Whats are the lowest springs u can get?
03-13-2004, 01:33 PM
#5
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damn 4" is that possible. Your whole body would scrape the floor~!
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaSprings
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaSprings
03-13-2004, 01:41 PM
#8
ive seen it done this guy took them off and is ridin on air bags now. he had 17" rims and scraped everywhere but it was done. he said it was 4" it could have been less but he was hella lot lower than my sprints
03-13-2004, 07:13 PM
#10
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Originally Posted by NyCzBuBBa
i was thinking of cutting eibachs. I wanna go low......i ride rough as is got some defective maxspeeds man that crap is tooooooooo harsh.
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?CuttingSprings
njmaxseltd said it best when he installed some cut springs for a client: "Next was the cut Eibach spring install. I'll make this short and simple. Cut springs are dangerous. They do not sit correctly in the seats, especially up front. You barely have a full coil seated on the strut do to the harder angle the chopped coil has which makes it very possible for the spring to unseat itself which could cause loss of control of your vehicle. We had to self seat the spring onto the strut by hand as the car was slowly lowered. A large bump or dip can very easily unseat the spring."
Second:
There's no such thing as "defective springs" they either hold your car up, or they don't.
Third:
If you think maxspeeds are rough, you don't even know how rough uncut Eibachs are. And worse when you cut them, they get rougher, slamming into the bumpstops, hitting your head on the ceiling, and especially when they unseat themselves off the spring seats and your car starts scraping the ground:
Fourth:
If you really want some information from someone who has ridden in almost every combination, check out this page if you haven't already:
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?SuspensionSelection
03-13-2004, 10:34 PM
#11
Originally Posted by drewm
First off:
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?CuttingSprings
njmaxseltd said it best when he installed some cut springs for a client: "Next was the cut Eibach spring install. I'll make this short and simple. Cut springs are dangerous. They do not sit correctly in the seats, especially up front. You barely have a full coil seated on the strut do to the harder angle the chopped coil has which makes it very possible for the spring to unseat itself which could cause loss of control of your vehicle. We had to self seat the spring onto the strut by hand as the <A TITLE="Click for more information about car" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||cars|AA1VDw">car</A> was slowly lowered. A large bump or dip can very easily unseat the spring."
Second:
There's no such thing as "defective springs" they either hold your car up, or they don't.
Third:
If you think maxspeeds are rough, you don't even know how rough uncut Eibachs are. And worse when you cut them, they get rougher, slamming into the bumpstops, hitting your head on the ceiling, and especially when they unseat themselves off the spring seats and your car starts scraping the ground:
Fourth:
If you really want some information from someone who has ridden in almost every combination, check out this page if you haven't already:
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?SuspensionSelection
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?CuttingSprings
njmaxseltd said it best when he installed some cut springs for a client: "Next was the cut Eibach spring install. I'll make this short and simple. Cut springs are dangerous. They do not sit correctly in the seats, especially up front. You barely have a full coil seated on the strut do to the harder angle the chopped coil has which makes it very possible for the spring to unseat itself which could cause loss of control of your vehicle. We had to self seat the spring onto the strut by hand as the <A TITLE="Click for more information about car" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||cars|AA1VDw">car</A> was slowly lowered. A large bump or dip can very easily unseat the spring."
Second:
There's no such thing as "defective springs" they either hold your car up, or they don't.
Third:
If you think maxspeeds are rough, you don't even know how rough uncut Eibachs are. And worse when you cut them, they get rougher, slamming into the bumpstops, hitting your head on the ceiling, and especially when they unseat themselves off the spring seats and your car starts scraping the ground:
Fourth:
If you really want some information from someone who has ridden in almost every combination, check out this page if you haven't already:
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?SuspensionSelection
03-14-2004, 03:37 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by NyCzBuBBa
I am telling you come sit in my car. EVERYONE not just one or 2 people coming from 3 MOTM who sits in my car telling me they are WAY TOO STIFF. I sat in sooooo many org members cars and sat in all different kind of rides. PCguru with his JICS were more comfortable then my car Toylet902 with his cut eibachs and agx were FREAKING A DREAM RIDE compared to mine they can vouch for this if you want. I'm telling you something is wrong it is way too stiff. I guarantee you it's the springs. If you sit in my car and don't think its stiff as i say it is i will give u a 100$ and if u dont hit ur head when im driving on the BQE ill give u another 100$ but if either one happens ur paying me double.
03-14-2004, 06:47 PM
#18
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just go with the Tein S-techs .... I put a set on last week ....dropped 2.25 front and 1.75 rear... thats wat I measured the next day...currently on stock struts...will be swapping for AGX soon...ride is not bad but the car deff needs a stiffer strut than stock.... I don't think I would be happy with the GR2's after driving around on the stock struts for a few days...later
03-15-2004, 11:02 PM
#22
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I just installed the S-Techs and Illuminas and am very pleased with the drop and suprisingly the ride as well. Being 17, I figured I would be able to tolerate a harsher ride than my parents. After my dad drove my newly lowered ride, he said the ride felt sportier and he loved how it hugged the corners. Sorry but I haven't gotten any pics yet, but I highly recommend this setup.
03-15-2004, 11:35 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by NyCzBuBBa
...if u dont hit ur head when im driving on the BQE...
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