pics before and after lowering
#1
04-11-2010, 11:23 PM
pics before and after lowering
i'm thinking of lowering my 04 monte ss..would like to see pics of before and after lowering your monte.also how much lowered and how was it done?
#2
04-11-2010, 11:25 PM
Monte Of The Month -- October 2010
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check my album.... The newest pics are lowered and I have older ones in there too, total drop of about 1 1/4" so far and prob another 1/4" after settleing. Also check the "lowering the monte" thread under suspension... I just posted everything I used and did!
#4
04-12-2010, 02:17 AM
Only have a drop in the rear on the monte right now (the plan was to buy matching stuff for up front, but I have since decided to go another route). Sorry these pics aren't at the same angles, it's the best I had...
Before:
After:
Raised a little for driving:
The setup:
Drop height? I dunno. Its adjustable anywhere from when the strut bottoms out against the car and is fully collapsed (low as you can go without mechanical modifications to the car's suspension setup- and obviously not driveable since the rear suspension is solid) to all the way extended on the rear struts (and even capable of adding some preload to the spring with them jacked way up). I currently ride with it about 1" to 1.5" higher than all the way slammed- the springs are pretty high rate, so I don't get near as much bounce as a stock spring- although I'd imagine for road racing, you'd want to be up at least 2", maybe 2.5" off the stop so you had no chance of it ever hitting and making you lose control. For drag racing, its nice to be able to jack it way up- and put the load on the front tires, and keep as much load as possible off the rears.
They offer the same setup for the fronts too (I just did the rears because I was doing a complete rear overhaul, got about half the parts for free, so the coilovers only cost me maybe $100-150 for the parts I still needed).
The place that sells them is Held Motorsports- and i think they're like $700-800 for a pair with the KYB GR2 non-adjustable struts, and like $1200 or so with the koni adjustable struts (wish I had these, but the KYB's were free, lol).
I like having coilovers because you can adjust the car for the specific height you want, and can really slam it for shows, or just whack the settings all up (like I have it now with the back slammed and front up) just for cruising and getting looks, etc. All it takes is the stock spare tire jack, and you just spin the lower spring perch to the new height (you need a spanner if you want to put preload on the springs though).
Before:
After:
Raised a little for driving:
The setup:
Drop height? I dunno. Its adjustable anywhere from when the strut bottoms out against the car and is fully collapsed (low as you can go without mechanical modifications to the car's suspension setup- and obviously not driveable since the rear suspension is solid) to all the way extended on the rear struts (and even capable of adding some preload to the spring with them jacked way up). I currently ride with it about 1" to 1.5" higher than all the way slammed- the springs are pretty high rate, so I don't get near as much bounce as a stock spring- although I'd imagine for road racing, you'd want to be up at least 2", maybe 2.5" off the stop so you had no chance of it ever hitting and making you lose control. For drag racing, its nice to be able to jack it way up- and put the load on the front tires, and keep as much load as possible off the rears.
They offer the same setup for the fronts too (I just did the rears because I was doing a complete rear overhaul, got about half the parts for free, so the coilovers only cost me maybe $100-150 for the parts I still needed).
The place that sells them is Held Motorsports- and i think they're like $700-800 for a pair with the KYB GR2 non-adjustable struts, and like $1200 or so with the koni adjustable struts (wish I had these, but the KYB's were free, lol).
I like having coilovers because you can adjust the car for the specific height you want, and can really slam it for shows, or just whack the settings all up (like I have it now with the back slammed and front up) just for cruising and getting looks, etc. All it takes is the stock spare tire jack, and you just spin the lower spring perch to the new height (you need a spanner if you want to put preload on the springs though).
Last edited by bumpin96monte; 04-12-2010 at 02:21 AM.
#5
04-12-2010, 09:39 AM
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Here is before and after using KYB gr2 shocks and SSC lowering springs... the pic on the lef is from 09' factory setup and the pic on the right is the lowered shot from 2010. notice the fender gap and that should help on your decision..... def worth the time and money. 
#7
04-12-2010, 06:39 PM
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#9
04-19-2010, 01:08 PM
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It has now settled to about 4 1/2" off the ground and that was measuered on the corner of the silver side skirt right behind the front wheel.
