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Will lowering your car negatively affect your car?

Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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Will lowering your car negatively affect your car?

Will other parts get more wear and tear if you were to drop your car with coilovers or springs/shocks? Will your cv joints be affected or any other part of the car with early wear and tear?
Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Your CV joints will cry their eyeballs out.
Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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if ur lowering it more than 2 inches w/o camber kit. yes
Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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off roading will tear up the undersides.
Old Apr 26, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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what about a drop of like 1.7 F 1.5 R (progress springs) is that low enough to hurt stuff??
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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what can be done when lowering your car to help prevent some of these issues ? can anything be replaced or moded to help?
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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if u lower too much ur CVs will start to go...more stress on ball joints and tie rods...and too low will make ur car handle like *****....IMO Progress in not too low and will not effect parts signicantly...they might have shortened life a little bit.......best thing to do is inspect all front end parts and replace the ones that need it...IE ball joints tie rods and axles
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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Also, let some air out of your tires for a good .5 inch drop all around.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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Any type/amount/inches you lower a car will put suspension parts under pressure..( reduce the life span)...

Obviously, if it's done right, your cv joints, ball joints, axles, etc.. will wear out but at a slower pace then if you are running negative camber...

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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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Also, let some air out of your tires for a good .5 inch drop all around.

I hope no one will actually try that... lol
premature tire wear, here we come!
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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cv joints do wear out real quick. but with a mild drop not mcuh more stree is applied, where it will messthings up quick. i was on s-techs for a year and sprint for another year, and no problem. the problems came with a extream drop on coilovers
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