Hey Outtie,

I thought the Hotchkis springs are a .9" drop. Your car looks like it dropped more than .5".

 

You're right the hotchkis springs do lower the car .9 of an inch.
I just wonder if they are talking 9/10ths or 9/16ths.... Pretty big difference there.
Kinda wish I measured before, so I'd have something to compare it to...

 

if thats only a .5 inch drop then would a 1.25' be too much? that looks low

 

She has a .9" or 9/10ths of an inch drop. So almost an inch drop. 1.25" should have about 2 fingers worth of gap and 1.5" should have about no gap.

 

looks great Becca !

they should settle after a few days - maybe get a tad bit lower...
cant wait to see how u like them performance wise...

 

Well, whatever the drop actually is I LOVE IT!
Got back from my alignment, and everything went smoothly. I took her on a few local twisties, and she handles like a dream!
I just need to play around with the dampening a bit, but that's a personal preference. Koni gives you this nifty little **** to adjust the firmness of the ride.
Just open the hood and pop the strut covers off, turn to your liking! I didn't think it was possible but she's actually tighter in the turns!
The car just flows, like I'm figure skating on the road!


Would I recommend doing this? HELL YES!!
Two very big [sm=smiley20.gif][sm=smiley20.gif]

costs:
Hotchkis lowering springs: $150
Koni rear shocks: $250 (pair)
Koni front struts: $350 (pair)
Half KMAC kit: $150 (I got a free bushing extraction tool, thanks TTstuff!)
Alignment done at independent shop: $98
Time to complete: 2 full days


Total costs: 2 Days and $998 all totally worth it IMO!
No idea what this would of cost if I paid someone to do... But I figure 2 grand is a good guess.

 

Wowowowowowow. now you are twisting my arms.

 

Those are some good prices, where all did you the springs, shocks and struts?

 

Got everything from tirerack except the kmac kit, which I got from TTstuff.

 

I got the Hotchkis springs from the Tire Rack following that link that CincyTT published in a thread I participated in. They were $145. I was going to get the Konis from the Tire Rack for $600 for the set of four, but the front struts are back ordered until the first week of June. I ended up with the Bilstiens for $700 shipped from the Tire Rack. I'm not going to bother with the Half KMAC kit since the car is being dropped within it's alignable specs.