| Sure enough any custom tuner would want to lower | | | | have to buy different aftermarket parts which are |
| their car for the heck of it. Some even push their | | | | expected to be a bit pricey. Your next probable |
| suspension units to its limit or rather insanely lower it | | | | question would be on "what and which brand to buy?" |
| than it should be. The basic suspension system is | | | | Go with the OEM aftermarket parts. These people |
| composed of the progressive spring, the shock | | | | know the car's design and have built them in |
| absorbers, leaves and torsion bars. Leaves are | | | | accordance to the car's specifications, so a perfect fit |
| generally used for vehicles that carry huge loads, so let | | | | would not be that hard. |
| us focus more on the conventional car suspension | | | | A reminder though when choosing which kit to buy is |
| system. | | | | to buy the kits that are specifically for street use if you |
| Basically, springs are designed to recoil when you hit a | | | | will be using the car on the street since this should be |
| pothole or a bump. This helps the tires keep its traction | | | | a bit higher and softer than the racing kit. Racing |
| on the road for better handling. Lowering the spring in a | | | | suspension kits are intended to be very low in order to |
| cheap and dangerous way may involve clipping or | | | | get the car's center of gravity low to make it more |
| cutting the stock spring. This will result into initial savings | | | | stable. Since race tracks normally have even surfaces |
| since there is no need to purchase a lowering spring, | | | | it would be perfect to use a very low suspension |
| shock, and camber kit or a long steering arm. But the | | | | system. |
| trade off would come in a few weeks time since the | | | | A couple of things should be remembered before you |
| shock would initially be compressed. So when you hit | | | | splurge on that aftermarket lowering kits. Try to take a |
| bumps and potholes, it would compress even more | | | | ride on a lowered car and feel the handling as well as |
| and would burst. Also, a misaligned camber or arm | | | | the suspension. Keep in mind that altering the |
| would result into an uneven wear on the tire. The wear | | | | suspension system will cost you an uncomfortable ride |
| would be more evident on the inner side of the tire | | | | since the dampening system will be set to hard so that |
| since it would look like an inverted V if you look up | | | | the tires will not come into contact with the car chassis |
| front. | | | | or the fenders. |
| Lowering your tire the right way would mean that you | | | | |