No Go on Rough Roads The lower clearance will not be your friend on rutted, rocky, washboard and potholed roads. Uneven or Accelerated Tire Wear Lowering changes the geometry of your wheel-tire fitment. Bottoming Out Even an inch-and-a-half lower suspension can cause problems around corners, with slight potholes or on speed bumps.
Traveling over the lip of a parking garage or starting up a driveway or ramp could cause the front of your vehicle to hit the pavement. Contact with the ground can cause serious damage to components underneath the car, like the exhaust system and oil pan. If you ever need a tow truck, you may require a flat bed. Otherwise, there could be a problem with the back body of the vehicle dragging on the ground.
Potential Rubbing on Parts or Tires Poorly done or extreme lowering can cause suspension and steering parts to contact each other, the wheels or the tires.
It could also cause tires to rub the body during turns or going over bumps. Coilovers are way too expensive if just want to lower your car. However, for a race-spec setup, coilovers are a must. Most coil overs give you the option to adjust the height, but you should also consider other factors, like rebound and compression control.
These two systems have to do with how quickly the weight transfers to and away from the tire. Spring rates control how much the car rolls in corners and how much pressure can it absorb from a pothole or a bump. KW Coilover kit is one of the best in terms of value-for-money, so be sure to check their options and see if they stock a kit for your car.
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Explaining the process of installing coilovers is too lengthy and complex for a written guide, so I would strongly advise checking out youtube guides for step-by-step instructions. If you want to lower your car without breaking your budget, lowering springs are the way to go. To compensate for being shorter, these aftermarket springs are more densely wound, which results in better handling but also a stiffer ride. I would not advise you to change springs at home, as the residual tension placed on springs is enough to cause serious injuries.
I remember fixing changing springs on a VW Golf 2 with my grandfather, and how much force we needed to place on the spring to get it in place. Lowering suspension will also affect the design or geometry of the wheel and tire. If the process is not carried out professionally, you can end up with a car with serious alignment problems.
A speed hump or even a small pothole can cause serious damage to the front of a lowered vehicle as well as the components found underneath like the oil pan and exhaust system. Also, the lowered parts like suspension and steering system may contact the wheels and tires, even each other.
The tires can also scrape the body during turns. What do I need to lower my car? There are many ways this can be done. Here are the most common techniques:. Coilovers are a term for suspension parts that replace the spring coil. These come with an adjustable shock absorber and a spring that's wrapped around the component.
When coilovers are installed properly, you can expect a lowering of your suspension up to 4 inches. But take note, this technique can lead to coil failure and tire wear due to repeated tension. This is installing springs that are similar to the suspension system of the vehicle but are slightly shorter. With this method, expect lowering from 1 to 2 inches. This technique is also considered the cheapest way to lower a car.
This is a method used in older cars. If you want to lower and raise suspension, you can replace your springs with airbags. This method can give you around 3 to 5 inches of lowered suspension. Just like using airbags, hydraulics can raise or lower the suspension as needed.
If you want to lower your vehicle height without affecting the suspension, a drop spindle is usually the best option. This technique can increase the wheel mount and thus, lowers the vehicle up to 3 inches. Related: Average Car Length. In some U. States, there are limits as to how low you can lower your suspension.
And as much as lowered vehicles are illegal, raised cars are also prohibited. In some countries, a lowered vehicle attracts unwanted attention from police as car owners tend to violate speed limits and overlook local traffic laws. I suggest the final ride height to be This allows your car to look aggressive and can still drive through bumps and driveways without scratching.
The height at the front is usually lower than the rear by about 0. This is because the rear is naturally lowered when you fill up the gas or when you are loading up the trunk with items. Also, lower front means your tires have more grip during braking notice your car leans forward when braking.
I would say this is negligible. But you might need it when discussing with other car enthusiasts online! This is the most frequently asked question. And unfortunately y es — lowering a car will make the ride stiffer and uncomfortable. This means the spring must be stiffer to absorb impact without bottoming out. The good news is ride comfort can still be acceptable if you lower your car using springs with progressive spring rate.
Higher spring rate causes more stiffness. Progress spring rate means the top part of a spring has a lower spring rate than the bottom. This allows you to drive comfortably when spring is not compressed driving straight on good condition road.
The spring rate will increase only when you corner or take big bumps, causing the spring to compress. Lowering your car is definitely worth it — you will have an aggressive looking car along with much improved handling.
Making the car fun to drive and to view — what more would you want?! All the cons are manageable. If you follow all my tips, the pros will outweigh the cons by a landslide. There are various ways to lower a car. But I will only talk about the tried and true.
Ways like cutting off your stock springs will only waste your time and make you destroy a perfectly well spring. The best ways to lower a car is through lowering springs or coilovers. Lowering springs is suitable if you only care about lowering your car. Coilovers allow adjustability — more suitable for racers or seasoned enthusiasts who know what they want. Lowering springs are aftermarket springs that replace your stock ones.
They are shorter, have progressive spring rate and directly install on your stock shocks.
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