I thought about the eibach springs but I dont want to lower it front and rear. The front is a little higher than the back, so I just want to level the car off and drop the front end a inch or so, what would be the best route to go?

Its a 91 GTA with the WS6, please post links or ideas, Thanks in advance, Jim

 

No help, but I want to do the same thing and then put 18" torque thrust II's on the back (maybe 17") with 16" ttII's on the front.

 

In my opinion, if you just want to bring the front down a little,cut the front springs.
You could just heat 'em,but it's not usually recommended,since it'll take the temper out of part of the spring.If I were you, I'd cut a half a coil out of each spring (maybe start with 1/4 coil), put it back together, drive it around the block an see where it is.If it needs more, cut more off. It's time consuming, but if you want a certain heighth,it's the most accurate way to do it.
Position the cut end of the spring in the pocket on the A-arm,and get rid of the rubber isolaters.
By the way, the best way to cut them is with a die-grinder and cutoff wheel.
-Rich-

 

Just did this to my brother's GTA. I agree with Rich- cutting a little bit off the springs is the way to fly. 1/2 coil will get you level, 1 full coil will put you nose-down. BTW- if you do a full coil you'll be scraping the nose over every speed bump and curb. You can always cut off more, but you can't put it back on!

You cut the pigtail end (the side that touches the A-arm, not the flat end that goes up against the frame. Don't forget to put the rubber isolator back on the spring when you reinstall it unless you like squeaky springs.

Cut 'em with a cut-off wheel. Forget hacksaw blades- you'll need 2 dozen of them to do a single spring.

[This message has been edited by Damon (edited November 19, 2001).]

 

Uhh, don't start cutting your springs and screwing around with something thats engineered for your car.

Get drop spindles. They will move the location of your spindles (which are only on the front) toward the top of your car, thereby lowering your car when you reassemble everything. You shouldn't need a re-aligning either, possibly some shorter tie rods though. Infinitely easier to accomplish than cutting your springs - that should be your very last option.

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~Luke
'91 Firebird :: L03/700R4 ::
Mods: Catco cat - Flowmaster 80 series - B&M Shift kit - TA tail lights - GTA rims - K&N - MacEwen guages
Stereo: Pioneer DEH-P8200R - Cadence 4x6's - Pioneer 6x9's - Kicker amps - Kicker 10" CompVR

 

i agree dont start cutting s*it. my friend cut the springs down on his blazer and it ran like ****, bump bump bump bump, it felt like we were offroad all the time. get coil spring stablizers, little metal brackets that let u lift or lower your car, there about 8 bucks at autozone. i just used them to lift my car and they worked. they clamp around the springs coil and forces them closer together.