How would you rate the ride quality? I want to lower my car enough that there is no longer an obnoxious wheel gap, but still rides fairly smooth. Any opinions on what to get without breaking the wallet. Granted im not getting ebay, or cutting the springs or anything stupid.
Winks, sorry man... not interested the the GP
I'll tell you that as soon as they are installed today, well maybe after the alignment which will be on saturday. I'll post pics too
15.958 @ 88.201 stock, still getting @!#$ty launches...
If I put set my AGX to 1 it feels better than stock, but stock for me was blown struts so it's hard to say. I prefer to have the fronts on 2 and the rears at least on 4, for a bit of oversteer. With that setup I have to mind bumps in the road, but the car's fun to drive. Occasionally my resonator will scrape on gravel driveways, but other than that I'm happy.
I got them installed yesterday, and I must say I'm really satified, although I haven't really tried them yet cuz I need an alignment and it's raining outside. This is clearly a mild drop, for those who want performance over looks. As you can see the front is just a bit higher than the back, which makes me think that sportline springs must make it ugly, because the front would be so much higher than the rear. I ride on 2,4 settings and I seemed to noticed that I almost don't feel the small bumps compared to before, but some big bumps on the highway were really harsh. I can't wait to test the handling, and I'll let you know how that goes with otherwise stock suspension components.
here goes (@!#$ty pics raining and cheap camera)
15.958 @ 88.201 stock, still getting @!#$ty launches...
I've had them on for a year now, and I love the ride. My settings are 2 in front, 5 in rear, and it feels great. Especially when I auto-x. But on the road, it's a smooth ride, and corners great. But you will feel the bumps alot more.
One thing I did do, and you may want to as well, is changed to the 95-99 mounts. I rode on the 00+ mounts, and they wore out pretty quick. Clunking, squeaking, all the nasty noises you try to avoid. Ever since I changed to the older ones, all the noises are gone, and the car rides more comfortably.
I may not know much about cars, but I know two things....
1) Breaking things is expensive, and
2) Horsepower isn't cheap.
EIther of you guys have a subframe brace? Thats suppose to make all the bumps feel smaller and less harsh I guess.
I really wanna lower the car to eliminate as much of the wheel gap as I can, without sacraficing my kidneys. I still want a really nice ride, in other words no Honda Hoppin!
no subframe brace here, but maybe in the future. AFAIK this is the best for your buck in both looks and performance. so there ya go.
15.958 @ 88.201 stock, still getting @!#$ty launches...
I have a brace, just not installed. Been sitting in my basement for about a month and a half. Too much dam rain around here, and I don't have a garage.
I may not know much about cars, but I know two things....
1) Breaking things is expensive, and
2) Horsepower isn't cheap.
Had this on for 2 weeks. Handles much better now. All of the factory struts were blown. I had Ken's subframe brace on before the drop so I can't tell you what difference it made after but I guess it could have helped with the little bumps since they don't feel any worse than they did on stock. The bigger bumps are more harsh but that is to be expected with a drop. I would of liked a more noticeable drop but I have to drive the car year round along with poor roads it's not the best idea. Also after the 1.4 drop if you ad a subframe brace you will have about 3 inches of clearance.
