Coil spring lowering kit?
03-13-2009, 08:58 AM
#1
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Join Date: 06-29-2007
Location: NC
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Coil spring lowering kit?
Anyone know anything about these coil spring kits? Do you think that they would really drop 3"?
http://www.jcwhitney.com/HELLWIG-COI...3409_10101.jcw
http://www.jcwhitney.com/HELLWIG-COI...3409_10101.jcw
03-13-2009, 10:34 AM
#2
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Join Date: 02-27-2009
Location: Hamilton
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garbage!
those will destroy the handling of your hhr. it's almost as bad as cutting your springs.
save your money and do it right
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/deleted-threads-41/gold-line-gen-1-lowering-springs-22411/
those will destroy the handling of your hhr. it's almost as bad as cutting your springs.
save your money and do it right
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/deleted-threads-41/gold-line-gen-1-lowering-springs-22411/
03-19-2009, 03:40 PM
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Location: Middle Village, NY
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Lower springs are not just lower-the spring rate is changed. Years ago people (myself included) used to cut off a few coils, but that is not the right way to do it.
I recall JCWhitney selling little metal wedges that you would insert inbetween the coils then twist, with the intent being to raise the car. Worked great until you hit a bump and the springs expanded, then they would fall out!
Keep in mind that when you lower the coils in the back, they may fall out when you put your car on a lift. This happened to me with the levelling springs. I am eagerly awaiting some new shortened KYB shocks that will prevent this from happening. But, they do cost twice as much as the standard shocks.
I recall JCWhitney selling little metal wedges that you would insert inbetween the coils then twist, with the intent being to raise the car. Worked great until you hit a bump and the springs expanded, then they would fall out!
Keep in mind that when you lower the coils in the back, they may fall out when you put your car on a lift. This happened to me with the levelling springs. I am eagerly awaiting some new shortened KYB shocks that will prevent this from happening. But, they do cost twice as much as the standard shocks.
04-09-2009, 04:33 PM
#8
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Join Date: 05-03-2007
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Posts: 121
Lower springs are not just lower-the spring rate is changed. Years ago people (myself included) used to cut off a few coils, but that is not the right way to do it.
I recall JCWhitney selling little metal wedges that you would insert inbetween the coils then twist, with the intent being to raise the car. Worked great until you hit a bump and the springs expanded, then they would fall out!
Keep in mind that when you lower the coils in the back, they may fall out when you put your car on a lift. This happened to me with the levelling springs. I am eagerly awaiting some new shortened KYB shocks that will prevent this from happening. But, they do cost twice as much as the standard shocks.
I recall JCWhitney selling little metal wedges that you would insert inbetween the coils then twist, with the intent being to raise the car. Worked great until you hit a bump and the springs expanded, then they would fall out!
Keep in mind that when you lower the coils in the back, they may fall out when you put your car on a lift. This happened to me with the levelling springs. I am eagerly awaiting some new shortened KYB shocks that will prevent this from happening. But, they do cost twice as much as the standard shocks.
I'm looking at the shocks as being my "rattle" problem.
04-16-2009, 10:11 AM
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Join Date: 12-18-2005
Location: Middle Village, NY
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The KYB are the only ones I found that are made to fit and shortened. I began looking into a custom shock, but that would mean not only getting the measurements of full extension and contraction, but also the dampening rate. The only other cure would be using limiting straps, but then you have the problem of them banging around.
Lee3333