are a few that are only like 250 bucks same price as lowering springs...and for the alignment problem mine pulls hard right...when u lower a car u throw off the geometry of the suspenion...best to get a new alignment done and get some adjustable caster and cambers...and get a steering brace that will help also...thats the one thing about these cars...they didnt make the suspenion to sturdy...u have to make up for it...anyways just look at a lot of the sites thirdgen sponsers for parts...spohn makes great stuff but lil exspensive in some areas...also have bmr...aje...ground control...checkem out might find what u need...anyways good luck

 

A good first step would be to take it to a trusted shop and have them look over the front suspension, replace anything that is worn out, and do a good alignment. Then you can build from there if you want to.

- Justin

 

Quality shocks and struts period. If you still have those 70,000 mile original shocks on, theyre toast, and they wont be able to control your springs. I would go with Blsteins, or if you cant afford that, Tokico HP's. Also check for wear on the ball joints, idler arm, and tie rods. If theyre worn replace them and take it to a reputable alignment shop!

 

A good shock will help mask the problem but not fix it. The problem being that the eibach's sit too low and are too soft. In order to have some semblance of ride quality with only 2-3" of suspension travel in bump you need to jack the spring rate up or the car will smack the bump stops constantly. Which is what your feeling when you hit the pot hole.

So contrary to what you might think, you need to go stiffer to ride better. Eibach lowers the car while maintaining close to stock spring rates. I suggest for people to start with stock springs and trim them for the ride height you want. This will increase your spring rate as you lower the car, this will work for mild amounts of drop. The problem here is that the spring rate won't increase enough to get real low. If you want to run that low you might look into getting a set of spring from a circle track supplier and triming those for your desired ride height. This will require some research on your part before you order.

 

hey thanks alot guys. its goin take a little while for me to get the work done because, i got laid off for a week and spent all my savings on the car. but once i get enough ill probably put a really nice quality suspension on it.