IN for before and after pics!!! I'm planning on getting the H&Rs myself.

 

get the h&r "sports"! i'll trade ya my extras for your y pipe setup LOL

 

Hey Mark, haha.. I was planning on getting the sports! I made the y-pipe setup myself...wasn't to bad at all but I didn't make any jigs to replicate it this time.

 

holy cow, MADE THEM!? ok, thats a whole 'nother level lol.

 

yep, no problem, installing h&r sports.

this how the car will sit, this picture is actual H&R sports lowering springs, plus I have 10mm spacers all around. Cannot wait to see the results.

 

nice, and should be fairly representative. I can fit my index finger btw the tire rubber and the bottom of the liner. perfect stance.

 

Yep...so easy a caveman could do it!

assuming said caveman had a tig welder...lol

 

Looks perfect. I have 14mm spacers in the rear...I'll definitely need to get some front spacers!!!

 

Is there enough adjustment in the suspension bits to fully correct the alignment settings after lowering on H&R sports?

 

I will toss my .02 worth out there as I have done this probably 4 times. The best luck I have had is to disconnect the axle from the front diff. Then use a spring compressor to compress the shock/spring. If you have compressed it enough you can push down and tilt it out. It can be a bit of wrangling but it works.

 

agree. that was my setup before i went gt2 fitment. it's hard to say which "looks" better surely just a personal choice. but i'm more confident in the tire/wheel choices when not using the spacers but 7x15 on twists is as good as it gets for the street and also the h&r sports is a good drop and ( not too costly ) so long as we avoid speed bumps over 5mph etc !

 

good question. barely. Had a 4 corner alignment done on a Hunter, the tech said he was at the end of the allowable adjustment. Double check new ride height. Mine was lower than even the lowest factory, GT2. I graphed all alignment specs against ride height in excel, then extrapolated to get my settings. Works like a charm on track and street.

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Keep checking this thread, I may do DIY, camera is fully charged, i have time to do it and i'm in no rush. I'm going to replace rear first. I'm about 80% sure fronts, either I have to replace top mounts, (cracked rubber) or bearings. its nice to actually take it apart after the car is 12 years old. and inspect the parts (i'm getting some noise from ,front suspension while going over small cracks in the road at low speeds. and that makes to replace the parts that need to be replaced.

 

"barely" as dave ( e-ram lol ) carerra correctly points out, is exactly right, and just barely. chances are you'll run out your ability for -toe in as the oem toe links give barely enough adjutsment and in fact, I didn't get mine dialed in properly until I installed some TS toe links. prior to that, I was getting the telltale extreme inner tire wear, that lowered ( uncompensated for after lowering ) cars tend to exhibit.


if you run the car lowered and run high(er) horsepower ( especially rwd! ) you will with the combination of power down "squat" and not enough - toe in have premature tire wear issues.


its part of the "trade off" of running only with springs and no supporting bits, but can be easily remedied with adjustable toe links.

 

Thanks. That's exactly the info I was looking for.