2G Will GSX shocks/struts bolt-up to a GST

[98GSt_4life]

theres a member selling eibach pro kit on tokico blues for a GSX.

i wanted to know if they will bolt up to my GST and what the difference would be... if there is any?

 

[viperlp01]

Yes they will bolt up. The only difference is the spring rates are different to compensate for the added weight if the rear subframe. The rear might sit up alittle higher than a gst spring but it won't be that noticable if at all unless you installed both and saw the difference

 

[gstbobby]

Yes they will bolt up. The only difference is the spring rates are different to compensate for the added weight if the rear subframe. The rear might sit up alittle higher than a gst spring but it won't be that noticable if at all unless you installed both and saw the difference

Yes, they will bot up and like he said they are different spring rates but im not sure if they are coilovers or not but you could lower the back down more or if the difference is very noticeable and it is not coilovers I personally would just cut a coil or 2 off the lowering spring.

 

[black_gst]

Yes, they will bot up and like he said they are different spring rates but im not sure if they are coilovers or not but you could lower the back down more or if the difference is very noticeable and it is not coilovers I personally would just cut a coil or 2 off the lowering spring.

yeah cutting coils is the best!... matter fact dont even waste $ on any other springs just cut the shit out of yours

 

[gstbobby]

yeah cutting coils is the best!... matter fact dont even waste $ on any other springs just cut the shit out of yours

Hey hey hey, I did not say cut a bunch of coils off, I said if there is a noticeable difference to cut 1or 2 coils off to not look stupid going down the road.

 

[black_gst]

cutting springs ruin the spring and the spring rate.


get them that will fit perfect and everything will be fine you wont need to modify them

 

[gstbobby]

cutting springs ruin the spring and the spring rate.


get them that will fit perfect and everything will be fine you wont need to modify them

There is nothing wrong with cutting a couple coils off a spring, we do it on our race cars all the time.

 

[LandoAWD]

NEVER cut progressive rate springs.

 

[Achelea]

There is nothing wrong with cutting a couple coils off a spring, we do it on our race cars all the time.

There is a SERIOUS problem with cutting coils off. Especially with progressive spring rate coils. You can't just cut one part and expect it to work right. Cutting it will cause you to hit the bump stops due to reduced travel, , the calibration for vibrations will be off, resulting in odd chassis movement, cause impotence, put a park bench on your back deck, install underglow neons, body kits, Spinnaz, as well as make the car unpredictable.

Tell me, what is the spring rate of each coil?
What is the heat treatment used to temper the steel to have the proper spring rate?
What is the travel of each coil?
Do you have a dyno to calibrate the shock rate for the reduced spring travel?
Do you know what the shorter spring travel does to body roll, swing arm travel, and bump steering?

It might work for race cars, since they aren't daily drivers. But it is NOT a good idea to cut springs.

But what do I know? I'm just an Aviation mechanic?

 

[gstbobby]

Dude on my honda civic I have just until my coilovers come in i cut 5 coils off the front and 3coils off the back and it rides just fine and handles perfect, not bouncy, stiff, or it does not hit the bump stops.

 

[habitatguy187]

TurboGlenn once posted on the subject of cutting springs. Said it didn't hurt anything if done correctly (whatever that means idk?), and also said they did it on their race car.

 

[Calan]

Dude on my honda civic I have just until my coilovers come in i cut 5 coils off the front and 3coils off the back and it rides just fine and handles perfect, not bouncy, stiff, or it does not hit the bump stops.

 

[black_gst]

Dude on my honda civic

theres^ the problem

 

[gstbobby]

theres^ the problem

I was using that as an example, ive also cut eclipse springs before as well and yet again, no problems, taking 1 or 2 coils off to make the car sit level is not going to hurt anything but like I did on my civic, cutting that many will more than likely bend the struts. I am not suggesting to slam the car on the ground by cutting coils off, I am suggesting like I stated previously, to cut a coil or two, maybe not even that off to make the back sit level with the front to not look like your driving rear wheel drive muscle car. Plain and simple if your car is not rear wheel drive there is no need to have the rear end jacked up, having the rear raised will hurt the handling and make the intercooler sit lower to the ground thus causing it to possibly scrape if you drive over bumps.

 

[Calan]

I am suggesting like I stated previously, to cut a coil or two, maybe not even that off to make the back sit level with the front to not look like your driving rear wheel drive muscle car. Plain and simple if your car is not rear wheel drive there is no need to have the rear end jacked up, having the rear raised will hurt the handling and make the intercooler sit lower to the ground thus causing it to possibly scrape if you drive over bumps.

Cutting the springs has a much better chance of hurting the handling (among other things) than a CG that is an inch or two higher does. Just buy the proper springs and struts in the first place.

Maybe all of these spring manufacturers should stop wasting money on progressive-rate design work and just hack a couple inches off; it would save a boatload on engineering overhead... not to mention the weight savings.

 

[logic]

Your car sits level? Why didn't you say so? That's fine, then.

Because sitting level is the measure of a properly-functioning suspension.

 

[turbotalon31]

cutting springs is a bad idea ive had a few cars at the shop with cut spring that came off the perch and dug into the tire... is cutting ## springs worth wrecking your car or even killing yourself or someone else

 

[tristanmb81]

if you're going to mod please do it right!

 

[Achelea]

Cutting springs is like throwing a bigger turbo on, or huge 22" rims on a car. Unless you work with everything involved around what you're modifying, you are doing nothing but asking for trouble.

Shocks will get blown, you'll damage tires, and ruin handling.

Sides, time spent cutting springs you could try to learn how to drive. A good driver with a stock suspension will out drive a newbie with racing suspension.

 

[tallywacker]

Cutting springs is like throwing a bigger turbo on, or huge 22" rims on a car. Unless you work with everything involved around what you're modifying, you are doing nothing but asking for trouble.

Shocks will get blown, you'll damage tires, and ruin handling.

Sides, time spent cutting springs you could try to learn how to drive. A good driver with a stock suspension will out drive a newbie with racing suspension.

Not really, its more like disconnecting your wastegate actuator vac line so you can have more power.

 

[brad995]

If your too cheap to buy lowering springs then you shouldn't be adding mods to your car in the first place.

Do the mods correctly or not at all.

A friend of mine cut his springs in his Acura CL and it did not end well. He ended up costing himself more money then new springs would have cost him.

 

[98GSt_4life]

well this got a little off topic ....

just to clarify how much of a difference are we talking between to eibach gsx springs and the ones that are "suppose" to fit my car?

im already having some problems with the passenger side rear sitting higher then the rest of the car.

 

[black_gst]

you will just have a stiffer ride in the rear. and the rear may be a 1/4" higher then it would be on an AWD