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Lowering your car
Alright I got Ground Control Coils on my probe. Set as low as they can go, well quite frankly I want it lower specially in the back. Is there anyway to do this besides just cutting a couple of coils off the spring ? I want the rims tucked into the wheel well because the design of my car makes the back end look SUPER high off the ground. thanks for any help
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cutting the springs would be a fool move
don't ground controls lower to 3.5-4"?? how low do you need to go? it won't even be driveable on this cities shitty roads if your that low...
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Well if I cant cut them what else are my options ?
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buy new springs.....
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heat, compress, cool downOriginally posted by ConVict
Well if I cant cut them what else are my options ?
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Re: Lowering your car
Do Not cut the springs. What kinda strut/shock setup do you have. On my car I cut my strut hats that stock springs sit on and I got an additional 0.5" of adjustment lower. BTW my GC's lower 2.5 max. I am not sure about other applications but I doubt they would lower 4" for any car.Originally posted by ConVict
Alright I got Ground Control Coils on my probe. Set as low as they can go, well quite frankly I want it lower specially in the back. Is there anyway to do this besides just cutting a couple of coils off the spring ? I want the rims tucked into the wheel well because the design of my car makes the back end look SUPER high off the ground. thanks for any help
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If you want it lower after your coils are totally down, which should be 2.25', your asking for problems. Do not cut the spring, as it weakens the rest of the spring as a whole and they are short enough as it is. If your on stock shocks, you risk blowing them in a short period of time. I think your about as low as you could possibly want to go my friend. If you could find shocks that have a height adjustment, then you may be able to go a tad lower. Im not sure what the application or brand is made for your car however.
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if they make them for your car, you can get koni yellows, as they have adjustable perch settings that allow you to lower/raise your car further using just the shock perch settings. don't know if it is advisable, and yellows are $$
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What is the suspension setup like? You mention ground control coilovers, are these the type with the threaded collar that goes over the shock/strut? If this is the case, they should be able to break the weld to the collar loose and lower it then weld it back into place.
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drop the frame around the suspension!
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did you knock your bell housing upside down when you installed the coils?? if not you could have alot more room to move.
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have you done a body drop on your unibody neon???? just wondering.Originally posted by rice_eater
drop the frame around the suspension!
LIke 4 wheel drift said, you can take them off give them to a shop to move the collar down. If you cant do this, pm me and ill give ya something else to try
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Now im really not that knowledgeable on fords, but in my fiero the front suspension has spindles as i would think your probe would in the back, so maybe there is a company that sells lowering spindles, you could probably use it with your coil overs still and stilll maintain the same ride quality rather then going gungho on the frame or anything i think this is less radical, and if im teribilly wrong about your car don't flame me cause im only trying to be helpful
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buy some subs and put them in the trunk
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