Lowering my Car With Coil Overs???

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by WrxCrazy, Jan 13, 2006.

  1. WrxCrazy

    WrxCrazy Active Member

    Hey i found a good priced set of ground control coil overs and wanted to install them, but the question is... how i need anything eles with the coil overs???
    my friend told me i can run them on my stock struts & shocks
    and it can lower the car by ''1 to ''2 inch..
    and do i need anything eles to go with my coil overs, or it is waste of money and should wait till i get sumthing pricey ??? please let me know what ur thinking....
     
  2. WRX-WRC

    WRX-WRC Active Member

    if they are coilovers they will replace your strut assembly completely, if they are indeed the correct model for your car then all you would need in addition to them is a good alignment.
     
  3. yerrow

    yerrow Active Member

    they are coilover sleeves, you can run those on the stock struts, but it isn't recommended. personally, if it were me, i would just get lowering springs (thats actually what i did) instead of having GC's or coilovers which i used to have.

    i found very little need for coilover suspensions again cuz once i set the correct ride height, i was done with it.
    many people don't remeber that whenever you raise or lower your car with coilovers, you need to go get realigned...everytime.
    if you get the GC's (which are very god for what they are, springs are made by eibach)
    get new struts, get an alignment after you set the ride height, and get a new alignment after you change the ride height
     
  4. WrxCrazy

    WrxCrazy Active Member


    thanks very much dude.. i will remember after i set the height dont need to change it, which i will not,, i'm keeping 2'' in front and 1'' in back..
     
  5. socrates42

    socrates42 Member

    careful with that rake, you are gonna change the weight balance of your car, and you might run into some break wear problems.
     
  6. WrxCrazy

    WrxCrazy Active Member

    what u think is a better rakeing?
    2'' front 2'' back???
    or 1'' front 2''back

    my stock is i think 4''front and 2'' back.. and they work fine..
     

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