Question about lowering..

[IIv SHaDoW vII]

I have been through the forums and after reading for an hour I still have these questions

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1. What strut and spring should I use to drop my car 1.5 inches?
2. Judging by the pic, would dropping it 1.5 inches, which in my case is only 1 since I have 225 40 18s (about .5inches bigger than stock,) give any kind of desired lowered effect? If not, please explain why and recommend a different strut/spring combo to lower to your specs.
3. I want to make the car sit straight, with the front and back lowered exactly the same, so should I lower the front or rear more, or both the same? Im not looking for the hotrod look or the..um broken rear struts look? haha
4. I understand that I will need to adjust the camber angle, is there any way to determine how many washers to add to the front/rear before mounting the tire over and over again?
5. Im looking for a comfortable setup and hopefully going to spend less than 300 on the struts and springs themselves, is there anything else I should buy/replace other than the camber kit while going through all this now? Things I plan on already are a brake job and a howling wheel bearing so far.
6. Do I need a tool for the 2gs setup to remove the strut and spring? I know by jacking it up it will reduce much if not all of the tension but since I have never done it on an eclipse I wouldnt know.
7. You wish there was a 7th question.
Thanks everyone

 

[Jeff99GS]

I have been through the forums and after reading for an hour I still have these questions

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1. What strut and spring should I use to drop my car 1.5 inches?
2. Judging by the pic, would dropping it 1.5 inches, which in my case is only 1 since I have 225 40 18s (about .5inches bigger than stock,) give any kind of desired lowered effect? If not, please explain why and recommend a different strut/spring combo to lower to your specs.
3. I want to make the car sit straight, with the front and back lowered exactly the same, so should I lower the front or rear more, or both the same? Im not looking for the hotrod look or the..um broken rear struts look? haha
4. I understand that I will need to adjust the camber angle, is there any way to determine how many washers to add to the front/rear before mounting the tire over and over again?
5. Im looking for a comfortable setup and hopefully going to spend less than 300 on the struts and springs themselves, is there anything else I should buy/replace other than the camber kit while going through all this now? Things I plan on already are a brake job and a howling wheel bearing so far.
6. Do I need a tool for the 2gs setup to remove the strut and spring? I know by jacking it up it will reduce much if not all of the tension but since I have never done it on an eclipse I wouldnt know.
7. You wish there was a 7th question.
Thanks everyone

1. I used Eibach Sportline 1.6" springs and KYB gas shocks/Struts

2. Lowering the car 1.5" will make a huge diffrence, NO need to go more than 1.6" IMO

3. Lower the car the same in the front and rear. It will sit level

4. I got Adjustable (sloted) Front Ball joints, and Eibach's rear camber kit...they are MUCH more adjustable than washers, and pretty cheap too.

5. check out those Lower lateral control arms while your down there...They seem to go bad a lot

6. Jacking it up won't remove all the tension...I would Still recommend going to AUTOZONE and renting a Strut Spring Compressor. I WOULDN'T TRY IT WITHOUT ONE!!

 

[boostenon114]

Dont forget it will cost about $70 to get it an alignment done.

 

[jtmcinder]

I have 225 40 18s (about .5inches bigger than stock,)

Those are actually smaller than stock.

- Jtoby