Which Lowering Springs? WHY ?
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Which Lowering Springs? WHY ?
Have a 1992, and I am ready to lower the vehicle down from the stock height. I have 19's all the way around, with Khumo 255/35/19 front, and 275/35/35 rear, also rolled fenders in the rear. I noticed that after I replaced all the upper and lower bushings, struts with Tokico blues, sway bar links, strut mounts, rack bushings, and motor and transmission mounts, that I am having a little bit of inside tread wear on the rear.
I am concerned about if that if I lower it down, it will cause even more of wearing issue. My question is which spring should I buy, and why? I dont want to increase my tire wear any further. Has anyone ran a particular spring without any issues after 6 months?
I have read about Espelier, Tannabe and Eibach. I am leaning toward Espelier due to the most drop for the money and the reputation. I didnt think the other 2 made that much of a difference on the cars that I have seen on here, the before and after pictures....
Which one guys and why? Sorry for the long post but wanted to be precise in what I have read, seen, and researched about. Thanks!
I am concerned about if that if I lower it down, it will cause even more of wearing issue. My question is which spring should I buy, and why? I dont want to increase my tire wear any further. Has anyone ran a particular spring without any issues after 6 months?
I have read about Espelier, Tannabe and Eibach. I am leaning toward Espelier due to the most drop for the money and the reputation. I didnt think the other 2 made that much of a difference on the cars that I have seen on here, the before and after pictures....
Which one guys and why? Sorry for the long post but wanted to be precise in what I have read, seen, and researched about. Thanks!
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put the lowering springs on, and then get an alignment. did you get one after you did all the bushings/struts/sway bar links? and yes, the lowest drop springs are the espelirs. other than that youre gonna have to run coilovers. good luck to you man.
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Did you do the rear bushings?
You shouldn't have any issues with inner wear unless something is seriously off. At stock height you should have zero.
Mine is the exact same car with 235/35/19 and 265/30 lowered on Supra struts and H+R springs and my guy was able to take the rear end to stock specs, "No issues" he says.
If the bushings are good, double check your specs. Any strut / spring combo should allow you to get a reasonable alignment.
Coilovers / custom stuff all bets are off tho.
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You shouldn't have any issues with inner wear unless something is seriously off. At stock height you should have zero.
Mine is the exact same car with 235/35/19 and 265/30 lowered on Supra struts and H+R springs and my guy was able to take the rear end to stock specs, "No issues" he says.
If the bushings are good, double check your specs. Any strut / spring combo should allow you to get a reasonable alignment.
Coilovers / custom stuff all bets are off tho.
rjp
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I will double check the alignment again tomorrow. I did get an alignment after evrything was done. The car stayed on jack stands for nearly a week, doing everything at once. The rear bushings was done also, upper and lower, including the strut rods with Daizan bushings. Thanks for the advice fella's. Will keep everyone informed on what I found out and which springs I decided to go with.
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