Lowering My Car!!! (help)

[pokerface]

I am currently having a problem with my car!! Pinaputol ko spring ko ng 2 ikot kaso nasobrahan ata kaya ayun masyadong matagtag... ano kaya ang maganda kong gawin para hindi sya maging matagtag at the same time lowered pa din tignan???? Do I have to replace my stock shocks to gas type or bili ko ng lowering spring?? meron bang surplas ng lowering??? how much kaya??? and to the shocks kung sakasakali magkano kaya yung gas type??? by the way my ride is mitsu lancer gls 2001.....

[v6dreamer]

I am currently having a problem with my car!! Pinaputol ko spring ko ng 2 ikot kaso nasobrahan ata kaya ayun masyadong matagtag... ano kaya ang maganda kong gawin para hindi sya maging matagtag at the same time lowered pa din tignan???? Do I have to replace my stock shocks to gas type or bili ko ng lowering spring?? meron bang surplas ng lowering??? how much kaya??? and to the shocks kung sakasakali magkano kaya yung gas type??? by the way my ride is mitsu lancer gls 2001.....

Lowering spring is your best bet. You need also a camber kit (front and rear) if you lowered your car 2 inches and below. Buy OEM lowering spring kit (H&R or Eibach) it gives you a drop of an 1.3 to 1.5 inch. Ask your mechanics if you need or may not a camber kit on the rear for this kind of application.

[blue1108]

gnun ba? try mo hanap ng shock spacer para umangat ulit oto mo. o kaya bili ka surplus na springs pero 1 ikot na lng pabawas lalo na yng para sa likod pra hindi masyado macompress yng stock na shocks. that way, medyo mahaba para yng travel nya. kng may budget ka na, lowering springs and shocks are still the best way to go. pro from our experience, lancers do not do well pag masyado lowered. 1.5 or 1 ikot yng da best...gudluck sir

[empy]

two words: lowering springs

five more words: never cut your stock springs

[niky]

+1. Never cut your springs.

Most Japanese compacts have very soft shock absorbers. When you cut your springs, it limits their ability to prevent vertical movement... also, springs are usually progressive... in other words, they soften the initial impact and then harden up as they compress... this is done by having the coils at the ends closer spaced than those in the middle. You cut off the ends and... guess what? Matagtag... because only the stiff part of the springs remains.

In other words, cut your springs and you're looking at possibly blown shocks within 6 months to a year.

Lowering springs can damage your shocks, too, if they're too stiff. Your best bet is to get a set that gives you moderate lowering (about 1" - 1.5") but is relatively soft. Usually H&R has a "street" appliaction that isn't too aggressive. I've heard people talk about "Merwede" but I don't know where to find them.

[pokerface]

thanks guys!!! any idea of how much would it cost me???

[Sarsi]

I am currently having a problem with my car!! Pinaputol ko spring ko ng 2 ikot kaso nasobrahan ata kaya ayun masyadong matagtag... ano kaya ang maganda kong gawin para hindi sya maging matagtag at the same time lowered pa din tignan???? Do I have to replace my stock shocks to gas type or bili ko ng lowering spring?? meron bang surplas ng lowering??? how much kaya??? and to the shocks kung sakasakali magkano kaya yung gas type??? by the way my ride is mitsu lancer gls 2001.....

pwede mo try sa speedlab in quezon avenue. they have H&R for lancer, around 13.5k. just have mine replaced earlier. 1.5 to 2" drop. ok naman, wala naman nabago, okay pa din ang tagtag nya.

[pokerface]

thanks guys! I just bought gas shocks for my front para mabawasan yung tagtag the place a lifter at the back para chin down....

[JayL]

Hi pokerface,

Can you please tell me what gas shocks you bought and the price. I am aslo planning to replace my shocks. Thanks

[GlennSter]

i used KYB gas shocks.

[JayL]

Magkano po bili ninyo ng KYB shocks? I am planning to Lower my Lancer GSR. I saw the post above mga 13.5K for the springs. Medyo sira na rin mga shocks so I am planning to do this upgrade in one shot. tks po

[1D4LV]

thanks guys! I just bought gas shocks for my front para mabawasan yung tagtag the place a lifter at the back para chin down....

teka teka... you bought new gas shocks, but you did not remedy the cut springs? sayang yung shocks...

[EGcoolmhan]

pasingit lang po mga bosing, tanung lang po, Anu po ang best setup kung balak maglowered? GAS shock for the FRONT and FLUID shock for rear? o GAS shocks lahat, front and rear? let say 1.5 drop lang yung spring second hand.

[[archie]]

pasingit lang po mga bosing, tanung lang po, Anu po ang best setup kung balak maglowered? GAS shock for the FRONT and FLUID shock for rear? o GAS shocks lahat, front and rear? let say 1.5 drop lang yung spring second hand.

if palowered ka just use all gas IMO...

[1D4LV]

pasingit lang po mga bosing, tanung lang po, Anu po ang best setup kung balak maglowered? GAS shock for the FRONT and FLUID shock for rear? o GAS shocks lahat, front and rear? let say 1.5 drop lang yung spring second hand.

all gas. it compensates for the stiffness of the springs.

[mazingerZ]

Why o why brother did you cut your springs? Mapapagastos ka dahil nito. Sana bumili ka na lang ng lowering springs plus new shocks. . . In your case, nakabili ka na ng shocks, pero putol pa rin springs mo, best bet 6 months sira na naman shocks mo kung hindi mo papalitan ang springs mo. Buy second hand lowering springs na lang as suggested by our other brethren. . . my 2 cents. .

[EGcoolmhan]

thanks, 1D4LV and Archie...
by the way, Cruven at Zee Carplus nagcoconvert daw sila ng shocks, ito daw ang bago nilang technology. naii-lowered daw nila yung stock shocks(converted) at pwede daw gamitin yung stock springs. so meaning stock shocks at stock spring = lowered...ok ah..

sino po kaya nakapag try nito. may thread po ba tayo nun? di ko mahanap eh..thanks guys!