EDnasty85Z28

ok i bought a set of new Ksport lowering springs they were suposed to lower it 1.75 all the way around i put new stock shocks / struts on it and berfor i lowered the front i had a new set of stock autozone z28 springs i put on a week before when i put the drop springs on the front it only lowered about 1/4 inch and when i put the springs side buy side (stock new z28 and new drop springs) the were the same hight ive had no issue with the rear so now the car rides almost level at every corner(rear is about 1/6 to a 1/4 lower) is thier any way i can get the front lower or what and how long does it take for the springs to settel i havent drove it yet should i wait or should i cut them if anyone has had the same issues let me know because i feel as if it should have been an instant lowering thing can the front sway bar affect ride hight and is thier anything else that can affect front ride hight let me know thanks

RyanEricW

Just wondering if you set the springs in correctly, or if you kind of just threw them in there?
I would also try lowering the car on it's own weight and turning the wheel in both direction all the way. I know my car sits really high after I jack it up until I do this.

EDnasty85Z28

i forgot to mention yes i properly indexd the springs and turning the wheels did nothing but one weird thing i did notice when i had the new stock springs in it i losend up the sway bar end links it brought the ride hight down ??????? why idk but yes i set it all up perfectly so anyone have anyother suggestions????

EDnasty85Z28

and i have drove it a couples times only about 3 time until i blew a brake cylinder but i was thinking whil im workin on it if i need to ill cu like 1/4 of the coil and if i cut the coils do i have to cut the bottem one or frome the top????

RyanEricW

Do you happen to have the specs on the springs you bought, such as compressed height, num coils, etc?

sofakingdom

iTrader: (1)

If the sway bar end links are affecting the ride height, then they are the wrong length (as a result of the ride height change), and are binding.

Get some shorter ones. Just go to AZ or wherever and get the Energy Suspension ones hanging on a card in the aisle, and look for ones about 1½" shorter than whatever your existing ones are. You'll probably end up with about 2¼" - 2½" ones. Do the same for the rear. They'll be having the same issue, you just haven't got around to noticing it yet.

blackbmagic

Ive dropped a few cars with springs. The drop is rarely as advertised at first. Usually after a couple of months it can drop up to another half inch, just by settling in the springs.

I wouldn't cut the springs yet. Do what sofaking suggested, and buy the correct sway bar links about 1.25'-1.5'' shorter. Let the springs settle then decide. To much drop can come real fast on our third gens so be careful, being too low sucks if its not done properly.

GTFiero

as mentioned let the springs settle in by driving it for a couple weeks. After that if its not up to your liking then cut them a little

EDnasty85Z28

ok i drove it around and it did nothing so i bought a set of cheapy stock iroc springs and cut 1 full coil and thir perfect in the front with better ride and everything but i soon fiured out the sway bar end links are way,way wrong now and i had another qustion i put new ones (sway bar links) on the rears and after i did one side (passanger) sits 1/4 to 1/2 inch lower than the other so i have removed links from front and rear and im looking at performance sway bars for it but i am wondering what can i do to raise the rear 1/4 of an inch (both sides) but i really dont want coil springs spacers plus with the springs i have on the rear now they wouldnt fit between anyway what ideas do you guys have note: i have also instaled the UMI tunnel mount adj torque arm UMI control arms (nonadj) and an edlebrock (nonadj) panhard bar so anyone with knowledge with any of this let me know thank you greatly