Best lowering springs for maro

[mtm864]

What are the best riding lowering springs for the 5th gen? Ive had lowered cars previous all srt4 neon's and i would have to say the tein h techs are the by far the best riding lowering springs Ive owned. i want a aggressive stance with the stock wheels 20inch and something that wont kill my struts any suggestions pics would be awesome too!!

[shevyman]

well i would have to say from what i noticed on my tc i would say vogtland. german suspension. the tein are a cheap china suspension. i mean to be frank what do you see on race cars, KW,Eibach,megan suspension. now for vogtland there more for the euro cars so think m3, how are they stock? well i would say better the camaros stock on a road course.

ok enough with that ummm some one else on here got a set of vogtland for there camaro since mine was not drive able at the time and he post'ed about it and he loves them. as for me i love them on my tc i take corners harder then i did with the eibach's. also i can get you a discount just let me know. i would say for a full set of springs about 2bills maybe less have to check the price.

also do you want to track your car or daily drive comfort?

that also will help cause they have like three options. i went with adjustable dampers and there springs for daily driving on my tc.

[lawdogg149]

Pfadt

[mtm864]

ill be daily driving thats why i want a good stance with comfort

[Ltdodge]

pfadt...(see pic below)

[axis]

I've been looking for some as well. What i've come up with is, you need to figure out how low you want to go. The Pfadt and one of the Pedders springs drop about 1.25in which is pretty low if you have any clearance issues that you see daily. Like a bump to get into your driveway or something like that. These drop you car to a very nice looking height though and most report that the ride isn't affected to harshly. Eibachs and i'm thinking the other set of Pedders drops it about 1in. That should clear most obstacles but that depends on what they might be. This stance looks good but does have a small amount of fender gap. The ride is reported as being not too bad either. There are others that drop as low as 1.5in which is VERY LOW for this car. None of these have issues with tire rub although you may or may not have issues getting the proper alignment after dropping it very low. I'd suggest you browse around the forum and look at peoples cars that are dropped to see which stance you like and can live with. Most of the guys have done a good job in giving their review of them but always remember that it's THEIR opinion and ride quality is VERY subjective.

[Bruce@raymondsperformance]

Pedders 1" drop springs have a nice look and not so low that it takes the ride away

[SSouthernboy]

Pfadt. Great stance, improved feedback, still very comfortable ride

[g-townmach]

I see someone said Vogtland. I believe they're about to come out with their springs for the camaro. They've been doing prototypes recently. I don't know if its still true, but I know back in the day several NASCAR teams used their coils. Which means absolutely nothing to me, but might to someone.

[mtm864]

Pfadt looks like what ill be going with...Is it hard to do this in a garage with proper tools? I mean i did my previous cars and no problem. Also will i need a camber kit with these? I want to have a set that after i lower it i wont kill my tires within a few months. Thanks

[Ltdodge]

Originally Posted by mtm864

Pfadt looks like what ill be going with...Is it hard to do this in a garage with proper tools? I mean i did my previous cars and no problem. Also will i need a camber kit with these? I want to have a set that after i lower it i wont kill my tires within a few months. Thanks

the kit does not need a camber kit...after intall i took my car to the dealer to align and they got it within specs with no problem......they only charged me $69.00 for the alignment

[Info@PeddersUSA.com]

Originally Posted by Ltdodge

the kit does not need a camber kit...after intall i took my car to the dealer to align and they got it within specs with no problem......they only charged me $69.00 for the alignment

Any drop coil and the lower the it goes the more it changes, will increase negative cambers. Increasing negative cambers in the back end increases understeer. Pedders has done a very serious amount of testing on all kinds of installation variations. If you are only interested in getting the suspension into specs, then that is fine. But if you are interested in optimizing your alignment for the best handling you can do with great tire wear, then you will need to reduce the rear negative camber lower than what the OE eccentrics will allow. So it is up to you what you want.


Adding a degree of positive caster to the front is a big plus as well.

mike
dms

[PfadtRacing]

Hey guys, thank you for posting-up with your Pfadt products and recommendations! Glad everyone is happy with them.

mtm864: There is a great write-up by FrankT here: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56127

He covers tools needed and steps involved in the installation. If you have any other questions about the process, please do not hesitate to give us a ring!

[TJ91]

will the pfadts blow out your struts alot sooner?