How much of a drop in ride height is to much?

[Bernhard]

Olds G body how much can you drop them before the car becomes dangerous to drive with to much bumpsteer? How many run drop spindles? How much have you lowered your car and are you happy with it? I was thinking of droping mine 2'' but I'm thinking know maybe only 1'' drop. Do the new style of tires not add to the bumpsteer problem with no side wall flex? What happens when you take most of the travel out of your suspension with a ride hieght drop and have no more side wall flex?

 

[pontiacgp]

I drop it to the point where the lower control arm is parallel to the ground.

 

[Scottcutler33]

Remember it's a full frame car and heavy also, do 1 inch eibach springs are the best way to go, other wise your rims will destroy the wheel wells as well as mess your chamber up which will require longer a arms, I guess that part isn't to bad slight modification but could be tricky, what size rims are you going with and tire sizes is a huge factor on the outcome

 

[DrRansom442]

if you have to drive around speed bumps - your ride height might be a little too low (atleast here in the Gateway City - the potholes will swallow you whole).

 

[undr8ed]

I've never dropped a Gbody lower than 1" but have 2" dropped spindles on a cadillac. I had to step up the tire size back to stock because here in the lovely PNW I kept hitting the front skidplate on most every outside lane, pothole, etc.

I believe you can go 2" and still get a proper alignment (it'll just be maxxed out.) After that, then I believe you'd need extended uppers, moving the mount, etc (depending on how far you want to go...)

My $.02 is also to go with spindles before you get a stiffer/shorter spring. Herb Adams philosophy was a softer suspension with a stiffer sway bar (but I don't think he lowered any vehicles for Nascar, lol)


Hope any of this helps or even makes sense 8)

 

[pontiacgp]

we use a soft spring big bar set up for our circle track cars but for street use that set up won't work. The soft springs lets the front of the car to slam to ground for cornering. We use alot of caster so the front will tend to stay down and the large bar adds to the spring rate to help keep the wedge in the car. To get the front end to work you need to hit the brakes hard and quick before entering the corner or you'll end up with a serious push condition. You can't drive a car on the streets to make that set up work.