Thread: rear end lower

Well if you want it lowered, YES go with the SSC Gen II springs, they don't drop your ride a whole lot, the most mine dropped with em was only 1 1/2" all around and gave it a good clean appearance. Now if you want that cushie ride, you are best to stick with a new pair of stock struts or maybe some SensaTracs. I have had both versions of the KYB strut, GR-2s and the AGX's, and I can tell you from personal experience, they are a lot harsher than stock GP struts.

But if you do that route, with lowering that is, keep in mind when you do it there are somethings you want to consider upgrading in the process.

1. New Strut Mounts for all four struts. (You can get a whole set from ZZP for about $100 bucks before shipping (roughly)

2. Anti Pogo washers will be a must if you lower car. They help eliminate, not entirely mind you, the bouncing back and forth in your car when you hit bumps and stuff. They help a lot, and if you dont get them, you will wish you had

3. There are a lot of rubber bushings that go between the springs and the struts that you can replace, but are not entirely necessary. But if you are going to go that far, a little bit more won't hurt and will only add to the overall life of your new strut/spring setup.

If you need numbers on the parts required to complete this job, I will be glad to look them up for ya, I have them earmarked for easy access. Feel free to post here or drop me a PM for them.

Good Luck!

Here is a picture of my old 98GT with the full SSC Gen II lowering springs and KYB GR-2 struts installed.

ahh yes geddys GT. Those pics made me buy the same suspension setup. The stance is on the money. Geddy, did u need to get shorter dogbones with that setup? any vibration from the car being to low?

Originally Posted by 99prixgt

ahh yes geddys GT. Those pics made me buy the same suspension setup. The stance is on the money. Geddy, did u need to get shorter dogbones with that setup? any vibration from the car being to low?

Newp. I didnt get anything to reduce the vibration on my GT. The vibration was Sooooooooooooooooooooooo slight when I hit 60mph, I never cared to invest time into fixing it. I never had an alignment problem, though I did purchase chamber bolts for the front and rear of the car. And that helped a lot.

When I got my new GTX, I have the same package as before, except I use the AGX struts now. But my secret to kill the vibration was adding Intense's Poly motor mounts. As I stated in another post, they do add vibration at idle/stoplights/stop signs, but when on the road you never notice it and when I hit 60mph I DO NOT feel that momentary vibration like I felt in my 98GT.

The Polys do their job so well, I never ever considered getting shortened dogbones. Besides using those things leads to other problems with people who have headers or possibly even the PLogs banging into their radiator. I can NOT confirm it would do that, but given the headers I have seen installed and ones I have installed myself, I can seem them, the shortened dogbones, causing a problem or making contact with the fans easily.

Here is a picture or two of the Instense Poly Motor Mounts I installed on my GTX.

Originally Posted by 59chevy

not to high jack this thread but man i LOVE your car. very tastefully done & spotless clean.

You and 99 are just to kind!! Thanks!!! She was my baby for 5 years. She served me well

I do miss her, but I love my new baby even more