Another lowering question

[15cammedSS]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

What we have found is that this only 2015's, however it might affect a few late '14's.

The New Versions are out in the Warehouse - they should be ready to Ship in the next couple of days!

hey TC........whats the setup on the red Camaro in your signature? wheels and suspension.....me like!!!

[straka]

I'm a victim of the issue as well, bmr has made an RMA for me and im awaiting the new springs.

[VTSummit]

I was thinking about just lowering the front 1" Bad idea or ok idea? I want the raked look but don't want to slam the whole car down.

[acr3]

VTS, install the 1" drop springs front only & see how you like it. Be sure to let it settle before drawing any conclusions.

[dreadpyrat]

Wow, this is fantastic info, Thank you kindly to everyone for the feedback! Last question, which I'm fairly certain I read about in another thread but: am I going to need a spring compressor for this?

[Apex Motorsports]

You do not need a spring compressor. However, I would not recommend installing a 1" drop on the front. You are going to throw your weight distribution forward and screw up your handling.

[VTSummit]

For a commuter car, I don't think the handling will be affected much. Lowering the front a little would be a tiny shift, it's the difference in spring rates between front and rear that would worry me.

[dreadpyrat]

Resurrecting this thread as I recently purchased a set of 1" Hotchkis lowering springs from Phastek. 2 questions now:

1. How long does a lowering job take for a novice? Am I looking at a couple of hours? Less? A lot more?
2. How soon after will I need the alignment?

[Apex Motorsports]

Originally Posted by dreadpyrat

Resurrecting this thread as I recently purchased a set of 1" Hotchkis lowering springs from Phastek. 2 questions now:

1. How long does a lowering job take for a novice? Am I looking at a couple of hours? Less? A lot more?
2. How soon after will I need the alignment?

For a novice I would plan for 3-4 hours. You want to do it within a day or two. Once the car is lowered your alignment is off so if you do a whole lot of driving you are going to wear your tires unevenly. But you want to give the springs a little bit of time to settle.

[Sales@Phastek]

Originally Posted by dreadpyrat

Resurrecting this thread as I recently purchased a set of 1" Hotchkis lowering springs from Phastek. 2 questions now:

1. How long does a lowering job take for a novice? Am I looking at a couple of hours? Less? A lot more?
2. How soon after will I need the alignment?

dredpyrat,

1. Here is a video that might help ya. A few hours should be good. I might make it look easy but I have done it a few times. Really not that bad to do.



2. I personally would not go any longer then maybe 100 miles before a new alignment is needed. Dont want to damage the tires, Pirelli's are not cheap, if you keep the same brand.

Thank you,
Ricardo

[dreadpyrat]

Hey Ricardo thanks for the reply and the video! I've actually been watching that for a week or so now so funny that you should be the one to reply to this thread! Ok, sounds like a few hours for the job, and then I'll take it in for an alignment as soon as I can afterwards. Thanks again!!

[Sales@Phastek]

Originally Posted by dreadpyrat

Hey Ricardo thanks for the reply and the video! I've actually been watching that for a week or so now so funny that you should be the one to reply to this thread! Ok, sounds like a few hours for the job, and then I'll take it in for an alignment as soon as I can afterwards. Thanks again!!

dreadpyrat,

Nice

A few hours and some cold ones should get you through the install. Then just sit back and enjoy.

Thank you,
Ricardo