wanted to show everyone what happens when you put the two together!!!
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x...aropics367.jpg

 

Is that with the Prokit or Sportlines????????????

 

i thought the lowering issue was fixed by spohn? look like sportlines

 

sorry guys i forgot to say they were sportlines. what lowering issue were you refering to? the car isnt drivable its a work in progress so it basicaly just sits. the car didnt drop much at all when i first did the springs. but when i put the a arms on about 2 years ago or so it did that!!!!!! i didnt say anything to steve at spohn about it. i figured it would just give me a reason to do adjustable coilovers

 

YIKES!!!! Glad I saw that, I was looking to order a set of those A arms but was worried about the claims that they lowered the car by around 1/2". With my car on Sportlines (trimmed) that definitely would be a problem.

 

i had heard that the original design spohn a-arms lowered the front of the car, and i think is was another 1/2 inch or so, i think they were re-designed but im not sure. i could actually use a set of those, my front sits a little higher than the rear after all the lightening i did, and now with the new motor in progress, and even more weight reduction, i may be higher yet.

 

1/2 inch my a$$...lol. id say they dropped it 2 inches when i put the a arms on....i do not have the spring insulators in either but they are not that thick.

 

Crap. This info I need. I have the spohn k member and a-arms. Didn't know they dropped the car.

 

I just put a set of the sportlines on w/the stock a arms and it's actually riding higher than stock. Did yours take a while to settle?

 

they do need time to settle, they could be indexed wrong, the bottom end of the coil needs to be between the two drain holes in the a-arm, also the stock springs are usually always wasted by now, and the lowering springs are designed to lower the car from the factory ride height, which is not always was a car with 20-25 year old springs is sitting at.

 

solution = air ride+tubs

 

Good to know as I was thinking fo buying the sphon arms. Think I'll stick to the factory and just go with the sportlines........

 

i e mailed spohn about my a arm prob a few weeks ago....im actually dissapointed that i did not even get a response to the issue. not even a " to bad buy new ones" nothing at all. i like steve since i go to there shop to pick up my parts and can see how there stuff is made and shoot the **** with him. if i call or drive there i do not have the temper for that. cause im sure they will wind up being a 400 dollar waste in the end!!!!!!!!!!

 

I talked to spohn about this. He said the early design had lower spring boxes. He said the ones I had did not. When he changed them I don't know. I would check with him. He is really good about telling you about these kinda things.