How to determine if i have lowering springs or not??

[96gstdsm]

Ok i guess kinda dumb question, but i was told i had stock springs by the guy who sold me the car. It has aftermarket tokico shocks i believe but the springs i can't tell if they are aftermarket or not. No markings on them just black springs. I was at my mechanic's today and he said oh your car is lowered might be hard to get my exhaust on that i put on later today. It wound up going on fine. Afterwards he said he could not be sure if it was lowered or not.
My question here is how can i tell if it is lowered or not? Anyone know what the stock ride height should be? Any other way to check? I bought some eibach pro kit springs so want to make sure my car is not lowered before i open up that package and start to install them. Would suck if i just replace eibach's with eibachs!!
OK any help would be appreciated!
--Ryan.

 

[96gstdsm]

Is anyone familular with the stock ride height? If it is stock height now, my exhaust i just installed was very close to hitting the underside of the car. I ran it in the same position as the stock one but because it is a 3" catback, it is almost hitting in a few places. Lowering it shouldn't make it hit anymore should it? As the whole car will be lowered with it keeping it in the same place i would assume.

 

[calreef18]

Stick your fingers between the wheel well and tire, I have mine lowered on s-techs for a 1.3" drop, I can fit two fingers. If your car is stock see how many fingers you can fit under the gap, if its more than two you are stock. I use to be able to fit 3 under when under stock suspension. As for you exhaust, lowering will not affect the exhaust hitting the car, but it can affect it hitting the ground.

 

[Zmann42087]

Compliments of Road/Race. Here you go...


Picture of a 2ga GST with stock ride height:

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Pictures of a 2ga GST with mildy lowered ride height (Eibach Pro Kit):

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[96gstdsm]

Ok i checked the wheel well gap space. The front i can fit like 3 almost 4 fingers and the rear is like 4 can kinda squeeze 5 in. Is there a known stock ride height from the side skirt to the ground or something? Any other ways i can tell for sure if my car is lowered or not?

 

[The_EE]

I used to be able to stick a pack of smokes ( long ways up ) between the tire and the fender and add a couple fingers in for good measure.