hey guys i was wondering would i do more harm than good if i cut maybe a half a coil off my pro kit springs..... i want the car to sit a tad lower....

 

Eibach SPORTLINES !

 

i heard that those dont handle as well as the prokit springs...... i gotta have my ride handle well.... its setup for the turns....

 

i love my pro kit but i would lower the front 1/2 to 3/4''.
wondering if its worth removing the insolator and using heater hose.

btw how much lower did you want to go?

 

i wanted to lower it maybe an inch more in the back and a half in the front.....

 

Before cutting I'd try heater hose on the front springs and some 4th gen isolators on the rears. If the rear isn't low enough then....try the heater hose there too. Once you cut them you can't go back.

 

I doubt that heater hose is much different than the front OE isolator. Fourthgen rear isolators will jack the car up. Heater hose at the rear lowered my car about a 1/2", IIRC.

JamesC

 

I've run stock springs in front with NO isolators or heater hose. Doesn't work in the rear, but it works well in front. Bear in mind that once the front lower arms go past level, you're hurting the camber curve, which reduces cornering power far more than the lower CG and moved roll-center help. Get the longest ball joints you can find, then build around those. Those help the camber curve.

 

Agree on the ball joints. Get HOWE extended ball joints. I have those and they work well. The boots didn't fit properly and my mechanic had to find one that fit from another car. You can buy 0.5" or 0.75" extended versions, meaning that it will lower CG in relation to roll center meaning it will bring the geometry closer to what it was stock before you dropped your car with the pro-kit. I bought 0.75" extended ball joints but for some reason only got 0.5" drop from what I calculated. I was still happy with the drop though.

 

You're right on the rear isolators. It was late and I was tired and trying to think.

And you're probably right about the front ones too. The factory ones are usually flattened pretty well when you remove them.