Im tired of this!!!!!

[TreeFrog]

Originally Posted by drdisque

TreeFrog: the GR2's aren't made to be lowered more than an inch on, chances are you've either stretched their limits so far they don't really work anymore, or you've already blown them out. If you want to get good handling get some real performance shocks like the KYB AGX, Tokico Blues, or the granddaddy of them all, the Koni Yellow Adjustable.

so if i raise the car up it might help out the ride?

[drdisque]

it could if you haven't already blown out your GR2's.

[TreeFrog]

okay yesterday i scraped the bottom of my front bumper coming out of my driveway. i forgot i couldn't pull straight out, and i had to turn to the right and come out an angle.

I tell you what i'm so sick of this low riding bullshit!!! all i do is bounce around all the time. i had my sub box bolted down and i broke the bolts!! the subs go air borne daily! its not even funny!

anyways i set up an appointemnt on the 6th at this custom place, that does everything from turbo kits to body kits. they assure me they can raise it up and get the ride quality better.

[GSTRacerNVUS]

Originally Posted by TreeFrog

okay yesterday i scraped the bottom of my front bumper coming out of my driveway. i forgot i couldn't pull straight out, and i had to turn to the right and come out an angle.

That doesn't get any better when you raise it up a couple inches. You still have to come out of some places at an angle, but it probably will be greatly improved.

Originally Posted by TreeFrog

I tell you what i'm so sick of this low riding bullshit!!! all i do is bounce around all the time. i had my sub box bolted down and i broke the bolts!! the subs go air borne daily! its not even funny!

LMAO... Sorry I know it's not supposed to be funny.

[george536]

what i noticed that my gs was way bouncy and rattlely, but my spyder is way softer. it takes the bumps and the railroad tracks way better.

[Shpyder]

KYBs should not be used on 2G DSMs, according to RRE.

Also, these cars arent made for an especially comfortable ride. I have 225/45/17s at the moment, and my ride is very rough. I had the same ones on my 2" dropped spyder last year, and the ride was terrible. Then I rode my firnds 96 gst on stock rims and tires, and the ride felt much smoother. Then again, when I drive my 92 Accord, it feels like a luxury sedan, lol. 2G eclipses do have a rough ride man, i think it just comes with the territory....once you start modding, there isnt much u can do to help your ride comfort.

[TreeFrog]

you don't understand how bad it is! i hit my head off the ceiling!!! my sub box jumps off the floor air borne after breaking 2 screws holding it down.

plus my girlfriend hates the car because of this, and won't ride in it. this car is my baby, i can;t have my girl hate it.

[1stGenRocks]

make sure your tire pressures are set right.

shpyder: the less sidewall a tire has the harsher a raide its going to give. tires on 17's have much harder sidewalls so they dont absorb bumps as well.

[TreeFrog]

well i got my ride rasied today. Apparently it was so low that the coil overs weren't even working. so i was basicly riding on just shocks. the numb-nuts who installed it was clueless because it hurt the handling and traction.

The results are that it's lowered now only by 1" on the coilover, and 1.5" physically lower than stock. but i'm not sure what its considered in terms of how much its lowered. its about a side skirt higher than it was before, and now that my springs are working the ride is SOOO much better. Easyer to get in and out of, traction is a lot better, wheel hop is gone, and it feels like the car has a suspension when going over bumps. it now sits level instead of the engine wieghing down the front. the styling of the eclipse still makes it look a little lower in the front but all the tire gaps are the same.

overall i'm very happy with the results. and by some miricle the shocks are still good. although their life is probably greatly diminished due having to support to whole cars weight for however long it was like that.