Yeah long tubes and lowering don't mix.. 26 to 26.5 seem to be a good lowered street height IMO.. Looks wise and ground clearance wise.

 

no pics as i removed the engine , but mine sat so low me and my dad had the get out while it was in gear and push/lift to get it over a wallmart speed bump , when the front tires are flat the nose touches the ground , its a trans am with the front grill things , and it looks bad *** , wish i could drive it like that , btw i have 14`s on it , for now , also theres less than 2 fingers width between the trunk floor and the ground the way it sits now

 

See picture/info in signature!

 

Freakin' beautiful roamaver! Man red looks good on iroc-z's.

 

Roamaver how does your car ride with those Hotchkis springs? I'm thinking about buying them for my car. That's a really nice IROC you have.

 

Do your research on spring rates before you buy. Hotchkis IIRC is only like 600# springs in front. I believe that's close to stock.

 

My 86 with an Eibach pro kit with c5 wheels. Not coils cut.

 

Thanks!

It feels maybe a little bit more stiff than stock. Barely even noticeable really, but I thought the car felt good with stock springs as well. The air dam under the car scrapes a lot now though lol.

 

Good looking car.

 

Ha ha yeah thats good to know. The air dam scrapes everything even with the stock springs.

 

Pro kit.

 

this is my car on eibach sportlines and 18s
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here is my friends bird on springs with about 3 coils cut
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i love your friends ride height , but the rear is a bit high in comparison

 

he had the 4th gen rear in, really couldnt lower it anymore but i like the rake. unfortunately the car has been raised to make room for the turbo down pipe.

 

1991 RS. 1.5" lowering springs 275/40/18's

 

Eibach Pros, Koni Yellows (and BMR adj p-bar and LCARB)

 

Hey guys,

I'm thinking of lowering my 82 and was wondering what height some of these are. Also, what size are your wheels. Not sure if I should go 18's or 20's.

Any help/pics would be great

 

1991 RS
Lowered 1&1/2" on 18's

 

what ya'll think? imam strip and polish the wheels soon don't know how to make pic bigger... took it with my droid bionic

 

should be bigger now

 

Car looks good!
Before you do your wheels, go on a search and destroy for rust. Keep that nice car under you.

 

tanks for the compliment.. and car is totally rust free except for spots on lower doors where ground effects used to be. we have owned this car since dec '87 bought it off the showroom.. has like 250,000 miles on the body now. I have turned every bolt on this car since warranty ran out

 

Which springs + height?

 

cut 1 coil front & rear removed rear isolators replaced with heater hose about 2" drop

 

It doesn't get much more perfect than this. Checked out your vBGarage too. Very, very nice.

 

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love it

 

that sweet

 

 

ttt

this thread is to good to let die.

 

I agree! We need MOAR!

I'll be adding to it in a few months once I get my sportlines installed with my Koni Yellows.

 

Ok, here's my Trans Am with Vogtland springs. Drops 1.2'' all around.

 

I'm liking the level stance Fireblood83. Nice car by the way.

 

Thank you! Yes the stance is way better than before. Below some pics of how the car sat on the old MOOG springs. It wasn't sitting too high either, so lowering it a bit with good springs does the job well.

 

18" XXR Rims with 285 rear tires .

 

 

Eibach lowering springs .

 

Just got my weight jacks installed... Still trying to get them all evened out how I like them. It's surprisingly hard to find perfectly flat ground to adjust them on.









You can see my PHBRB and LCARB and rear adjusters here... Note the Y-pipe from my long tubes. You can see the collector flanges on either side of the transmission shining in the light.

And with my autocross wheels on...

 

Looks good. What spring rates did you decide on?

 

Eibach Sportlines with .75 coil cut in the rear and heater hose for the isolator. 18" Boze Pro Tourings.

 

750/175

 

Did you have to change your lug pattern to get those wheels on kooga?

 

No I didnt . I followed the concept of another member on the board , and redrilled the rims . Changed the lugpattern to Chevrolet . I also had spacers made to get the width I preffered , and equipped them with lugs aswell , so I could fill the 5 spareholes with rimnuts . These aftermarket rims got 2 different lugpattern and I didnt like the idea of empty holes :-)

 

Not on here much but I'll share my lowered third gen. Eibach sport lines trimmed with new Monroe socks. Ls1/60e swap

 

Here is my lowered 85 iroc, eibach springs..no coils cut I have long tubes and 3 inch y with no issues

 

Mines lowered a little bit.

 

 

Are weight jacks all you have up front?

 

No I also have founders 1" raised strut mounts with additional 1" spacers and 1" extended ball joints. I still need more strut travel and crossmember to A-arm clearance so I'm getting drop spindles and shorter struts.

 

Can you provide some more info on your tire/wheel combo?