How to lower the wagon 2.5 inches

[83countrysquire]

wanna lower her how can I do that

[DuceAnAHalf]

Probalby regular sedan springs.

[mrltd]

Yeah, sedan springs on the rear, cut the fronts.

[Archangel]

NO!!! Do NOT replace the wagon springs with sedan ones! Sedan springs are softer, and while they will indeed lower the car they will also compress easier and if you take a speedbump or a railroad tracks crossing at higher speed they may bottom out and if you don't expect it you may lose control of the car. to properly lower the wagon you can either cut the stock springs it came with (shotens them and also stiffens them up a little, which is what you want) and install some police shocks, or replace springs with new ones that are softer and stiffer (may need heavier-valved shocks though). How much are you planning on spending on that project? Four new springs will run you between $120 and $200, while cutting stock springs is next to free :D

[83countrysquire]

well my stock ones are shot rightn ow in the back but i intend on getting new ones for the rear cause i m doin a rear end swap so 200 is probly the budget i already have monroe shocks for the car

[mrltd]

NO!!! Do NOT replace the wagon springs with sedan ones! Sedan springs are softer, and while they will indeed lower the car they will also compress easier and if you take a speedbump or a railroad tracks crossing at higher speed they may bottom out and if you don't expect it you may lose control of the car. to properly lower the wagon you can either cut the stock springs it came with (shotens them and also stiffens them up a little, which is what you want) and install some police shocks, or replace springs with new ones that are softer and stiffer (may need heavier-valved shocks though). How much are you planning on spending on that project? Four new springs will run you between $120 and $200, while cutting stock springs is next to free :D


Yeah, cut the stock springs. Then you might notice that the stockers (rear) are double pigtail, and once you cut them one of the pigtails is gone. Then you need to make a new mounting plate for the spring....

As for the front, the stock ones are way too soft no matter what. And with a 2.5" drop you'll want to go with a much higher rate spring-and then cut it to the ride hieght you want.

Regardless of what you do, bottoming out and dragging the underside of the car on speedbumps will be something you'll just have to get used to.

[Archangel]

Yeah, cut the stock springs. Then you might notice that the stockers (rear) are double pigtail, and once you cut them one of the pigtails is gone. Then you need to make a new mounting plate for the spring....

Ahahahaha, I'm an idiot, completely forgot about that part - guess that's what happens if you post at 5am without any sleep before that, lol :D

And yes on the bottomong out part, stiff springs are the only thing that will save your ass there - oddly enough the 1050lb/in ones I have in the front now don't feel too stiff at all, however I have never bottomed out, even when jumping railroad tracks and bridges on dirt roads. So yeah, get new springs

[83countrysquire]

i m probly not gunna lower it if i bottom out cause well i put alot of money on to the exhuast and im not going to ruin it

[mrltd]

2.5 is too much anyway and will mess up suspension geometry... The springs that turbo, blaze, and I am using do a great job.

[83countrysquire]

wat springs

[mrltd]

check the stickies my man...

[83countrysquire]

ok thanx