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My old car, 88 GLI was dropped on Eibach Sportlines and Bilstein Sports. Handled great and stiff but horrible for bumps, driveways, etc. My chin spoiler had scratches all over it.
 
I forgot to mention in my last post that my '88 Accord is lowered. It was done by the guy I bought it from, it sits slightly more than a sideways hand-span off the pavement. There are so many entryways I had to take at an extreme angle with that thing, and quite a few I wasn't even able to enter.
 
I live in Dallas, with streets maintained to compare to 1980's-era Beirut. I will never lower a vehicle for this area again. I always felt like a tool for having to slow down so much for railroad tracks and various road defects.
 
No. None of the cars are the racing/performance type so there is no need. I'd rather not sacrifice the ride quality and potentially safety during a collision. Besides, my family has two trucks and lowering a truck is about the dumbest thing you can do. It defeats the purpose of having one...
 
Originally posted by: MovingTarget
No. None of the cars are the racing/performance type so there is no need. I'd rather not sacrifice the ride quality and potentially safety during a collision. Besides, my family has two trucks and lowering a truck is about the dumbest thing you can do. It defeats the purpose of having one...
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My ruling is that it's not actually a 'truck' unless it's taller than I am (I'm 6'5"). 😀

 
Amen to the shitty streets of Dallas, my Cobra feels like it's going to fall apart sometimes driving to work hitting some bad spots of the road.
 
Originally posted by: Mister4x4
Of course the lowered version looks better. Just be prepared for fender rubbing and a noticeably stiffer ride.
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Yea if you lower too much and get shitty springs.
 
I will, eventually. The Mazda MX3 has too much gap, out of the factory. Plus, any improvement on the MX3's already insane handling would be amazing.
 
Originally posted by: bananapeel42
Amen to the shitty streets of Dallas, my Cobra feels like it's going to fall apart sometimes driving to work hitting some bad spots of the road.
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What year snake do you have? and any pictures??

thanks
 
My Legacy is lowered on Tein H-techs. Mild drop with little affect on ride IMHO. I also added Koni adjustable shocks all around. Same combo on my gf's WRX wagon works well as well.

I lowered both for looks and handling. The stock setup on my car was far too floaty for a "sporty" sedan. Of course both cars also got upgraded sway bars front and back.
 
My car is lowered because I replaced the crap stock Pontiac Grand Am springs/shocks/struts with Eibach and KYB. Granted, this was 13 years ago. Big difference in cornering/handling.
 
I've lowered cars in the past for appearance's sake, but I have no current plans of lowering my M3. It doesn't look bad as it is, and I like the idea of being able to take it to carwashes and not worrying about rubbing and ground clearance, etc.
 
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