Hi everyone,

I as wondering what would be the benefit of a lowering kit besides looks? I always see people say "drop that thing" when they see a G not lowered and wanted to see if there were really any advantages to doing it. If so...what would be the kit to go with?

 

Besides looks , it helps with handling lowering the center of gravity

 

I agree yet too helps with Rim sizes and all...
pending on $$ too Eibach is the safest drop still able to drop it and get the Alignment within Specs.
But not to Low PV since its your wifes car and a DD right?
if you go that route roughly $5-600 installed and Aligned. Any lower than that on Eibach will start costing Camber kits Arms etc...
Thats IMO the safe drop ...
Im on Tein but saving for Stance Coils but to each is their own...I want lower than Tein yet too selling my Stance Evolutions... heading a diffetent route since I want to go lower...

Happy Modding!

 

Thanks for the replies....the lowered look of the rims close to the fenders does look good especially from those pics of the Vossens with a lowered G!

 

It really all depends on what your use is for the car. it you want the look well yeah its great for it. The next thing is do you enjoy driving or tracking your car?

Springs will lower the center of gravity causing it to be slightly tighter and easier to corner while not hurting too much with camber, tires ect. This will mean though, you either have to use your stock shocks ( meaning more labor to tear down and reassembling your suspension) or get a new set of shocks to be mounted with your springs.

Coilovers will take it to another level. they are generally broken into street or full race. If you really plan to track your car, dialing in the correct settings for a full race coilover will change your time and driving style drastically.

I prefer street coilovers over full race or springs for a few reasons. Labor is simpler (bolts off the stock setup and swap straight the new setup). This allows for the option to keep the stock in the box incase you ever have to put it back in the future. You have the option for a softer setting so you can still hit the track hard on the weekends and adjust the damper and ride height as needed, to keep it soft enough to handle those harsh roads for daily driving.

Regardless to what you do though, a camber kit is generally needed for a coilover setup. I don't care to much for them with springs just because having some camber is actually good for you. I believe most car's have some camber off the factory line. usually between -0.25 to -0.5 or so to help with cornering and stability.

My rule of thumb is do the research prior to buying and installation. You be surprise how much you'll learn, as-well as save money and time.

(member please correct me if i'm wrong or add on ..)

Happy modding!

 

Thanks for your reply! She will not track the car and really it is my wife's daily driver, although she has less than two miles to work one way...lol I really doubt that coil overs would be needed for her...and really I would probably keep the stock shocks for the car if I can. It is good that it would help some in the corners and I read last night it also helps reduce the body roll of the vehicle in the corners (what little there is) it will have to wait for now though...I need to get the Vossen CV1's and new Hankook tires on it first!

 

I have Eibachs Pro-kit as well. The drive is definitely better as well as the looks.

 

Def looks and handle gets better. The ride does get stiffer and lower car means more caution when you park

 

swift springs ! ftw lol