HELP:Q about springs

[Obja]

Originally Posted by JoeBoxer

I would drive it for a few months and then decide, I really would say the Pro-Kit would be better for a teenager or no lowering at all. Just be careful either way you go, watch for curbs and bumps and don't turn off the traction control!

Yeah i was just thinking of ideas and such, nothing immediate.
I would wait for winter to pass at the EARLIEST.

[speargunsandracecars]

You should do some research on suspension before doing any suspension mods... It's your first car... Enjoy it the way it's made in stock form. Then as you get better at driving and getting to know your car, you can make rational decisions on what you want your car to be. Just because the car is lower doesn't mean it will handle better. Just because you have negative camber doesn't mean it's bad. Drive drive drive. If anything, your first mod could be wheels, assuming they aren't to heavy and you have a decent set of tires.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by speargunsandracecars

You should do some research on suspension before doing any suspension mods... It's your first car... Enjoy it the way it's made in stock form. Then as you get better at driving and getting to know your car, you can make rational decisions on what you want your car to be. Just because the car is lower doesn't mean it will handle better. Just because you have negative camber doesn't mean it's bad. Drive drive drive. If anything, your first mod could be wheels, assuming they aren't to heavy and you have a decent set of tires.

First Mod should be high performance driver education, but otherwise I agree!

Nice car for a 17 year old, take good care of it!

[Racecomp Engineering]

When you lower the car a lot you'll end up with too much rear negative camber. This means you'll likely wear your tires unevenly and handling will be compromised. That can be corrected with a rear camber bushing kit or rear lower control arms. There's nothing wrong with either one other than they aren't free.

The real problem with a big drop on springs is that your losing a lot of suspension travel and compromising the geometry of the suspension. You will be sacrificing ride quality, durability of the stock shocks, and likely handling too just for looks. If that's fine with you go for it but I'd suggest reading as much you can for now. Its easy to get things wrong and a lot of parts out there are not what I'd personally call improvements. Let me know if you'd like some reading material.

Cheers,
Andrew

[Obja]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

First Mod should be high performance driver education, but otherwise I agree!

Nice car for a 17 year old, take good care of it!

Thanks man and i will take care of it ;D

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

When you lower the car a lot you'll end up with too much rear negative camber. This means you'll likely wear your tires unevenly and handling will be compromised. That can be corrected with a rear camber bushing kit or rear lower control arms. There's nothing wrong with either one other than they aren't free.

The real problem with a big drop on springs is that your losing a lot of suspension travel and compromising the geometry of the suspension. You will be sacrificing ride quality, durability of the stock shocks, and likely handling too just for looks. If that's fine with you go for it but I'd suggest reading as much you can for now. Its easy to get things wrong and a lot of parts out there are not what I'd personally call improvements. Let me know if you'd like some reading material.

Cheers,
Andrew

Thanks man and yes, i would love some more reading material... thanks mate