How much $$$ to install lowering springs? - Page 2

JeffMorse · 11-14-2016, 07:09 PM

How much does lowering change ride quality and handling? Do you bottom out after on bad bumps?

my maro · 05-23-2019, 12:25 AM

independent shop told me $895.00 ; > {

Driski · 05-23-2019, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffMorse

How much does lowering change ride quality and handling? Do you bottom out after on bad bumps?

Good question

Another question, If you have MRC does it require an adjustment of some sort?

51FIFFT · 05-23-2019, 07:26 AM

Free fifty self installed plus alignment. No adjusting MRC, if your asking if you hit a "bump" does the car bottom out? Yes and no, the car will be lower so if the bump is higher than the car yes you will scrape, you will have to adjust the way you enter driveways and such.
If you hit a bump and the bump is much lower than the car you will not bottom out, most lowering springs stiffen up the ride making it more ridged but it feels more planted.

cellsafemode · 05-23-2019, 10:09 AM

You mostly have to worry about scraping the nose. Anyone with splitters/lips etc added ...will be thinking twice when lowered. For sure. I dont have any and my nose scrapes on plenty of these stupidly banked commercial driveways. It would definitely be taking damage if i had things attached there.

The other concern for lowered cars is getting maintenance at shops that dont service lowprofile sports cars normally. (pepboys etc) ...their lifts aren't designed for it and can easily cause damage, not just getting on the lift but getting off.

and installing springs shouldn't be more than maybe a hundred bucks in labor to install them and then the 90 bucks or so to do the alignment. It's one of those jobs though where you could just do it yourself for free tool rental from autozone and some elbow greese so you're gonna get ripped off having someone else do it. Unless you're including the cost of the springs too, i can't see paying these prices.

05-23-2019, 07:26 AM	#18
51FIFFT Drives: 2017 2SS M6 FIFTY @51fifft Join Date: May 2017 Location: California, Woodland Posts: 187	Free fifty self installed plus alignment. No adjusting MRC, if your asking if you hit a "bump" does the car bottom out? Yes and no, the car will be lower so if the bump is higher than the car yes you will scrape, you will have to adjust the way you enter driveways and such. If you hit a bump and the bump is much lower than the car you will not bottom out, most lowering springs stiffen up the ride making it more ridged but it feels more planted. __________________

11-14-2016, 07:09 PM	#15
JeffMorse Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 211	How much does lowering change ride quality and handling? Do you bottom out after on bad bumps?

05-23-2019, 12:25 AM	#16
my maro Drives: 2018 camaro 1SS Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: 92025 Posts: 11	independent shop told me $895.00 ; > {

05-23-2019, 10:09 AM	#19
cellsafemode Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: California Posts: 3,491	You mostly have to worry about scraping the nose. Anyone with splitters/lips etc added ...will be thinking twice when lowered. For sure. I dont have any and my nose scrapes on plenty of these stupidly banked commercial driveways. It would definitely be taking damage if i had things attached there. The other concern for lowered cars is getting maintenance at shops that dont service lowprofile sports cars normally. (pepboys etc) ...their lifts aren't designed for it and can easily cause damage, not just getting on the lift but getting off. and installing springs shouldn't be more than maybe a hundred bucks in labor to install them and then the 90 bucks or so to do the alignment. It's one of those jobs though where you could just do it yourself for free tool rental from autozone and some elbow greese so you're gonna get ripped off having someone else do it. Unless you're including the cost of the springs too, i can't see paying these prices.

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