Oh god, i stumbled across some old terrible photos...

[Classicrocjunkie]

Oh yea, i was pimp-O-licious back in the day with ma ride!!!

Jr in high school, makes me uggh.. 17 here?





Ah ha ha ha....when i was still dating my last serious G/f. She was almost a keeper.



...to any newbies.... this is how you lower a car improperly
(stock struts and dropzone springs)..FTL!!!!


Looks cool, just like the rest of ebay things, functionality wise... bought as good as a strainer to bail out water.



That $100 set of springs lead me to replaceing the following...

CV shafts
ball joints
front wheel bearing
control arm bushings
new struts
coil springs

Wow i was a fucking retard back in high school.....



and to cheer myself up.....

think i'll have a....


(ha ha, i can see my alcohol and substance abuse certificate in the background of this pic and i'm drinking, it the thing with the green 7V in background...LOL)
and look at..




... and i'm done. Haven't done a good photo whoring in a while.

[DeadBlade89]

looks like everything turned out good. the car, the alcohol...lol jk

[JaysZ24]

So i guess i shouldn't lower my car with just lowering springs then. I was gonna do that this week but after seening that list of stuff u had to replace maybe i wont put them on

[Lefix]

Are you gonna paint your car?

[jakegday]

17(ish) is WAY to young to have a "keeper"
its good that didnt work out

[Classicrocjunkie]

Originally Posted by Lefix

Are you gonna paint your car?

Omg yesss i am! I currently keep changing my opinions on everything that i have done for it and i think this spring i finally will have it the way i wanted it. The type J bumper is a tricky little mother fucker to get it to sit properly when your car isn't a 00-02 to begin with since you have to trim the hell out of the crush guard. I have the honey comb style and the outter supports under neath the headlights once you trim the the crush guard for the kit is only support by one rivet. For some reason my passenger side is sitting too low causing the kit to feel loose on that side.



So i ordered the one for the 95-99 Z24 since its a solid unit, also i hate my carbon finber fenders, so i have new wider ones coming so i hopefully can tuck my 18x8"s.

[yhandor]

Hey....I see you conveted your headlights to the 2000+ style...how do you do it....I have a 97 z24 and want to put in the 2000-2002 style headlights and corners...

[Classicrocjunkie]

Originally Posted by yhandor

Hey....I see you conveted your headlights to the 2000+ style...how do you do it....I have a 97 z24 and want to put in the 2000-2002 style headlights and corners...

set of 00-02 headlights and corner lamps
9007 pig tails
00-02 headlight mount bracket
new bumper
trimmed the old fender bracket off that held the old style corner lamps

...lots of patiences and money since my new parts are all aftermarkets

[fishbulb34]

I'm getting ready to replace my springs to coilovers too. Should I do so without much other stuff? They're arospeed ones, from a legit place. If not, what else should I get with them before I go about it all?? I'm also have a shop install; since you obviously did it yourself(photos) did that cause any of the replacements needed? IF I can get away with just the coilovers it would be good...

[Classicrocjunkie]

Originally Posted by fishbulb34

I'm getting ready to replace my springs to coilovers too. Should I do so without much other stuff? They're arospeed ones, from a legit place. If not, what else should I get with them before I go about it all?? I'm also have a shop install; since you obviously did it yourself(photos) did that cause any of the replacements needed? IF I can get away with just the coilovers it would be good...

Worst idea ever bud. Get yourself some Koni yellow struts and do your suspension properly. Putting those coil overs on your stock struts are going to only blow them out. They CANNOT handle the spring rates and its going to cause your car to have severe body roll and ride like complete shit. Its not only terrible riding but its un-safe.


... oh and anyone care to guess whats in the boxes??

[JStumpalump150]

and thats why im saving so i can lower my car the right way, cuz im just waiting for my shocks to blow. i know its not done right and wish i knew that before i bought the car.

[Classicrocjunkie]

Originally Posted by JStumpalump150

and thats why im saving so i can lower my car the right way, cuz im just waiting for my shocks to blow. i know its not done right and wish i knew that before i bought the car.

$1 says they are blown already. Go push down on the rear of your car. If it goes down and comes back up and stops at the height you pushed it from they are fine. If they jump up and down a little, they are gone. Or hell take one fully out and disassemble is and if the piston does not come back out of the housing they are shot ski. My stockers were gone at 50k miles. I have yet to roll over to 60K yet. I refuse to let it do it this summer too... ha ha.

[Lances133]

wild guess...the only one i can think of...toyota fenders?

[fishbulb34]

Originally Posted by Classicrocjunkie

Worst idea ever bud. Get yourself some Koni yellow struts and do your suspension properly. Putting those coil overs on your stock struts are going to only blow them out. They CANNOT handle the spring rates and its going to cause your car to have severe body roll and ride like complete shit. Its not only terrible riding but its un-safe.

So just get the Koni yellow struts and I'll be straight? and where's the best/least-expensive for the Koni's?

[Classicrocjunkie]

Originally Posted by fishbulb34

So just get the Koni yellow struts and I'll be straight? and where's the best/least-expensive for the Koni's?

I was on Gravanatuning's website lookin at Tein SS prices and saw them there for $569 + ship.

Might want to try..

www.carcustoms.net
www.tirerack.com
www.summitracing.com
www.aplusperformance.com


.... and yes lance, you are correct. GM shipped their parts in huge ass boxes. I had to drive home from school since they were soo big. No way i would be able to move home with those and all my school things.