Suspension Question - Team-2G Mitsubishi Forum

fj8482 · 01-25-2006, 04:11 PM

hey can someone tell me a nice 4 springs and 4 shocks that lowers the car like 3 or 4 inches down for my a eclipse gs 99 ,

turbojetta · 01-25-2006, 05:20 PM

i'll look around, but if you lower 3 to 4 inches, you'll loose you front bumper in a week.

dNasty2G · 01-25-2006, 05:22 PM

4 inches is alot... even witout a bodykit your gonna crack stuff quick..

turbojetta · 01-25-2006, 05:29 PM

if your shocks are really stiff you could get away with 2.0 inches but i recomend 1.5 to 1.8. even 2 inches is gonna have you scraping driveways and road bumps. even without a bodykit.

Rob · 01-25-2006, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by fj8482

hey can someone tell me a nice 4 springs and 4 shocks that lowers the car like 3 or 4 inches down for my a eclipse gs 99 ,

Wll since everyone else wants to beat around the bush, i'll tell you that tokico illumina 5-ways, and neuspeed spring droped mine a little more than 3 inches.

Ec7997 · 01-25-2006, 08:37 PM

Get some adjustable coilovers or something because you probably won't want your car that low forever. I have mine dropped somewhere near 3". I don't think you realize how low that is. It may not sound like much but it very much is. It is sitting on the ground nearly. It does look nice I enjoy it but you have to keep your eyes open when driving 0 0 thats for sure.
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95Talon · 01-25-2006, 09:16 PM

I think 1.8 is the max a 2g should be dropped. I've got a 1.5" drop right now and even with the high-sitting 2ga bumper (95-96) I still scrape a lot. Now that I've got the 97-99 conversion done I'm really going to be hitting **** alot...

You'll just have to ride careful and avoid any streets with a lot or any pot holes. Know your roads and it'll help you out a lot.

Ec7997 · 01-25-2006, 09:27 PM

Yeah just get to know the roads where you live. I haven't had too much of a problem excepting trying to drive onto the ground obviously like at the baseball field or something. That's about the only time I have a real problem. You just have to be careful turning into places because the road usually slopes between the driveway or parking lots at wherever your going. The roads around here really arent that bad so I don't have a real bad time at all.

98gstclipse · 01-25-2006, 09:38 PM

Yeah, my car had a 2" drop when I bought it. And after a while the springs break in, so it drops a little more. It does look awesome, but you're gonna have lots of problems with scraping. I can just fit my foot under the front bumper. I scrape on almost everything. I'm gonna raise it back up a little bit because of this. I bought a set of Eibach Sportlines from a guy on this forum. From what I've heard these are really good quality. Look into a set of those.

98gstclipse · 01-25-2006, 09:43 PM

I'm gonna sell the springs I've got on my car right now after I put my new ones on. They are H&R Lowering springs for a 2" drop. They are already broken in. I'd say it's about a 2.25"-2.5" drop. I'd sell 'em for $150. Let me know if you want them if you don't mind wating a while.

fj8482 · 01-27-2006, 08:00 PM

OK do you think TEIN Basic suspension will be enough . ok i have 18" rims and i just want to take the gap off. im not sure how many inches is the gap but ill say around 2 1/2 inch on the back and 3 in the front .im looking around a suspension of 700$ or less .

im thinkin about TANABE or TEIN ?