Lowering My Car!!! (help)

**pokerface** · October 10th, 2007 02:37 AM

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** · October 10th, 2007 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by 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.....

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** · October 10th, 2007 06:56 AM

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** · October 10th, 2007 07:38 AM

two words: lowering springs

five more words: never cut your stock springs

**niky** · October 10th, 2007 11:44 AM

+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** · October 10th, 2007 04:11 PM

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

**niky** · October 10th, 2007 04:56 PM

Depends. You can get brand new lowering springs for around 20k or so... secondhand, around 8k, maybe. Secondhand is okay, because they don't lose their stiffness as easily as stock springs (depending on the brand).

**Sarsi** · October 13th, 2007 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by 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.....

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.