possible to raise car on cheap strut springs

[1Gina2G]

the car was bought with a ridicolously low suspension, lowered by the previous owner, with what I belive to be THESE aftermarket strut springs off ebay..
Fit 1995 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse Blue Coil Overs Coilovers Springs 96 97 98 | eBay

Not sure how to even mess with these things, never messed with the suspension before, but I'm really familar with working in the wheel area, for both sides, I can the have the lower control arm disconected and the intermediate shaft unbolted & out of the way in a matter of minutes...but anyways,

the AD in the listing mentions being adjustable through 1-4 inches, so is it even worth it to try adjusting these springs? Would I be better off buying all OEM springs/struts? Would that raise the car up a good deal? I really need to gain atleast a cupple inches, but I'd be quite happy 4-5 inches higher if that's possible.

 

[LarryJoe]

Just get a set of kyb gr-2's and factory springs.

 

[turboglenn]

I had those and they are JUNK< (girl bought em for me) on stock struts they either were setup to ride like a monstyer truck or installed a different way the highest i could go still had the tires rubbing the body... YOu'd have to look and see if there's threads to turn the collars and push the spring tighter, if not you'd have to take them off to set them up differently and at that point you'd be better off findin some stock springs on the classifieds instead of waiting on one of those sleeves to snap (or the springs which have been known to as well) and send you and your car into a ditch or worse (oncoming traffic)

best of luck but, but i'd just get rid of those, I put mine on three times, hated everything about them each time and ordered springs from paul (99GST_racer) on here as he works in auto parts sales, used his hyperco brand he recomended and went with 8" springs and was happy, though i'd say get something that eliminated all the parts from that ebay kit if you could , just get some used H&R, Eibach or if on a tight budget like i mentioned get used OEM.. I asked about those on here when i got em, didn't listen to all the bad things people said and regretted it, and ended up replacing most every component related to them..not to mentioned the one that broke and popp[ed up through the front tower making a reverse dent in my hood).. tje kicker is i didn't listen cause i wanted to make sure my girl didn't feel like she did wrong in getting them for me having known i wanted coilovers she put a lot of thought into buying me suspension fo christmass that year and i was so amazed at her i put em in anyway, so she could at least know i apreciated what she did

 

[1Gina2G]

I'd like to get some oem springs, would this raise the car up? is there anything else that would make the car so low?

Just get a set of kyb gr-2's and factory springs.

what exactly are 'kyb gr-2's'

 

[jtmcinder]

what exactly are 'kyb gr-2's'

The OE shocks for your car.

 

[Bud92gsx]

^ haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[jtmcinder]

Thanks. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.

ps. I didn't intend for that to be funny; I was just answering the bloody question

 

[LarryJoe]

They are OE replacements.

 

[1Gina2G]

alright well I'll get some pics up soon since I'm still not sure what I have on the car right now, besides he aftermarket springs. Is it possible to buy / changeout the springs I have now for OEM springs? I can't seem to find them by themselves..

 

[RamenPride]

the AD in the listing mentions being adjustable through 1-4 inches, so is it even worth it to try adjusting these springs? Would I be better off buying all OEM springs/struts? Would that raise the car up a good deal? I really need to gain atleast a cupple inches, but I'd be quite happy 4-5 inches higher if that's possible.

You can try raising the car by turning the adjusters, but the springs look too short to raise it up any meaningful amount. After doing that, you would need to get an alignment. If you got OEM springs that would obviously raise your car up to stock height. You would need new struts as well, since the spring perches on the struts that are on there now have either been removed or cut off. You cannot put stock springs on those coilover sleeves. You'll need to make sure that you have the upper spring insulator/other associated parts for a stock (or aftermarket) spring, since they aren't needed with those coilovers you currently have on there.

 

[4g63t]

alright well I'll get some pics up soon since I'm still not sure what I have on the car right now, besides he aftermarket springs. Is it possible to buy / changeout the springs I have now for OEM springs? I can't seem to find them by themselves..

The struts are now shot from those junk springs. Also I believe they had to be modified to even accept those springs so you can’t return them to accept the larger stock springs. You need to find some new struts also. They should not be too hard to find with our friend Google.

 

[99ECLIPSEGSXDSM]

Go to a junk yard and find some. Found good stock struts and springs for $100

 

[1Gina2G]

thanks for the info and advice everyone, I went ahead and bought a set of oem struts with the oem shocks still attached for pretty cheap..just the front 2.

Looks like the rear struts are alot harder to find for oem / used oem / generic. All I can find is a set of everything for atleast $200-$400 or so..Is it possible to drive the car with just the front set switched out? or will it be to imbalanced? the car is at it's lowest up front of course...

i'm guessing the rear struts are harder to find since it has to be AWD, where it appears that the front struts are the same for both FWD/AWD N/T & Turbo..notice i said appears so someone correct me if I'm wrong. I know the AWD have 'tilt wheel' from reading the manuals so it's deffinatley different in the back.

 

[99ECLIPSEGSXDSM]

Awd has stiffer shocks and springs in the rear cause it's heavier

 

[1Gina2G]

just wanted to post back and say I got the OEM struts installed on the car, and I'm pretty happy with how high it sits in the front now. Right away when I got the 'modified' strut out, I could tell the strut shaft itself was atleast a cupple inches longer atleast, and a much stronger spring. Car sits nice and high atleast an extra 3-5 inches, MUCH more room for the transmission & exhaust, along with other things, but those 2 are what I was worried about. I'm hoping to find a good set for the rear, but you can only get them new without the shocks on it seems, but I'll find some one day.
car looks like its on the jack now when I walk up to it haha
thanks everyone