whats the lowest i can go and how is it done?

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whats the lowest i can go and how is it done?

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I'm wanting to drop my 92 as far as possible and still have somewhat of a ride. what is the best plan of attack on this? also where would i go about finding the springs or whatnot? ive searched ebay for some cheep adjustable coils but no luck. i know ebay has some junk but ive had good luck so far
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if you have money and you wanna go low, and be able to adjust, the best way to do it is with airbags.
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hharb wrote:if you have money and you wanna go low, and be able to adjust, the best way to do it is with airbags.
thats what the car has on it now. air cylinder ride like crap. plus maintenance sux. i want to find a good pair of adj that dont break the bank
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The DropZone coilovers claim a 4" drop, but it isn't true. My MX had when I got it and the drop was about 2 - 2 1/2" but the ride was incredibly harsh. Couldn't get them off there fast enough.

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competitiveaudioman wrote:I'm wanting to drop my 92 as far as possible and still have somewhat of a ride.
You can't. As you car goes lower you lose travel on the struts, that means you have to compensate with stronger dampeners and springs so that you don't bottom out. Struts don't have that much travel as it is, so as you try and lower the car it gets harsh pretty quick.
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AST coilover wil drop the front about 8-10cm and rear 10-12cm
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it's not possible to be sitting on the ground AND have a smooth ride... it's one or the other unless you just do what everyone else does and lower it 2 inches and get some decent struts... :roll:
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WhiteFinish wrote:AST coilover wil drop the front about 8-10cm and rear 10-12cm
And drop your bank account by about $2400. :wink:

BTW, if you drop your car too low, you'll need shorter axles, and good luck getting those.
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I had my car sitting low...tucking my 17's in the fenders and rode awesome with full strut travel.

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competitiveaudioman wrote:
hharb wrote:if you have money and you wanna go low, and be able to adjust, the best way to do it is with airbags.
thats what the car has on it now. air cylinder ride like crap. plus maintenance sux. i want to find a good pair of adj that dont break the bank
any pics of the air setup you have? i can never see too many!
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Slammed6 wrote:I had my car sitting low...tucking my 17's in the fenders and rode awesome with full strut travel.

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With him on that, K sport has a nice coilover system for the 323 which will bolt right up to your mx3, fully adjustable and a nice ride, make it low, do what ya gotta do. Ksports you can get for around $1000.00ish plus shipping.
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