Anyone lowering their BRZ with coilovers and raising the BRZ for winter? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ngabdala · 08-21-2012, 10:14 PM

Anyone lowering their BRZ with coilovers and raising the BRZ for winter?
I would like to lower the BRZ and close some of that gap in the wheel well.

The reason I haven't is because I want the ground clearance for New England Winter.

My friend says to get some coilovers and then raise the car come winter.

I don't know much about cars but I swear I recall reading somewhere that lowering and then raising the car wreaks havoc on a cars' alignment, and possibly some other issues I can't recall.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

MSTiFK8R · 08-21-2012, 10:29 PM

yes everytime you change the height - you have to realign the car

for winter you would prefer to switch back to stock suspension, wouldnt you?

ngabdala · 08-21-2012, 10:31 PM

Yes. I would switch back to the stock height.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSTiFK8R

yes everytime you change the height - you have to realign the car

for winter you would prefer to switch back to stock suspension, wouldnt you?

fatoni · 08-22-2012, 01:13 AM

a lot of the time, coilovers dont even have the ability to go as high as the car is stock. i would make sure you find a solution with enough range for your needs

Pscylo · 08-22-2012, 01:17 AM

Could get the springs Five axis uses, 3/4 to 1 inch drop, and uses the stock shocks, then swap back to stock springs for winter.

When I spoke to Young, he said you could get them through toyotapartsoutlet.com, just like I got my spoiler....or at least call the guy and get them from him.

df.dima · 08-22-2012, 10:07 AM

The negative thing I've read about coilovers for winter is they tend not to like it due to corrosion + temperature range. You can scout different car forums and a lot of people in the snow belt complain, some say its fine though. For now I decided not to lower it and go through the first winter, see how its going to be like.

SLICVIC · 08-29-2012, 07:37 PM

^ +1 . especially cars in the north east trap dirt/pebbles/corrosion in those coilover threads . might be a good idea to take them off and throw on the stock suspension for the winter if you drive it often

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SLICVIC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2006 STi Location: NYC Posts: 589 Thanks: 495 Thanked 444 Times in 210 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ +1 . especially cars in the north east trap dirt/pebbles/corrosion in those coilover threads . might be a good idea to take them off and throw on the stock suspension for the winter if you drive it often

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