"Slamming" and other suspension modifications
I subscribe to a lot of car magazines, and it seems all the rage today to lower a vehicle's ride height. How do you feel about this?
Personally I do not like slammed cars. I've seen some really beautiful Detroit Iron ruined by lowering the suspension. True there are many modified suspension components that you can buy to do the job properly but it just doesn't look right, let alone what it does to ground clearance.
Personally I do not like slammed cars. I've seen some really beautiful Detroit Iron ruined by lowering the suspension. True there are many modified suspension components that you can buy to do the job properly but it just doesn't look right, let alone what it does to ground clearance.
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Benefits include:
1. Looks (contrary to your taste, many of us like to see the upper fender openings concentric with the wheels).
2. Lowered center of gravity (aids handling and aerodynamics).
3. Stiffer springs (sharper turn-in).
Drawbacks:
1. Negative comments from those who don't like slammed suspensions (!).
2. Less suspension travel (resulting in bottoming and poor handling on really rough roads).
3. Ride deterioration (due to the stiffer springs).
All a matter of taste....
There seems to be a really odd trend starting aroud here. I have seen quite a few pickups with the back slammed and the front left stock or even raised. I can't figure out what that is about. At least when I was a kid and we jacked the rear end of our hot rods up, it had a purpose - namely clearance for the big tires.
thank you,
Shifty the Host