What are the specs on your current suspension setup, and what spindles did you buy?
-- Edited by Derek69SS on Sunday 6th of January 2013 10:16:51 PM
rgoble said
Jan 7, 2013
I want to lower the ride height on my convertible. Lowering the air ride when it's parked is fine but when I put enough air in it to get a comfortable ride it sits to high and the angle drive shaft angle isn't quite right.
I bought 2" drop spindles for the front but not sure what to do with the back end. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Rick
SShink said
Jan 7, 2013
Rick,
I would suggest using Hotchkiss, Global West, or Eibach 2" lowering springs for the rear.
I installed the Summit Racing 2" lowering springs on mine, and it was too low, so I added aluminum spacers to get it to the ride height that I like.
I'm sure some of the other guys will have further input on suspension options.
Stan
Chris R said
Jan 7, 2013
Do you have a full air ride kit in the car or just some air bags to lower and raise the car?
Scott Parkhurst said
Jan 7, 2013
Mine is as low as it can get and still work well. I went through S.C. & C. to get it right...www.scandc.com
The rear springs were designed for lowered pickups .. I got them from Performance Online. The lower control arms are almost level...but not quite.
Adjustable shocks help a lot. You get the ride just the way you want it once the stance is perfect.
I used QA1 coil overs on the front. They are adjustable so you can put it where you want it, height wise. Mine are set as low as I can get them...
-- Edited by Scott Parkhurst on Monday 7th of January 2013 10:31:03 PM
rgoble said
Jan 10, 2013
I appreciate the help and am sorry I couldn't respond until now. I went back to work full time and Mondays and Tuesdays I work bell-to-bell so tonight is the 1st chance I've had to respond.
I do have the full air ride system and am tempted to do away with it. The problem is if I had fixed system set as low as I have mine when it's parked I would be scraping the bumpers when I drove it.
I'm leaning towards the 4 link rather than doing anymore with the stock suspension.
What are the specs on your current suspension setup, and what spindles did you buy?
-- Edited by Derek69SS on Sunday 6th of January 2013 10:16:51 PM
I want to lower the ride height on my convertible. Lowering the air ride when it's parked is fine but when I put enough air in it to get a comfortable ride it sits to high and the angle drive shaft angle isn't quite right.
I bought 2" drop spindles for the front but not sure what to do with the back end. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Rick
Rick,
I would suggest using Hotchkiss, Global West, or Eibach 2" lowering springs for the rear.
I installed the Summit Racing 2" lowering springs on mine, and it was too low, so I added aluminum spacers to get it to the ride height that I like.
I'm sure some of the other guys will have further input on suspension options.
Stan
Do you have a full air ride kit in the car or just some air bags to lower and raise the car?
The rear springs were designed for lowered pickups .. I got them from Performance Online. The lower control arms are almost level...but not quite.
Adjustable shocks help a lot. You get the ride just the way you want it once the stance is perfect. I used QA1 coil overs on the front. They are adjustable so you can put it where you want it, height wise. Mine are set as low as I can get them...
-- Edited by Scott Parkhurst on Monday 7th of January 2013 10:31:03 PM
I do have the full air ride system and am tempted to do away with it. The problem is if I had fixed system set as low as I have mine when it's parked I would be scraping the bumpers when I drove it.
I'm leaning towards the 4 link rather than doing anymore with the stock suspension.
Thanks again!
Rick