how low can you go with struts

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:33 pm

cruious as to how low anyone has gone using stock style struts not full on coil overs but using ebay sleeve overs etc. not even using the stock struts but using struts from a different vehicle. my setup is ebay sleeve overs yeah i know theyre junk. ford probe struts on the front. 1g struts on the rear. travel in the front is as good as stock at a much lower height. rear is better than stock with a little more travel.im runnin 1955016 tires n can tuck fronts n rears n still have travel left. granted its undriveable. yeah the alignment is able to be in spec after this swappin of parts. yeah they bolt on with very minimal modifications.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:44 pm

wow that was hard to read. this is my car; yes it is a 1gn but same concept right?

you want to use 1gn front struts in the rear and 1gn front struts in the front. you will need to make a set of extended top hats for the front. pick a good spring rate to keep your car from bottoming out too much. and good luck getting it to where you want. people said it couldn't be done but i did it anyway. just took some time and thought.

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:07 pm

wow your 1g is low. mine is still using stock 2g uppers all around with ford probe struts which bolt on n dont require mods to the spindle like a 1g would, plus they are the same height as a 1g but more beefieness. rear i have stock 1g struts. i felt the 1g fronts on the rear would be to much as i had done that to my 1g before. that was the best mod ever to its suspension.i was really just lookin to see if anyone else tried to make a 2g low. my front will lay core suppport if i could keep the tires from hittin the frame rails lol.i need to get pics up i guess.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:24 pm

yea, i wanna see pics of your setup after readin this.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:01 pm

Def need pics.

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:41 pm

Yes pics!

My car is lowered about 2" all around, maybe a tad more in the rear with TEIN S tech, but I have seen some local SRT's lower with struts.

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Sat May 08, 2010 3:24 pm

ok will do. i got crappy pics on my myspace ill link over here. but mine right now is to the point where i had to cut the pinch weld on the front rails to go lower. i got better photos just got to get them up loaded. well this is the crap pic before it got finished but. icant figure out how to post just a pic so here it is.

<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... 4953"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/ ... 65c4/m.jpg" alt="just because." /></a>

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat May 08, 2010 3:55 pm

Dam..

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Sat May 08, 2010 4:28 pm

damn...thats low

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sat May 08, 2010 6:33 pm

not a fan... sry.. theres low.. and theres draggin ass... and you shouldnt be draggin ass unless your bagged..

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Sat May 08, 2010 10:42 pm

or your hard core and want the respect of being lower than most will dare. Static->bags

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Sun May 09, 2010 3:36 am

How many different wheels do you have on your car??

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:45 am

Haganracing wrote:How many different wheels do you have on your car??

lol...

Dylan-00Blue · Post by **Dylan-00Blue** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:17 pm

now thats how a 2g should look

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:15 pm

lol thanks guys. started with the ol chrysler wheels n the snow flakes now the sebring wheels. itll go that low all day but its to undrivable.bout to get pics of the setups when i do my oil change n rotate the tires at work. my 1000 miles will rack up quickly. it does look sexy in person. as i still have a rake to it yet.thanks tj.thanks to who ever fixed my pics as well, how do you post straight pics like that? never have quiet figured that out yet.

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:25 pm

Fuck looks like I might have some competition for the lowest 2gn.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Wed May 12, 2010 3:45 am

i respect the work but it looks like ass with the rear tucked soo hard and the front not. 2gn's just don't look good when super slammed because of the uneven wheel wells. i <3 the way my 1gn sits even when slammed.

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:07 am

well there in the pic is was no springs in the rear on stock struts n fronts that was stock with ebay coil overs now itll tuck all 4 evenly. i hope to get better pics this weekend.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri May 14, 2010 10:55 am

If you have firefox you can right click on a picture, then click copy image location. Then you come here, click on the button for the img code, paste the link, then hit the img button again.

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Tue May 18, 2010 5:55 pm

heres the new pics ive ran into some problems with my setup though. mainly bending the passenger axle. it hits the alternator n frame rail guess its time to front mount the alternator n notch the frame rail for clearance. lol.
i need help to get pics up but heres the link.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=2759665

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Tue May 18, 2010 6:08 pm

cgneon wrote:not a fan... sry.. theres low.. and theres draggin ass... and you shouldnt be draggin ass unless your bagged..

couldnt of said it better myself

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:57 pm

I thought you were on regular struts? Not adjustable?

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun May 23, 2010 12:14 pm

Mopar_Korean wrote:Fuck looks like I might have some competition for the lowest 2gn.

I was a little low in 2007...

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun May 23, 2010 1:16 pm

i wanna see more pics! RIGHT MEOW!

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Sun May 23, 2010 7:34 pm

^^ thats only because he had 300 pounds of crap in his trunk for carlisle

neontj · Post by **neontj** » Tue May 25, 2010 11:39 am

well i cant run any real lower perch that would use a stock spring as tires would hit. so i used ebay coilovers, yeah i know junk stuff. but still stock style macferson sturt setup not a aftermarket high dollar coil overs.