cut the sportlines or swap to h&r ss springs ?

[peepeeskillz]

guess its always better to cut off less than you think. adding material would be difficult.

maybe not even 1/2 a coil...

yea if you do decide to cut it, i would cut maybe 1/2 the coil at first since the first part of the spring is somewhat flat then after that 1/4 at a time if the 1/2 isnt enough.

how low do you want it to be? if you just pull the isolators it might go down far enough.

ive never had h&r ss springs so i dont know if switching to those would make it lower or not, but the rated drop is less than the sportlines

 

[Kornnut]

One thing you could do is get some heater hose or fuel line the same diameter as the spring to kill the noise if you pulled the isolators.

 

[fiveoho]

yea if you do decide to cut it, i would cut maybe 1/2 the coil at first since the first part of the spring is somewhat flat then after that 1/4 at a time if the 1/2 isnt enough.

how low do you want it to be? if you just pull the isolators it might go down far enough.

ive never had h&r ss springs so i dont know if switching to those would make it lower or not, but the rated drop is less than the sportlines

i dont want it slammed. dont want any of the front tire under the fenderwell but i do want at least an inch. i just dont think 1/2" would make the difference. maybe im wrong

cut the springs....

steeda x2 (spacer delete) + no iso's = 1" ?

 

[fiveoho]

One thing you could do is get some heater hose or fuel line the same diameter as the spring to kill the noise if you pulled the isolators.

i have heard this idea. seems like a good one. which would be thinner? how about a bicycle tire tube?

 

[1low03gt]

It's weird seeing all the different ride heights from one spring brand/name LOL!
I would do the isco's first.In all seriousness,the front suspension is a breeze to rip apart.I take mine apart at least a couple times a year with basic hand tools,and a couple of pump jacks.You cut that spring,you could end up having to buy another pair of springs in the end if you cut to much off.
The isoc's out will gain you anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/2,that's a lot in reality.To stop the springs from having metal to metal contact,use a bicycle's inner tube in between the control arm,and spring.
Here is mine with the sportlines.
With the 18X9's with 265 35 18 rubber.

Here is a pick of it with stock 17' with the stock 245 45 17 rubber.

You can see how the actual tires size difference plays a big roll on the wheel gap aswell.
Oh,and my GT has isco's in.

 

[peepeeskillz]

It's weird seeing all the different ride heights from one spring brand/name LOL!
I would do the isco's first.In all seriousness,the front suspension is a breeze to rip apart.I take mine apart at least a couple times a year with basic hand tools,and a couple of pump jacks.You cut that spring,you could end up having to buy another pair of springs in the end if you cut to much off.
The isoc's out will gain you anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/2,that's a lot in reality.To stop the springs from having metal to metal contact,use a bicycle's inner tube in between the control arm,and spring.
Here is mine with the sportlines.
With the 18X9's with 265 35 18 rubber.

Here is a pick of it with stock 17' with the stock 245 45 17 rubber.

You can see how the actual tires size difference plays a big roll on the wheel gap aswell.
Oh,and my GT has isco's in.

wow thats with isos in??!? man thats lowww. looks really good

 

[1low03gt]

Yeah,.....some don't believe me,but they are there.
And thanks!

 

[fiveoho]

car looks good 1low


are those cobra side skirts?

 

[1low03gt]

Thanks fiveoho.Yeah,they are '03 Cobra skirts.
Here is another pic i have with two isco's on the top of the front springs cause i was sick of scrapping all the time,so i added another isco on top of each front spring along with the normal isco set up.This is how most look just adding the springs and typical isco set up.Once i went to the 18' rims,i went back to having the regular set up with the isco's on the front springs because the gap was different again.The tires do play a good roll on the visual part aswell.
(it's another older pic)

 

[fiveoho]

These arrived today. i hated to do it but hopefully this will solve my front fender gap problem. there just isnt any way that the car lowered 2.0" (as advertised) in the front. im too much of a scared-e-cat to to have the sportlines cut.

 

[stprorolla49]

Did you ever try taking the iso's out?

 

[fiveoho]

not yet. i know its much cheaper to do that rather than buy another set of springs but im very hesitant to believe deleting the isos will really close the gap that much. quite a bit of space. if i had the tools, time, ability and shop - i would try it just to see. i will have to pay someone to remove the iso's and its really not all that much more work to replace the springs. id have to pay him regardless. ive also noticed the car sits lower on one side in the rear (another reason to try new springs).


also have been doing some research on my CC plates. we had some spacer issues during the install and im wondering if this could be contributing. spacer placement can cause a ride height difference according to UPR. im still looking into this...

 

[fiveoho]

removed the sportlines and installed the H&R's . that pretty well fixed the problem. it doesnt sit exactly the way i want it, but im picky. however it does sit much better than it did. the H&R's gave it a more consistant, more raked stance. looks better. the front fender gap is still there but is not as bad as it was with the sportlines. also, i have had the new springs on there a total of 3 days with about 20 miles of drive time. they may settle a tad. if it dropped a 1/2" in the front, id be pefectly happy. if it doesnt, i may play around with the iso's later on. the sportlines were on there for about a month and never settled.

car rides well. overall im very pleased with the H&R's.

called eibach and they were very quick to judge the install and/or fault the car. he said my car is probably warped . no more eibachs for me.

 

[Twista]

new pics

 

[Night Shifter]

those sportlines arent cut, and theres no isos top or bottom. but my cars kinda weird, the driver side sits about 1/2 inch lower than the passanger side.... so idk if my cars crooked or my sportlines are just messed up, never measured the stock height, so it might have already been like that. but thats only the front, the back is off by about an 1/8 of an inch.

my passanger side sits a little bit higher

FWIW, its very common for your car to sit higher on one side than the other...theres a few threads about that in tech..mine does it as well.. annoying as hell but what can ya do

 

[fiveoho]

H&R SS springs
Energy suspension isolators in the rear
no isolators in the front ( bicycle inner tube on top & bottom pigtails )

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[crazystang25]

I still think the OP has the prokit. A buddy of mine has sportlines and it has a lot less fender gap than that. And if u want it lower then just do coilovers. Cutting springs is not the way to do things. I know a lot of people do but its not good.

 

[crazystang25]

Looks nice now though.

 

[fiveoho]

I still think the OP has the prokit. A buddy of mine has sportlines and it has a lot less fender gap than that. And if u want it lower then just do coilovers. Cutting springs is not the way to do things. I know a lot of people do but its not good.

the part number on the eibachs i had were sportlines, not prokit. eibach just doesn't make a quality spring like H&R.

 

[crazystang25]

O ok. Well still looks good with the H&R's.