how low can i go?
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how low can i go?
how long exactly can i go without cutting any bushings and on stock bolts? I dont want to cut any bushings. Another thing...do i have to wait to align the car once it settles or can do the adjusting of the bolts to lower it and immediately take it to get it aligned?
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You'll probably get about 1" or so with out cutting bushings. I tried just lowering on stock bolts without cutting any bushings, but that didn't make much of a difference to me. The next week I was in the garage cutting the front bushing and adding 8" bolts in the rear. Some people get a little scared about cutting the bushing, but hundreds here on the forum have done it and I've yet to actually speak with any one who was unsatisfied. As far as the alignment goes, you should put at least 100 miles on it before you spend the money to have it aligned. It has a habit of taking a little driving to settle. Good luck! 
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About an inch lower and if you decide to cut the bushing you can look like this
I beleive the onwer of the car is Sw of texas
I beleive the onwer of the car is Sw of texas
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I lowered mine on stock bolts as far as it would go and my car still looks like a 4x4 - and it's been "settling" for 3 weeks now and several hundred miles.
So I'm going to cut the bushings and install 8inch bolts in the rear and bring that puppy d-o-w-n.
And if it is still too high - then I'm following CF member ALLKAR and installing coilovers. His car is so low that ants have to duck to get under it
EG
Pix of Inferno lowered on stock bolts below
So I'm going to cut the bushings and install 8inch bolts in the rear and bring that puppy d-o-w-n.
And if it is still too high - then I'm following CF member ALLKAR and installing coilovers. His car is so low that ants have to duck to get under it
EG
Pix of Inferno lowered on stock bolts below
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Actually, (and I hope Evil Twin chimes in) your car will continue to settle even after you've lowered it on stock bolts without cutting the bushings. You'll initially get about an inch, then as time goes by and the suspension continues to settle - your car will go lower.
Agian, I think ET has had his lowered this way probably longer than most and it looks sweet after a few years.
Agian, I think ET has had his lowered this way probably longer than most and it looks sweet after a few years.
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Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
Actually, (and I hope Evil Twin chimes in) your car will continue to settle even after you've lowered it on stock bolts without cutting the bushings. You'll initially get about an inch, then as time goes by and the suspension continues to settle - your car will go lower.
Agian, I think ET has had his lowered this way probably longer than most and it looks sweet after a few years.
Agian, I think ET has had his lowered this way probably longer than most and it looks sweet after a few years.
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Dec 22, 2004 at 09:24 AM.
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Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
I lowered mine on stock bolts as far as it would go and my car still looks like a 4x4 - and it's been "settling" for 3 weeks now and several hundred miles.
So I'm going to cut the bushings and install 8inch bolts in the rear and bring that puppy d-o-w-n.
And if it is still too high - then I'm following CF member ALLKAR and installing coilovers. His car is so low that ants have to duck to get under it
EG
Pix of Inferno lowered on stock bolts below
So I'm going to cut the bushings and install 8inch bolts in the rear and bring that puppy d-o-w-n.
And if it is still too high - then I'm following CF member ALLKAR and installing coilovers. His car is so low that ants have to duck to get under it
EG
Pix of Inferno lowered on stock bolts below
"Ants have to duck".. That's CLASSIC
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Originally Posted by dajael
"Ants have to duck".. That's CLASSIC It's not a EG original (sadly) - another CF member described ALLKAR's ride this way and I nearly had an accident while reading it - so I cribbed it!!!EG
Here are ALLKAR's rides - used without permission <ALLKAR just holler and I will remove it!!!>
Last edited by EG@EnglandGreen; Dec 22, 2004 at 04:06 PM.
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Originally Posted by mjallen40
Does the ride quality suffer after lowering? Have always thought stock was too high.
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Originally Posted by NoelsTorchredZ
Yours looks sweet twin, but the 19's help to take up that wheel well space also. You won't get that look with the stock wheels.
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Originally Posted by alex1217
I'd also like to know how the ride quality changes when lowering just on stock bolts/no cutting? How's it like on rough roads with minor potholes?
The only quibble I have is the back steps out if you hit a bump midway through a corner. It did that before lowering, but now it is more exaggerated.
All in all, a simple mods that reaps many benefits.
EG
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Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
I lowered mine on stock bolts as far as it would go and my car still looks like a 4x4 - and it's been "settling" for 3 weeks now and several hundred miles.
So I'm going to cut the bushings and install 8inch bolts in the rear and bring that puppy d-o-w-n.
And if it is still too high - then I'm following CF member ALLKAR and installing coilovers. His car is so low that ants have to duck to get under it
EG
Pix of Inferno lowered on stock bolts below
So I'm going to cut the bushings and install 8inch bolts in the rear and bring that puppy d-o-w-n.
And if it is still too high - then I'm following CF member ALLKAR and installing coilovers. His car is so low that ants have to duck to get under it
EG
Pix of Inferno lowered on stock bolts below
I didn't think your car could be lowered because of all that neon light stuff you have under it???
