Even though when I bought my car I thought there was no way I would ever lower it, now after looking at a few that have been 'slightly' lowered, I'm thinking it wouldn't be such a crazy idea.
I've seen quite a few posts on people doing the rear coilovers, and I see that West Coast Fabricating/AMS Motorsports sells a kit for $264. If I plan on lowering my car about an inch all around, would it be better to get the coilover kit and do the front a different way, or could I just get the Eibach lowering kit offered here on eBay for about $240? I know there will probably be several schools of thought on this, but I'm just looking for some advice (and yes, I know it's usually worth what you pay for it ). Feel free to chime in!
I found that the rear of the car gradually went lower with time as the springs aged and weakened. I then had to get the coil-overs to bring it back up. (got the AMS kit with 275# springs)
Last time 1 cut 1 coil all around, it lowered it 1 inch, worked well. this time I will use coil overs in the rear because I'm going to put Wide wheels and tires on, using (I think) Rodneys lowering ball joints in front. ( leading to a question I will post)
I used Rodney's one inch lowering ball joints in the front and coil overs in the rear for one of my 88 Meras. I also have coil overs on the rear for one additional 88 Mera and two 87 Meras. The difference really looks good wrt to the open space in the wheel wells when running 265 x 50 x 15 tires. BTW, one of the 87 Meras also has air struts on the front so that I can go over speed bumps, driveways, and other obstructions without damaging the bottom of the car.
I have lowered springs in the front and coil overs in the rear.
the front are suspension techniques which you can buy just the fronts I believe from jc witney and the coil overs are from summit which are 7" sleeves and the springs are QA 12" long 300lbs
my post on the diy coil overs in the how to section is about halfway down the page
Like you decided I wanted to add a little low to my car, an '87 GT with an '88 cradle. It came to me with rear coilovers so that part was obvious. For the front I looked at a bunch of options but in the end decided to start with the cheap one - cutting springs. I chopped exactly 1 coil off, which ended up being somewhere between 1" and 1.5" of drop. I'm happy with the result - it reduced the fender gap to an acceptable level without fully putting the car on the ground. Visually, it could be lower, but I just wasn't willing to give up that much ground clearance and suspension travel to do it.
Edit: I should mention that the the tires on the car are larger than stock OD - 225/45-17 in front and 245/45-17 in back. That's +0.3" diameter in front, and +0.5" in back. That reduces fender gap just a little without actually losing travel or ground clearance.
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Both you guys are in the neighbourhoood I want to be in, just close the gap, not actually have the fenders over the tires. I wasn't feeling too comfortable about making my own coil-overs so I've got the Eibach springs and will be working on the install over the next week or so. I'll see if that does what I'm looking for, and if not, I'll look at changing them maybe in a year or so.
Making your own coil overs is very very easy,,,, there is a lot of info here on the forum and sure many would help if you had an issue if you change your mind..
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87 GT series 1 3800sc (7.597 @88.53 1.579 60ft) (series II swap in progress) 85GT Northstar/ 4t80e 86GT 3800 n/a My Build
Making your own coil overs is very very easy,,,, there is a lot of info here on the forum and sure many would help if you had an issue if you change your mind..
if you do decide in the future on the rear coil overs - you may as well keep your eibach springs on the front and I am sure you would be able to sell your eibach rear springs to someone on here.
as jb1 said it is easy to make your own coil overs if you are in any doubt - just ask and take your time.
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