lowest drop springs...
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lowest drop springs...
i was looking for springs for my 86 camaro and was wondering if anyone makes springs to lower it more than 1 inch... i saw someone on here that had 2 inch drop springs... but dont remember the name... so my actual question is what are the lowest drop springs available? thanks for the info.
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Re: lowest drop springs...
innatrax (spl) also makes 2" lowering springs. From what i hear they are quite stiff.
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Re: lowest drop springs...
1) Look into SSS or ERS (Eibach race springs). You can order springs to whatever specifications you want. Choose ride height and spring rate- you'll have to do research to know what spring-rates to get that will be right with the drop you're wanting.
2) You can get weight jacks from Ground Control Store and adjust the height.
You can buy the ERS from the same website- I think they are $59 per corner
Just make sure that you get shocks that'll handle the drop and go through and replace the soft parts in the suspension (bushings, tie rods, etc.)
2) You can get weight jacks from Ground Control Store and adjust the height.
You can buy the ERS from the same website- I think they are $59 per corner
Just make sure that you get shocks that'll handle the drop and go through and replace the soft parts in the suspension (bushings, tie rods, etc.)
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Re: lowest drop springs...
i was thinking of the blistein shocks... but if there are better ones point me towards then... it will be a daily driver but i have little concern for smoothness... to an extent... poly bushings all around... and what would be good tie rods and other things i may over look... thanks for the quick responses.
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Re: lowest drop springs...
I don't think the base Bilsteins would hold up well to such a drop. I'd go with the HDs or KONIs. But, since the KONIs are adjustable and have a lifetime warranty and they're cheaper, I'd go that route (and I did, lol).
You don't want poly bushings in the rear control arms. Can cause binding. Poly/rod or rod/rod are better. I built my own with rubber on the body and a rod end on the axle. Click my signature pic and go to page two of my CarDomain and you can see what I mean.
Napa or Moog would be your best bet for steering replacement parts.
You don't want poly bushings in the rear control arms. Can cause binding. Poly/rod or rod/rod are better. I built my own with rubber on the body and a rod end on the axle. Click my signature pic and go to page two of my CarDomain and you can see what I mean.
Napa or Moog would be your best bet for steering replacement parts.
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Re: lowest drop springs...
this may be a dumb question... but what do you mean by binding?
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Copied from my Article on Z28.com....
In the LCAs, the polyurathane can create bind in hard cornering. This bind is caused by the LCAs not being able to work as they are designed to. As the rear suspension is designed, the rear of the car moves over the rear axle (imagine the axle as fixed and the body as mobile). When the car enters the turn, the body tries to move to the outside of the turn due to momentum, while the axle tries to remain in place (you hope). Now, if taken from a helicopter view, this motion must have some affects on the suspension linkages. The most appearent is in the LCAs. As the body moves over the axle, the LCAs are put into stress. The factory bushings allowed for this by flexxing and allowing the energy of the movement to absorbed and dissapated easily. Polyurathane is stiffer than the rubber, and doesn't allow this disapation so nicely. They can cause the bind I mentioned and snap back into their original postion. I've had this happen to me on several occasions, and it's interesting to say the least.
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I wouldn't feel comfortable saying that no, it definatly does not. But using polyurathane bushings anywhere else in the suspension doesn't cause it to my knowledge. But, in some cases, such as the front control arm bushings, there are better options. Global West offers some really nice pieces called DEL-A-LUM.
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DEL-A-LUM... never heard of it, but i will check it out... but how good would you saw are stock rubber bushings opposed to those? poly? and do they make DEL-A-NUM bushings for all bushings or just for the control arms?
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Here is a link to the DEL-A-LUMs. It should answer your questions about them. The stock pieces will allow deflection fore and aft. Also, they don't have any provisions for greasing them. I'm not aware of them being used anywhere else... not sure why though.
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