Quick n Easy drop?

[CB7J0N]

Thanks guys for saving me the problem of a complete disaster...Well seems like i cant join the "mean dropped look" bangwagon for now Better off doing it right...Only thing that sucks is that im only 16 so its gonna take me forever to save up that much ($200) lol

[deevergote]

If you take your time and do it right, you'll only have to do it once.

Plus, when you cheap out on your suspension, you could very easily get in an accident. Property damage alone is going to cost you more than a proper drop, and your insurance will go through the roof. If you happen to hurt or kill someone... yeah. Makes $500 for a proper suspension setup look pretty damn cheap! (which really is the cheapest you're going to get away with for new parts, including a camber kit and an alignment)

[CB7J0N]

Ive seen DIY camber kits...are those any good?

[deevergote]

For the rear, you can get away with the 'washer trick'... though a proper rear camber kit isn't all that expensive. I have nothing in the rear right now, and it destroyed my nearly new tires (cupping... the tread is now buckled, and it rides rough... stupid on my part)

There is no way to do it DIY in the front and expect it to be safe. In fact, you really can't go cheap for the front, either. I got a $75 "Dropzone" kit from an ebay seller years ago, and it broke in a month. And when that breaks... you crash. I was VERY lucky to be able to wobble home on the one half of the kit that didn't completely break.

The components that your camber kit controls are very important. If one of them gives out, you'll go from this |---| to this |---\. And at 70mph... your car is NOT going to make it. You'll be lucky if YOU do!

A proper camber kit is going to cost you $200 or more. I would highly suggest the TASauto.com adjustable upper control arms. Brand new arms, Ingalls adjustable ball joint, urethane bushings... Not cheap, but for all you get, it's actually quite a steal compared to piecing that all together yourself.




Suspension and brakes are the two things you should NEVER go cheap on... and sadly, there are more cheap options for those two areas than anything else! It's easy to think you can do it for a couple hundred dollars... but it's really not worth the risk.

[CB7J0N]

So all in all i should just hold off until i have roughly enough to do everything right and safer?, Its totally true and better...thanks for all the help

[deevergote]

Definitely. If you're saving, you might as well save for good stuff as well... not just something that will get you dropped. Koni Yellows are expensive, but absolutely amazing. Your car will actually handle well, and not just look low.

It's nice to see someone who actually understands what I say. I'm so used to people saying "nuh-uh mah boiz heat deyre sprinz all da tyme n dey ryde lo and handel tyte yo!"

[CB7J0N]

"nuh-uh mah boiz heat deyre sprinz all da tyme n dey ryde lo and handel tyte yo!"

Ha nice imitaion!

[deevergote]

I've gotten way too good at it... lots of exposure, unfortunately.

[KRIS05VVTi]

I am going to have to correct you here.

KYB GR-2's are a stock replacement. You aren't suppose to put lowering springs on them. By doing that, you are dramatically reducing the life of the shocks. KYB AGX shocks, on the other hand, can handle a 1.5" drop.

werd you rite....i had that on my mind for my sentra lol thanx for the correction

[EGHseries]

yes save money and buy something that would last and if you do something once it not cool to do it again so just do it once man and save up

[CB7J0N]

cheapest drop evar

Do i need shorter shocks along with the cut?
Is it a pain in the butt to cut and get level?

[e.l.p_cb7]

my friend has a set of factory vigor springs laying around, since the vigor is a bigger car would it be possible to cut those springs and put them into a cb (im not planning on doing it but we were arguing about it) since they have a higher spring rating how do you think the ride would be in a cb?

[jhoff]

my friend has a set of factory vigor springs laying around, since the vigor is a bigger car would it be possible to cut those springs and put them into a cb (im not planning on doing it but we were arguing about it) since they have a higher spring rating how do you think the ride would be in a cb?

cutting any springs is a no no

i bought used lowering springs, 80bucks
then i went and got gr2s-195 shipped

[e.l.p_cb7]

cutting any springs is a no no

i bought used lowering springs, 80bucks
then i went and got gr2s-195 shipped

even if they are springs that have a higher spring tension? anyway is was just for the sake of argument because i am going the legit way! thanks for the help