Finally Lowered my T/A....Pics inside!!!

[Huff035]

Well after spending the afternoon/night in my friend garage I finally got the lowering kit on. Only had one problem, the bolts from the stock panhard bar won't fit in the Lakewood Panhard bar that I bought. Just wondering what I should do here? What grade should the bolts be?

Before:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3528.jpg

After:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3857.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3878.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3880.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3883.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3888.jpg

The Ass.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/Huff035/1996%20Trans%20Am/IMG_3886.jpg

[Huff035]

And yes...it is very dirty I know. haha

[Phstratton]

Looking good and mean dude :D

[AChotrod]

Looks great!!! Almost like a model in the 2nd to last pic!!!

[K-Dawg]

NIIIIIIiiiiiiiice!

[grn95t/a]

sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chris]

Car looks sick.

[1995LT1]

Sick :claps:

[richardson]

much better! :finger:

[Pony_Killer]

Me Like!!

[BIGT94z]

looks tons better!

[Fastbird]

I like it. A LOT!

[McCauleyWB]

What kit did you use? Looks great.

[crows93z]

looks SO MUCH better dude. i'm happy you finally lowered it.

[devonsZ28]

very nice

[KissMyWhtSS]

Car looks great man. :cool:

[Huff035]

Thanks Alot everybody!The guy told me it was the pro kit but I thought it seemed lower then the Prokit, but it is definitely an eibach kit.

[1hottcamaro]

looks amazing!!!! very very big improvement!!!! nice job!!

[Toronto_LT1]

very nice improvement! the backshot looks :devil:

[scj]

maybe it's the sport line then?

[BIGT94z]

maybe it's the sport line then? has to be the sportlines its way to low for the pro kit :cool:

[Huff035]

I'm surprised that I dont have more issues with my fenders rubbing, i guess I'm going to be rolling my fenders this week, then after that some stuff has to be put on hold, I think i have a sick opti. :(

[YZF]

My car woulda torched the grass and more than likely caught my car on fire :(

The T/A looks good on the drop, keep it clean!

[Tbird232ci]

How ground clearance with the long tubes? That's my biggest fear. My Pacesetters don't sit very low, but it still makes me nervous.

[Huff035]

Yeah about the ground clearance...not so much. I'm pretty sure my LT's hit the speed bump at work if I ever drive it. I can get you an actual measurement if you want?

[Tbird232ci]

That would be cool if you don't mind. I'm find on speed bumps at stock height, I just really don't want to find out the hard way that I don't have the clearance.

[Huff035]

So... I never realized how hard it would be to get a tape measure under my car. lol. But I did it... The lowest point of the long tube has about 2 7/8" clearance and the Y-pipe has about 4" of clearance. Hope that helps. I have only hit once on speedbumps. I try to avoid them any other time. Tried at strattle (sp?) a turtle the other day...yeah didn't turn out too well for the turtle...

[Tbird232ci]

Yikes, that may make it a bit too hard to DD around here. I appreciate the measurements. Helps out big time.

[AZ2ENVY]

Looks damn good ! Sportlines ?

[Huff035]

Thinking yes, but still not sure, they were advertised as a pro kit, but i guess this is what happens whne you buy used. lol

[Gearhead_Girl]

:metal::devil: Huff that ass shot is AWESOME!!!

[SROACH]

Very nice!

[LT1Blackbird]

Those are definitely the sportlines...I have the Pro kit and you sit a little lower than I do. Nice car btw...looks kinda familiar minus the wheels and tint! :devil:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m34/lt1blackbird/IMG_2222.jpghttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m34/lt1blackbird/IMG_2220-1.jpg

[Huff035]

Once again. thanks everyone! I'm kind of glad the guy lied to me and sold me sportlines. lol

[warnerTA]

that looks sick. i like that. did you have to change your struts or anything?

[Huff035]

The only thing that I did when I lowered it was...
-Panhard bar
-Rolled the fenders
-Changed the springs.


Probably going to be getting some shocks this spring though.

[CamaroGirl]

wow i just found this thread
basically you're ballsy for going with the sportlines with long tubes!!!
i'm still on the fence about going with a prokit, but looking at lt1blackbirds stance, i'm jealous and decided.
now huff, once you lower your car its a good idea to get the lca relocation kit to correct the center of gravity also.

[Huff035]

If I had to do over my car would have a more raked look... now it kind of looks like I'm hauling fat chicks....

[CamaroGirl]

lol

[5POINT7]

... now it kind of looks like I'm hauling fat chicks....

hey they need loving too :laugh:

[Huff035]

lol, true.

[popo8]

The only thing that I did when I lowered it was...
-Panhard bar
-Rolled the fenders
-Changed the springs.


Probably going to be getting some shocks this spring though.


Im running the same springs, and I
-rolled the fenders
-removed spacer for rear shocks that leans em, so they are upright
-and now with the 8way adjustable front struts on #3...

IT RIDES AWESOME!!!!!

[sanddog]

yeah you really gotta watch your headers. i was pulling out of a parking garage with too steep of a incline and it ripped the clamp that holds my y pipe to my header off. My headers sit lower than my subframe connectors

[Huff035]

Yeah, the headers are the lowest thing on my car...it sucks.

[95formula383lt1]

damn i wanna lower mine but i already drag across speed bumps as it is, most of the speed bumps we have are call "speed humps" and there huge. With a 4inch bullet an a turn down hanging under i think lowering is outta the question.

btw huff im going to steal ur car. it looks awesome!

[Huff035]

damn i wanna lower mine but i already drag across speed bumps as it is, most of the speed bumps we have are call "speed humps" and there huge. With a 4inch bullet an a turn down hanging under i think lowering is outta the question.

btw huff im going to steal ur car. it looks awesome!


Yeah I feel your pain when it comes to draggin on stuff. Your car looks more and more similiar to mine everytime I see updated pictures. If you love my car so much you should buy my wheels in febuary. Prolly will sell them for like $500- $600 with tires. Then you can have a car ALMOST like mine. lol Thanks on the compliments again.

[95formula383lt1]

lol i would love to buy them if i have the funds i may get them for brits car, when hers is done mine not going to be much of a street car so it will be on bigs an littles. But hey if u want to save me the trouble of ordering a vfn hood you can jus send me urs.:)

mine may be going back to a formula soon not to sure what im doing with it though lol.