I went with the Tokico HP (blue) spring/shock combo that drop the car 1.75". I figured it was easiest to go ahead and get 'matched' springs and shocks instead of mixing and matching.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Don't need anything special but a spring compressor which is $10 to rent, everything else is just standard metric tools . It can be totally done in an afternoon, about 3 to 4 hours max for basic springs/shock replacement. Coilovers would take longer because you have to set the height adjustment to make it level, that takes a while to get them all the same height. Anyone want to help or see how it's done?Well, they said it costs $75 (didn't mention a discount for TeamDelSol member) but the computer is not working now and they don't know when the tech is going to arrive to fix/replace it. [img]eek.gif[/img]
On that note: do you have the tools to do a shock/spring swap Geo?
By the way Khoi which springs/shocks combo did you finally come up with on it?
Geo
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Team Sol of Washington
I went with the Tokico HP (blue) spring/shock combo that drop the car 1.75". I figured it was easiest to go ahead and get 'matched' springs and shocks instead of mixing and matching.
With that much drop you should look into getting a camber kit such as Skunk2, Ingalls, Progressive or even Eibach.
Geo
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Team Sol of Washington
I was thinking about that but I've read that it is something of a hit-or-miss proposition. Also, I did not see on Tokico's site any mention about needing a camber kit. I think that was one reason why they choose to limit the drop to that instead of pushing 1.8 to 2 inches. I'll have to reconsider it if the alignment tells me otherwise.
As I understand it, its not the cambers that need the adjustment in as much as the toe in that does.
I'm getting a 2.5" drop sometime soon with Tokico blue struts/shocks w/ brackets & Nuespeed Yellow springs. It will have an adjustable camber bushing set for the front UCA's, but I'v ebeen told the toe is the important adjustment.
Why dont we make a meet out of this. What day do you guys wanna do this? 16th?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Don't need anything special but a spring compressor which is $10 to rent, everything else is just standard metric tools . It can be totally done in an afternoon, about 3 to 4 hours max for basic springs/shock replacement. Coilovers would take longer because you have to set the height adjustment to make it level, that takes a while to get them all the same height. Anyone want to help or see how it's done?Originally posted by Geo VP:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, they said it costs $75 (didn't mention a discount for TeamDelSol member) but the computer is not working now and they don't know when the tech is going to arrive to fix/replace it. [img]eek.gif[/img]
On that note: do you have the tools to do a shock/spring swap Geo?
By the way Khoi which springs/shocks combo did you finally come up with on it?
Geo
President
Team Sol of Washington
If it all works out and I get my parts, then I'm game. a lowering party sounds good.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Your right Alex, the toe can put much more wear on the tires then camber will because of tire "scrubbing". The only reason they point the tires in a bit is for easier/faster turning and to keep the car going in a straight line, but not enough to promote extensive tire wear.Originally posted by A.Oster:
As I understand it, its not the cambers that need the adjustment in as much as the toe in that does.
I'm getting a 2.5" drop sometime soon with Tokico blue struts/shocks w/ brackets & Nuespeed Yellow springs. It will have an adjustable camber bushing set for the front UCA's, but I'v ebeen told the toe is the important adjustment.
Geo
President
Team Sol of Washington
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