moar lowering a lowered 85t? advice plox

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    moar lowering a lowered 85t? advice plox

    I would like to lower my Z which I believe is already lowered; I am too poor ATM for coilovers. My current springs and shocks aresome kind of green lowering spring and adjustable illuminas installedby the PO. I would greatlyappreciate help in exploring a solution. (FWIW – I plan on goingcoilovers+z32 rear subframe+late turbo front end next winter or inabout 2yrs. I also have a pretty big metal/welding shop with a bunchof scrap metal.)


    I am assuming the front strut tubeand/or spring perch can be modified to lower the front end. I amgoing to look into this as soon as I get home.


    What about the rear springs? I believeI can just cut and rethread the piston arm/rod of the shock absorberand re-thread the end (as suggested in another thread). The springshowever, sit over the CV joint and it does not look like I can lowerthe bottom perch; how about the top?


    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    So you want to physically modify the structure of the vehicle to acheive moar low when in 2 years you are planning on going with coilovers plus Z32 rear? What is your goal for this vehicle? What if you lower the perch too much and have no safe adjustment to raise it up? The "shock absorber" does not affect ride height, that is the springs job. The strut affects ride quality.
  • #3
    you could use lowering springs from a different car in the rear, and you can modify your strut tubes to accept the ground-control style coilover setup. most i've seen to have this done comes in around 400-500 dollars.

    i think most people would agree that saving up for some proper coilovers or at least waiting to see what the outcome of G-Es coilover adapters would be your best bet. you can then buy some used S13 or S14 coilovers and buy the rear adapter mounts for the strut tower/top mount. it would probably end up costing you close to 600 bucks to have a pretty well rounded coilover setup rather than 1200 for stance or powertrix.

    said and done the more expensive solutions are obviously a lot more easy to install and straightforward, as well as little to no test fitting required. but you can get away with a cheaper setup that may perform just as well.
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    This is a vehicle that I like to pretend one day I will take to the track (do not care about competitive racing). 300whp, great suspension, great breaks, function over form, and something I can learn with. I drive it to work sometimes but mostly up in the mountains to relax.

    I mentioned the rear shock absorbers as it would be silly to lower the suspension without compensating for doing so.

    I was hoping there would be an option that did not involve 'hacking' the frame. I am cool with cutting and welding it as long as future function is not lost. Anything that woould not affect my eventual suspention goals (stated in my first post) I am all for.
  • #5
    I'll give you 100 bucks for the funky green springs. You can take my stockers and cut a few coils off to achieve moar low.

    I recall something about Mustang springs fitting the rear, but a 1" lowering spring was about stock height on the Z. I don't think there's any room to lower the rear spring mount, but maybe the body side could be cut and moved up? Its not used with a subframe swap, so I suppose messing it up wouldn't be a big deal.
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