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Standard-Z
01-17-2009, 07:51 PM
Ok sorry if in the wrong section. Can be moved if needed.
But I would like to know. Those of you with lowered cars how well does it ride? I have lowering springs and hope to sometime this year get them installed
K-Dawg
01-17-2009, 07:54 PM
I've got the Eibach Sportlines (2 inch drop) on my car and the ride is pretty rough. Not that it was a luxury ride before though. It's tolerable. Only thing is that speed bumps and railroad tracks feel brutal. With that said, I love the way she looks coming down the road now.
KissMyWhtSS
01-17-2009, 07:59 PM
Can a Lounge Moderator move this to suspension?
Mine rides great. I can't give an honest comparison because both of my Z28s were stock height and I bought my SS lowered and it's obviously got a completely different suspension (shocks, swaybars, etc.) but it drives great. I suppose it could be a little rough, but it's very managable as I daily drive my SS when I can and put ~10k miles on it the first year I had it.
As stated above, my biggest complaint about having a lowered application and having to be very careful around potholes, speed bumps, inclines, etc. I also can't pull up too close to a curb or I could chip my lower front bumper if the curb is tall enough.
Cyanydem28
01-17-2009, 09:31 PM
I have sportlines. I think the ride is better then people say. It is deff tollerable.
jaysz2893
01-17-2009, 09:53 PM
I put LS1 eibach sportlines in my car. Bout a 2.5 front / 2.25 rear drop. Then i put too small tires (255/40/17 instead of 45 series), then i put longtubes. Now it rides like a brick and scrapes over anthills.. LOL
97lt1camaro
01-18-2009, 06:24 AM
I have no idea what springs are on my car, but its lowered. You will more then likely feel everything you hit on the road. Mine ride's fairly rough.
Hot94Z28
01-18-2009, 07:23 AM
I think mine actually rode better. But I did shocks also and almost any shock is an improvement over the stock decrapons.
barney1golf
01-18-2009, 09:28 AM
Mine is lowered with Drop Zone springs.Its 1.5 in the back and turned out to be .5 in the front. I bought this car already lowered. The car was 2.5 hours from my house and being 48 years old I was very concerned about it being lowered. The owner told me on the phone that I would not be disappointed when I went for a ride. I was telling him that for an old man I needed as good a ride as I could get. So I drove out to look at it. I love the car being lowered. It looks good, and handles good. That is the only thing done to it also. I say go for it, its not that bad.Just don't go too low. Barney
Tarheel'Z'
01-18-2009, 11:40 AM
the pros will definatly out wiegh the cons,,,but i would definatly put a nice set of shocks on with the springs ,,,. you will be sorry if you stick with the stockers with the lowering springs
in my oppinion its not a job you wanna do without doing both..
You should be ok. Even with it being a DD, its very tolerable. And you have to realize, it isn't a luxury car at all. To me, if my car rode very smooth and felt like a boat, I'd be iffy to take corners with any speeds at all.
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