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We sell parts so this should carry a lot of weight with you. Lowering coils look good and improve some aspects of vehicle dynamics, but they are NOT a must. There is a link in my signature to The Book on 5th Gen Suspension. I suggest you read through it. Welcome to Camaro5. You are going to enjoy your new Camaro.

I'm looking into dropping my car does anyone have the alignment specs after a 1inch drop is installed from either eibach or bmr kit?

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Originally Posted by caverman (Post 3791213)

Eibach is a 1" drop so any spring that will lower you to that will get you the same look. BMR sells a 1" spring as well. Pfadt is very popular but is a 1.25" drop and you have to cut the bumpstops. I had Hotchkis 1" until I got my coilovers.

As far as the dealer...even if they will do the install you'll be paying extra because it is a dealership. Same will go with the alignment you'll need afterwards....the dealership will charge more than going else where.

Something else you'll want to make sure to do is to have the bushings "timed" after lowering the car. Do a search.....plenty of info out there about how to have them do that. Don't assume whoever installs your springs or aligns your car will automatically time the bushings either. It's more work so you'll have to pay for it.

How did you like your Hotchkis springs? What made you decide to opt for the coilovers?

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Originally Posted by 96/10SS (Post 3797974)

I'm looking into dropping my car does anyone have the alignment specs after a 1inch drop is installed from either eibach or bmr kit?

If you follow this link to our Instructions page, it has our BMR recommended alignment specs as well as detailed instructions on re-indexing the bushings during the alignment.

http://www.bmrsuspension.com/siteart/install/SP019.pdf

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Originally Posted by Tantalizer43 (Post 3801699)

How did you like your Hotchkis springs? What made you decide to opt for the coilovers?

Tantalizer – We have many Camaro5 members happy with the performance of our Hotchkis Sport Coil Springs. Here’s one of our happy customers. :)

http://www.hotchkis.net/_uploaded_fi...ht_compare.jpg

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Originally Posted by Hotchkis (Post 3808437)

Tantalizer – We have many Camaro5 members happy with the performance of our Hotchkis Sport Coil Springs. Here’s one of our happy customers. :)

http://www.hotchkis.net/_uploaded_fi...ht_compare.jpg

You may be sending a track pack to Cincinnati soon....

Crap cellphone picture but this is my car with BMR 1.4" in front and 1" in back.

I love the stance..

I will throw Pfadt into the mix. 1.25" drop all the way around.

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Originally Posted by Tantalizer43 (Post 3808558)

You may be sending a track pack to Cincinnati soon....

Tantalizer - Thanks! Don't forget that we’re still running a pretty major sale through the end of the month (a few days left) if you want to get the best deal.

Just curious how much are you guys paying for the install?

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Originally Posted by isk8 (Post 3819018)

Just curious how much are you guys paying for the install?

It will vary by geography as shop rates are heavily influenced by real estate and property taxes. It will also vary by quality of work. A tech familiar with the Camaro can have the front and rear coils swapped in a couple of hours. That is the easy part. Timing the bushes and getting the alignment dead nuts on are the next part of the job.

For perspective, GM says the front struts take three hours. Most shops will do the coil swap, bush timing and alignment in 4.5 hours. Can it be done faster. Sure. I can do a green light alignment within factory specs in 30 minutes. If I do a tight spec alignment it will take me an hour to 90 minutes. It all depends on what your expectations are for a quality coil installation.

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Originally Posted by Rob@WretchedMS (Post 3317127)

Step 1. Pull the car up on to a drive uplift.

Step 2. Loosen the following bolts/nuts:
Front:
---Inner Control Arm Bushing
---Inner Radius Rod
Rear:
---Trailing Arm Bushings (both ends)
---Toe Rod Bushings (both ends)
---Lower Control Arm Bushings (Inner)
---Upper Control Arm Bushings (Rearward)
---Lower Strut Bushings

Step 3.
Grab the subframes or sway bars, and jounce the car up and down a few times.

Step 4.
Tighten all of the nuts/bolts to spec.

Step 5.
Align the car at the new ride height.

http://www.wretchedms.com/v/vspfiles...rack%202-3.jpg

http://forums.peddersusa.com/imageho...c8b2c670c1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Texas2SS (Post 3808612)

Crap cellphone picture but this is my car with BMR 1.4" in front and 1" in back.

I love the stance..

Love the split drop look! :drool:

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Originally Posted by BMR guy (Post 3833722)

Love the split drop look! :drool:

You and me both!!