[tnd27]

I am looking into lowering my z24 within the next month, ive been asking around to my friends and their friends to see if springs would be enough. When lowering a car, should i install just springs then get the car aligned, or should i install cambers as well. Please all your input is needed for yet another beutiful z24 in progress that whoops all ricers!

 

[tnd27]

most of you clicking on this thread think i have pics of me lowering my car, i will if you help me out in how to do it!

 

[girlracer]

well when i lowered mine, i replaced the springs of course, i got intrax, i also replaced the struts and shocks too. nope no need for a chamber kit. we ran into a problem when we lowered mine, we had to replace the outter tie rod. so make sure everything is ok when you do it.

here is the how to: http://www.v6z24.com/mods/howto/?page=suspension

its pretty easy to do. good luck.
just make sure you don't drive a whole lot before you get an alignment.

 

[bezal]

replaced the struts and shocks with your lowering, bet that was costly. Hopefully i wont have to do that.

 

[tnd27]

estimated cost on how much shocks, struts, and springs would all cost? without prof installation...

 

[l2aider1]

I'm thinkin around 580$ total. I was thinking about doing the same myself. Nice to see another user from Maryland! Don't know too many around here.

 

[tnd27]

ft meade eh, i played meade highschool last year for baseball... how old are you? maybe we can meet up sometime.

 

[kaseobeer2585]

i changed all the springs shocks and struts on my car by myself, the only thing i needed help with was holding stuff. but everything else was pretty easy if you know what your doing using spring clamps, loosening the right bolts so on and so forth.

 

[girlracer]

Me and My bro done mine, so no labor costs. I prob paid around $500 for everything. Alignments around here are $35.

 

[kaseobeer2585]

nothin like gettin down and dirty for free! mine was even cheaper than 500, $80 for both front struts, spring tech springs $150, and i got the rear shocks off my dads cavalier a year after he put them on cuz it got totaled. so i'm at like $230

 

[jakerooni]

well I replaced my entire suspension system with monroe snesetrak struts and shocks poly sway bar bushings tie rods and ball joints for $188 out the door. ANd now I have a set (when we clear up the address thing LOL!) of eibach's (pro-kit) I got off a member here never installed for $100 so for a new lowered car sitting on all new stuff I paid $288 not a shabby deal if you ask me. I know I can upgrade to better struts and shocks later but screw it this is good for now.

 

[danpsycho1]

Good post, i was about to get into something like that too, I NEED new handeling bad, mines bouncy n creaks =x very annoying. very helpful people, i was really wondering how much it was gunna run me to get shocks/struts, wasint worried about springs yet, figured id save for them , but THE CAV WILL BE LOWERD ONE DAY!!!

Very helpful post ;b

 

[jason16]

Mine's gonna cost $110 for KYB gr-2 shocks, $180 for KYB gr-2 struts and I hope that group purchase on eibachs spring works out on here.