AST Suspension lowering springs from Carid.com

[flotownj]

AST Suspension lowering springs from Carid.com
Installed these today. Everything went great. The drop was supposed it be 1.2" front and rear but I'm measuring 1.75" front and rear after driving it around the block a few times. And that's fine with me. I wanted it lower.

They feel great! Big time reduction in body roll. Little stiffer but not in a bad way. The car will of course be a bit stiffer over bumps. Took about 2 months for me to get these as they have to be made and shipped from the supplier. Very happy with this purchase. $275 shipped to me. Its day 1 with them installed. If I have any issues with them I will report back.

Also installed 2017 and up front brakes. New rotors and pads. With some junkyard caliper brackets. Didnt really take a picture of that.

https://www.carid.com/ast-suspension...6&url=15583410

[Eggman]

AST Suspension lowering springs from Carid.com
Installed these today. Everything went great. The drop was supposed it be 1.2" front and rear but I'm measuring 1.75" front and rear after driving it around the block a few times. And that's fine with me. I wanted it lower.

They feel great! Big time reduction in body roll. Little stiffer but not in a bad way. The car will of course be a bit stiffer over bumps. Took about 2 months for me to get these as they have to be made and shipped from the supplier. Very happy with this purchase. $275 shipped to me. Its day 1 with them installed. If I have any issues with them I will report back.

Also installed 2017 and up front brakes. New rotors and pads. With some junkyard caliper brackets. Didnt really take a picture of that.

Hey flotownj, nice work. Thanks for sharing it here.

Would you be opposed to uploading your photos to the forum? Photo bucket doesn't allow hosting for forums, and the pictures aren't displaying properly.

Also, a link to the items would be nice. I'm sure there will be others who will want to do this too.

[flotownj]

Can you see the pictures now?

[Eggman]

Can you see the pictures now?

Yes, thanks. You must have uploaded them?

[Wallythacker]

Three things.
1.Those look like a great product.
2.Your car looks lean and mean with the drop. Glad it handles well.
3.North Carolina? What I wouldn't give to have your weather during my winter.

[Dark Magenta]

I recently put Eibach springs on my car and I have a rattle in the back. I think it sounds like a loose(ish) shock absorber/damper, but I haven't been able to verify that. One person I've spoken to says that the shocks may be too long and the spring is loose. I don't think so because it is clearly compressed from when the tire is off the ground...but I also can't say he's wrong...

Anyone have experience with this? This is my first lowered car.

[Basic]

I recently put Eibach springs on my car and I have a rattle in the back. I think it sounds like a loose(ish) shock absorber/damper, but I haven't been able to verify that. One person I've spoken to says that the shocks may be too long and the spring is loose. I don't think so because it is clearly compressed from when the tire is off the ground...but I also can't say he's wrong...

Anyone have experience with this? This is my first lowered car.

Put a couple folks in the back seat and go for a ride and see if it goes away. Its completely possible. Unlikely, but possible. More than one of us have seen how easily the rear springs can be manipulated and even removed simply by jacking the car up and letting the axle drop.

The real probability is that the rubber spring seat thing got left out or ripped or rotated and you are just getting some metal on metal contact.

[Dark Magenta]

Put a couple folks in the back seat and go for a ride and see if it goes away.

I carried some weight, but not person sized weight and it didn't seem to help. It rattles even at 5mph. It also didn't seem to matter if I was accelerating around a clover-leaf on-ramp (I think the rattle is only on the driver's side, but I can't be certain).

The real probability is that the rubber spring seat thing got left out or ripped or rotated and you are just getting some metal on metal contact.

I took it out and made sure the seat thing was in correctly (I think it had twisted a little before, possibly even making a small hole in the rubber from a weeks worth of driving). It immediately had the same sound...if not worse. Might a little Plasti-dip paint help, or would that just rub off immediately? Would some silicone fish tank hose help or would that be too soft and rip through just like I imagine the Plasti-dip paint would?

[Eggman]

I took it out and made sure the seat thing was in correctly (I think it had twisted a little before, possibly even making a small hole in the rubber from a weeks worth of driving). It immediately had the same sound...if not worse. Might a little Plasti-dip paint help, or would that just rub off immediately? Would some silicone fish tank hose help or would that be too soft and rip through just like I imagine the Plasti-dip paint would?

What does the end of your spring coil look like?

[Dark Magenta]

First two are driver's side where I *think* the rattle is coming from. Last one is passenger side.
The rubber guides on the top are thicker, sturdier, and I am more confident in them.