B&G Lowering springs

[phatmatt]

Is anyone using these springs if so how do they perform and how does the car sit? Post pics if you have please.

[phatmatt]

anyone?

[purewhitemp5]

All I can say is B&G springs are a good legit spring and not like half the stuff you find on ebay.

[Turpro]

i run them with zx2 sr struts and full zx2 poly bushings. it rides rough with the setup i have but its tigher than **** around corners. the pic right below this is with 16 inch rims and the b&g springs. the ones i bought were made for the protege.

All I can say is B&G springs are a good legit spring and not like half the stuff you find on ebay.

mine came from ebay.lol. 169 shipped.

[phatmatt]

Your car sits nice. Do you think its the springs that make it rough or the struts and the poly bushings?

[Jho]

Your car sits nice. Do you think its the springs that make it rough or the struts and the poly bushings?

Springs effect and determine ride height.

Struts have NOTHING to do with ride height. The poly bushings don't either.

[phatmatt]

No no no. I was asking you if it was the stuts or the bushing that made it ride rough. I know that either one doesn't determine the ride height.

[Hadoken]

Struts have NOTHING to do with ride height.

I have trouble believing that. Take two struts equally valved for the same car of the same weight, but one having a shorter strut shaft. Wouldn't both strut shafts sink into the strut to the same depth, since the strut only knows how much weight is on the shaft not how long it is? Therefore making the strut with the shorter shaft physically lower the car more since there is less shaft sticking out of the strut?

But I'm not a mechanic and have no proof to back this up, just seems to make sense in my head. And if it doesn;t make any sense at all, well, get bent. It's probably easier to describe with a diagram, maybe I'll throw something together when I get home from work.

[LisaT]

not correct. springs control ride hieght unless that strut is litterly so short that it is compressing the spring by itself farther than the wieght of the vehicle would. just putting zx2 struts into your car will not lower it if you dont change the springs.

[Jho]

No no no. I was asking you if it was the stuts or the bushing that made it ride rough. I know that either one doesn't determine the ride height.

Yeah, I see that now. I'm a moron.

[Jho]

I have trouble believing that. Take two struts equally valved for the same car of the same weight, but one having a shorter strut shaft. Wouldn't both strut shafts sink into the strut to the same depth, since the strut only knows how much weight is on the shaft not how long it is? Therefore making the strut with the shorter shaft physically lower the car more since there is less shaft sticking out of the strut?

But I'm not a mechanic and have no proof to back this up, just seems to make sense in my head. And if it doesn;t make any sense at all, well, get bent. It's probably easier to describe with a diagram, maybe I'll throw something together when I get home from work.

If the strut shaft was shorter, the strut would only have less travel before it bottomed out. The spring rate is going to determine how far the strut shaft is going to sink into the strut body, and if you can even bottom it out. If the strut shaft is too short, the spring will always have tension on it, and the strut will always be partially compressed, and never allowed to fully de-compress. This will cause premature wear on the strut.

You've seen my car in person. The springs are so short that the strut completely compresses before the weight of my car gets to my springs. I need longer springs to regain strut travel.

[LisaT]

Jo its time to raise your car up a little.

[Jho]

Jo its time to raise your car up a little.

When I get outta debt. It's on the "TO DO" list.

[LisaT]

get a better job.

[steeb]

If the strut shaft is too short, the spring will always have tension on it, and the strut will always be partially compressed, and never allowed to fully de-compress. This will cause premature wear on the strut.

struts do not wear differently at different heights unless you are riding at full compression, too low and bottoming out and using spring rates higher than the struts can handle. that besides normal wear and tear is what shortens or ends the life of your struts. if u are using or planning to use higher spring rates than the struts can handle, you might as well use your blown oem struts cuz even tho the struts arent dead yet, they arent controling the spring and cars weight properly and will blow out shortly if not already.

many struts are shipped fully compressed, leaving them that way will not blow them out, driving on them like that does.