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Lower+carry shit?
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:05 am
by INVUJerry
Anybody have any problems bottoming out their struts or blowing things by carring stuff in a lowered car?? Sometimes all the seats in my car are full, and I'm worried that if I lower it on SRT-4 springs, i might have a bit of a problem when I start to carry people. Most of the time I only have 1 passenger, its not like 5 people 9 days of the week. Anyone have any info for me?
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:14 am
by MyNeonSaysHi
SRT springs pretty much isn't much of a drop. .25 front .75 rear. I know the springs are very stiff so you shouldn't have ANY trouble what so ever with bottoming out your car on such a little drop the SRT springs give.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:35 am
by tamadrumr88
aside from the minimal drop, these increase spring rate.... so dont worry about bottoming out or even blowing your struts
heres the spring rates:
SRT4
F: 175lb/in
R: 125lb/in
ACR/RT
F: 150lb/in
R: 120lb/in
SE/ES/SXT/LE/LX
F: 140lb/in
R: 11lb/in
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:25 am
by OB
does anyone know the eibach pro kit rates off hand, i dont feel like searching the net for em. i dont usually have any passengers but this is a good question for people with super low suspension, people weigh a lot!
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:23 pm
by Nick Drake
tamadrumr88 wrote:SE/ES/SXT/LE/LX
F: 140lb/in
R: 11lb/in
damn I thought my cars suspension was designed a bit better...
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:26 pm
by TNK
^^^ i wondered why the ass of my car was so bouncy! i thoguht it was cuzza the blown struts... but i guess not!
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:26 pm
by Frizbe
Nick Drake wrote:tamadrumr88 wrote:SE/ES/SXT/LE/LX
F: 140lb/in
R: 11lb/in
damn I thought my cars suspension was designed a bit better...
My same exact thoughts.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 2:30 pm
by grambo
I called Eibach Tech Support fro spring rates. They haven't gotten back to me yet.
I've carried 5 people plus some luggage in my car with no problems. At that time I had teh mushy KYB's and the Pro Kits on teh car too. (Obviously on a nasty pothole or a bigass bump you'd better expect a BIG bang..haaha) This was why I welded the seems on my strut towers too..my VW's used to crack in the olden days.....
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:09 pm
by MyNeonSaysHi
orangeblastsxt wrote:does anyone know the eibach pro kit rates off hand, i dont feel like searching the net for em. i dont usually have any passengers but this is a good question for people with super low suspension, people weigh a lot!
If you're fat.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:13 pm
by OB
im not fat but im a big dude! even 4 - hundred pound bulimic chics are gonna slam a car haha!
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:40 pm
by scneonchic
I would never let 4 people in my car....I call my neon my 4 door coupe...because I refuse to let anyone ride in the backseat. Its made my friends mad before, but people have no respect for other people's stuff...all i can think about is someone stepping on my molded sides and cracking them, or getting mudd on my nice cushy floor mats LOL
I HATE having a dirty car
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:23 am
by DJ CptnCrnch
^^^ i totally agree. Last time i had people in my back seat they were eating white chocolate w/o me knowing...guess what they left on my back seats....i refuse to drive people around in my car....if i do, its me and 1 pass in the front....
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:32 am
by scneonchic
^yeah food is a NO-No in my car also
sometimes Ill take a drink in there w/ me, but Im super careful the whole time.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:08 am
by bigbird
oh yeah, wait till you have kids...then check the seats! My back seat looks like a sandbox after my son sits there, and I have to check his clothes for food residue before he gets in! My girls are better, but still no food!
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:13 am
by 03sxt
bigbird wrote:oh yeah, wait till you have kids...
I thought that's what the trunk was for?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:04 pm
by dblsg
bigbird wrote:oh yeah, wait till you have kids...then check the seats! My back seat looks like a sandbox after my son sits there, and I have to check his clothes for food residue before he gets in! My girls are better, but still no food!
x2... cept for the girls part, my girl also contributes
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:14 pm
by Marthby
03sxt wrote:bigbird wrote:oh yeah, wait till you have kids...
I thought that's what the trunk was for?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:14 pm
by INVUJerry
Thanks for answering my question, I still need to decide what I want to do
With the off-topic: My car seems to be a rolling recycling bin, I always grab a drink, and roll out, and it ends up on my floor with directions, and cd cases and stuff. Its not anything nasty, its just alot of junk. Essencially...I donno what suspention I want.
Re: Lower+carry shit?
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:32 pm
by jonnymopar
invujerry wrote:Anybody have any problems bottoming out their struts or blowing things by carring stuff in a lowered car?? Sometimes all the seats in my car are full, and I'm worried that if I lower it on SRT-4 springs, i might have a bit of a problem when I start to carry people. Most of the time I only have 1 passenger, its not like 5 people 9 days of the week. Anyone have any info for me?
I drove around with a 2.4 longblock in my trunk for 3 days (roughly 300lbs) and I have a 1.8" drop on GoldLines. Didn't bottom out once.
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:06 pm
by MoxHair
03sxt wrote:bigbird wrote:oh yeah, wait till you have kids...
I thought that's what the trunk was for?
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:54 pm
by 01rtgurl
This one time... I had 8 people in the peon. Drunk people. Talk about making a mess? The windows were so dirty afterwards
(it was raining out and they were all wet!!) But anyways, at the time, w/o anyone in it: I was SLAMMED in the rear, had about .75" between tire/fender in the front......... well.... 8 people is like having no suspension at all. I could feel the tires hitting the inside of the fenders in the rear... so yea dont carry a big load lol
