lowering

sanders · newbie Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 3

i am planning on having my gemi lowered what do i need to in terms of bushes, turning circle, bassically everything except the springs and shocks.

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

an angle grinder Wink

you can lower your car with just springs... you don't have to change everything else but it would be better if you changed the whole set up to suit the job.

rod · tinkerer Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 380

yea hears some advise.. dont use a oxy set too cut em
use a angel grinder

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

even better advice, don't cut them at all, like i did, looked awesome but it was fucked to drive. it was a bit of fun though, i ended up getting king springs about 2 days later.

Blue TG · tinkerer Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 183

gems will sit on the bumpstops, the only big problem is the torque tube, lowering throws the angles out, if you lower the car, raise the torque tube cross member, by removing the spacersbetween that and the body. the diff will also move to the passenger side of the car a bit, no problem there with stockies, but if you got wide wheels, an adjustable panhad rod is the go, piss to install too.

Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

I think he actually wants to do it properly, get an adjustable panhard rod, camber kit for the front, swaybars, a diff allignment kit and a castor adjustment kit and just put nolathane bushes all round, it'll handle awesome...

Gemini Driving Yobbo · petrol head Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897

hey extragem it will fuck your shokies up. i went through 2 sets and one set on the front in under a year. dont chop your springs it looks mad but handlin is fucked and it does unpreditable things while goin fast down a windy mounting while braking