Anyone lower their ride or any ride with these cheapo spring compressors?
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I am on a real tight budget seeing I just bought a house and now my money will be going elsewhere. I was just wondering if anyone of you guys ever dropped a ride with one of these products. I know a few people who have and have not had any trouble but I have never personally done it. Please don't tell me to just get lower springs or coil overs or whatever. I am just looking for people that have used these. Thanks guys!
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p.s. I am talking about the first and third item on the page.
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p.s. I am talking about the first and third item on the page.
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Rep Power: 0 That's pretty ghetto. If you want to drop without buying springs, you might as well take a blow torch and cut 1.5" off each spring... I understand you're on a tight budget, so chopping your springs would be the cheapest drop... I personally would never do it, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do...
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Rep Power: 0 dont chop your springs, the ride is atrocious... eibach prokit is a nice drop and a good ride
and its only 200 bucks... save a lil here and there like i did [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
and its only 200 bucks... save a lil here and there like i did [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Get some Neuspeed Sport Springs. You can get them for less than $150 shipped now (I wish I would have known that before I ordered them from Modacar for $185 shipped, oh well). They are excellent springs. I love them, and the ride quality isn't sacrificed too much while still getting the agressive look from the 1.75/1.5 drop.
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Rep Power: 0 I'm sorry guys...But do you even bother reading what the original poster asks???...He knows springs might be better...!!!...What he's wondering if for 20 bux what can hurt can it do to do this??? Yes, cutting springs might lower, but hurt the ride quality...
This can be a temorary lower...It is adjustable..!!!...Personally I don't really wanna drop my front end all that much...I just think the back end sits up too high...This provides a great way to level out the car for a real cheap price...And if it doesn't ride good...I'm out only 20 bux max, and I don't have cut springs!!!
I think sometimes everyone forgets we all don't have $$$ for limitless #'s of mods...Heck...I just dream of the days when I will be able to do the mods I want...No offense meant to anyone on this...But I wish people would answer the questions posed in the threads, not just say it's stupid (not having tried it, or researched it), and keep to the topic...
Just my $.02 again!
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This can be a temorary lower...It is adjustable..!!!...Personally I don't really wanna drop my front end all that much...I just think the back end sits up too high...This provides a great way to level out the car for a real cheap price...And if it doesn't ride good...I'm out only 20 bux max, and I don't have cut springs!!!
I think sometimes everyone forgets we all don't have $$$ for limitless #'s of mods...Heck...I just dream of the days when I will be able to do the mods I want...No offense meant to anyone on this...But I wish people would answer the questions posed in the threads, not just say it's stupid (not having tried it, or researched it), and keep to the topic...
Just my $.02 again!
-Mark
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Rep Power: 0 but those spring compressors are like putting chrome wheel covers on b/c you cant afford rims.....
sure, its understandable, but you better start growing a mullet to match those "mods"
sure, its understandable, but you better start growing a mullet to match those "mods"
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Rep Power: 0 i thought those were made to help remove stock springs. i wouldn't trust driving around with those on. not only is it going to compress the spring, but its going to hold it there. you might as well not even have springs.
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Rep Power: 0 Those things seem dangerous! I wouldn't be surprised if they self destructed over a pot hole. Doesn't seem like those tiny bolts can handle the load.
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Rep Power: 0 << How could it be dangerous? So big deal if they break? Not going to hurt anything. Right? >>
Actually they are very dangerous! It actually decreases performance in cornering and stability! Think ! Your spring is already compressed an inch or an inch and a half! So now you have shortened the spring while yet the struts are oem length! When you haul a$$ over a corner while going over rough road it will allow the spring to jiggle around freely in its perch because its now anch inch and a half shorter and the strut is completely extended! Dont put those on!!! If you do i will personally slander you across every forum on the net! Dakota Either do it right or stay stock! no in between! And i wouldnt let my kids ride in your car if you had those compressors! Dangerous!
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Rep Power: 0 That does not even make sense to me. With drop springs your strut stays extended too. As far as slandering me all over pimpdakota I really don't care cause lately you have just been a wise a$$ anyway.
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Rep Power: 0 Decamo's right...i've heard of those breaking under stress. Could cause serious damage (think of a piece of shrapnel shooting into the body or your tire)
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