Lowering just the front end?, any danger? Options

[Goonter]

Ok strange question as it might be. Is there any significant dangers to just lowering just the front of my car? Faster wear on other parts because only the front is lowered? I dont wanna lower the back cause i want a little bit of "nose down" look for the 6gc. Thanks in advance for the inputs.

[SwissFerdi]

1) Purchase coilovers
2) Install
3) set rear higher than front
4) ????
5) Profit.

[Goonter]

1) Purchase coilovers
2) Install
3) set rear higher than front
4) ????
5) Profit.

Can i borrow 1000 dollars please

[garin]

wow man like the old skool american muscle... i winder if that would look good on a 6gc. i would go with the coilover suggestion. the sky is the limit when it comes to adjustments if you have a nice set of coils!

[HectortheRican]

What Ferdi said. Just take some time and save up for the coilovers.

[Goonter]

wow man like the old skool american muscle... i winder if that would look good on a 6gc. i would go with the coilover suggestion. the sky is the limit when it comes to adjustments if you have a nice set of coils!

I dont think it would look to much like the old school muscle cars. The back of my car has aout an inch or less gap. The front has almost 2 inches.



I think coilovers would be overkill in the city i drive in. I'd rather go for tein + GR2 combo. I know tein lowers the front more anyway

[azian_advanced]

there's nothing wrong with having the front lower than the rear. i've had front tein lowering springs and stock rears for about a year without issues. and yeah the front gap is pretty hideous, that's why i did the fronts only at first but then realized lowering springs all around in the winter ain't so bad after all. just as long as you're not on coilovers because then you would have to deal with reduced comfort, interior vibrations, and if you go really low then you're also gonna get torn cv boots.

here's my car a few years ago with the front lowered on tein s-techs




This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Feb 11, 2011 - 10:21 PM

[Goonter]

there's nothing wrong with having the front lower than the rear. i've had front tein lowering springs and stock rears for about a year without issues. and yeah the front gap is pretty hideous, that's why i did the fronts only at first but then realized lowering springs all around in the winter ain't so bad after all. just as long as you're not on coilovers because then you would have to deal with reduced comfort, interior vibrations, and if you go really low then you're also gonna get torn cv boots.

here's my car a few years ago with the front lowered on tein s-techs

Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks AZ. BTW i hope you dont mind i got a Aeromagic lip from JP also >.> I had to cut the lip in half or i woulda payed 310 dollars just shipping alone. Denley told me you got the lip also. How did you get yours shipped here?

[azian_advanced]

i got it from the yahoo auctions. i use rinkya to browse for parts but shipping is the deal breaker though. i was quoted $470 for shipping at first but i managed to get it cut which ended up costing only $90 for shipping.

[Goonter]

i got it from the yahoo auctions. i use rinkya to browse for parts but shipping is the deal breaker though. i was quoted $470 for shipping at first but i managed to get it cut which ended up costing only $90 for shipping.

Oh damn. I was quoted 360. But 100 shipping for cut. Now i need to get my bumper fixed. Sumer soon we need to have a meet

[Mycurse180]

Can you order just front lowering springs separately?

[xrav22]

Can you order just front lowering springs separately?

I want t o do the exact same thing just lower the front. But I was wondering can I just switch the spring and that's it wheels will still be
aligned(camber) properly. I just want to lower 1.5 in front. Thanks

One other thing would <$100 springs be ok for just roaming the mountains as compared to H&R which are $259.

This post has been edited by xrav22: Feb 14, 2011 - 4:11 PM

[kar1]

when i got my st, only the front was lowered. mainly i think cos the previous owner needed to change the rear links(which i've done) to fit the rear springs.

as with anything you do with the susspension, the camber and toe may be out. best thing to do, before to take owt apart, try to mark everything.

doesn't effect the handling in anyway, just makes the front a little more bumpy. and in theory, should help prevent understeer in corners with it keeping more weight forward

[xrav22]

when i got my st, only the front was lowered. mainly i think cos the previous owner needed to change the rear links(which i've done) to fit the rear springs.

as with anything you do with the susspension, the camber and toe may be out. best thing to do, before to take owt apart, try to mark everything.

doesn't effect the handling in anyway, just makes the front a little more bumpy. and in theory, should help prevent understeer in corners with it keeping more weight forward

Well completed lowering the front only 1.5 , with sprint sps8002 springs and love it so far. I don't know if I will do the back. Karl 1 's theory seems correct and it is not very bumpy. .

This post has been edited by xrav22: Feb 22, 2011 - 12:12 PM

[TerBeau]

here is a pic of mine. its an older pic but def a good looking stance..

[Goonter]

here is a pic of mine. its an older pic but def a good looking stance..

Perfect! That's exactly the stance i want. Except with spacers to flush the wheels. Anyway what springs did you have in the front Terbeau?

[delusionz]

Eww!

The celica is already front heavy, looks ugly in the rear with the ass high up in the air.

Best view should be from behind, cause that's all anyone else ever sees

[malpaso]

I had the same on my previous ST and now plan "drop the nose" after new suspension installed as well.

[Tom_SS2]

on a FWD you want the front soft and the rear stiff so that you reduce under-steer/induce over-steer, lowering the front will probably make the front stiffer and the rear will be unchanged increasing under-steer.

[Goonter]

Eww!

The celica is already front heavy, looks ugly in the rear with the ass high up in the air.

Best view should be from behind, cause that's all anyone else ever sees

to each his own i guess. I like the "nose down" stance. Not everypone's gonna be a fan.

on a FWD you want the front soft and the rear stiff so that you reduce under-steer/induce over-steer, lowering the front will probably make the front stiffer and the rear will be unchanged increasing under-steer.

It's a daily driver. I wont be doing any racing whatsoever and it barely goes past 60 mph. from what everyone that's done it is saying they had no problem so i should be ok too.