I have had a full suspension consisting of Tokiko D-Specs and Eibach Sportlines on my Cavalier for about a year know. To me, I don't think that my car sits as low as it could or as low as it should. I am trying to see some pics of what others cars look like with the same supension setup, so that I can see how low they look?
struts are not going to affect the height. I am not going to search but go here and seacrch for Eibach Sportlines
http://www.j-body.org/members/search/
YOu may have better luck than waiting for someone to post
2004 Grand Prix GTP (Competition Group)
SOLD-->1999 Z24 5M-
#30 to register on
JBO
"You can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all the people'
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hahaha, heres a pic of my z on sportlines...
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ayo 8 Iz Enuff
Mylife75 (ajose) wrote:struts are not going to affect the height.
Actually Karo and Paul's (Marchi) cars both sat high in the rear with Sportlines/D-specs versus Sportlines on any other strut.
It boggled me, the only thing it could be is perch placement.
here is mine
I guess it does sit lower then it did when it was stock. I probly just look at to many pics of J's that are sitting on air. (lol) I had a buddy come by today with stock suspension and my car DOES sit a little lower then his did.
But, I am still interested in knowing what kind of adjustments other people are using on there D-Specs.
Dave,
Your car is a LOT lower then mine! That is how low I thought mine should be but as you can see in the pic, it is not quite that low. (Your car looks good.) Can you e-mail me and give me a breif description on the installation procedures that you used to install yours and what kind of settings that you are using on your struts? (how many turns) Maybe the people who installed mine did something dif. then what you did???
I did not cut my bump stops when my suspension was installed.... Can this effect how low my car sits? Will it sit lower if I take it all off and cut the bump stops?
no, bump stops do not affect ride height
the only thing i can see is the perch on the strut is not at the same location as stock. If the perch is in the same location as stock then it would sit higher.If you have your old strut may be you can measure the spring perch location and compare.
2004 Grand Prix GTP (Competition Group)
SOLD-->1999 Z24 5M-#30 to register on JBO
"You can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all the people'
all the time
I went there and back on my suspension. I had originally started with D-specs and the Teins (s. techs I believe), but for whatever reason the back end never reached the "advertised drop". I tried everything and mesured using the same parameters and locations (still have them as well). Kept the tires the same, the car location the same, tire pressure, exterior temperature even.
After hassling with it for over amount I worked with jim at Gravana Tuing and finally got some Sportlines in. The sportlines brought down the rears, but only about 1.5" overall from where they were stock, not 2.3 like advertised. I measuered the spring perches, same mounting location from the lower bolt (right at 15" if I remember) so it was a mystery, but when I got to the bash and Karo was having the same issue I knew my car wasn't a total freak. It seems that people are slowly coming out of the woodwork though and not getting the drop that they thought they would with the D-Specs.
Oh and check the sig for a pic of the car ( I do have pics somewhere of the car ridign like a stink bug with the bad drop as well) Might be some on my cardomain as well.
Any questions, drop me a PM
Mylife75 (ajose) wrote:struts are not going to affect the height. I am not going to search but go here and seacrch for Eibach Sportlines
http://www.j-body.org/members/search/
YOu may have better luck than waiting for someone to post
That is incorrect. I know that it will sit LOWER if your struts are blown. lol
It will ride a little higher with stiffer struts.
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hi
DaBlackZ so wich struts are u using i think ur car looks very nice dropped like that and Marchi whats ur setup on ur sig pic? d-spec + sportline?
redtaxi-thanks man, not many ppl like the car/comment on it... anyways the struts are stockers sadly, but before it comes out this year it will have ither d-specs or yellows havent decided on which ones yet...
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ayo 8 Iz Enuff
D-specs and sportlines. Settings are at 4 in the front 3 in the back. Out corners most cars I come across, and isn't so harsh that it hurts me to drive 100 miles a day.
