Originally Posted by vypr97
my brother works for an aftermarket distribution shop so he can get me a deal on suspension parts. he keeps harassing me to lower my car and tells me all the things i should do to it every time i see him. i think hes jealous of the car. i like the intake that you have. was that custom made, and are there any sensors that dont allow the car to run when the stock airbox is removed. ill bet that sounds great with the intake and on top of that exhaust. probably sounds threatening to other cars.
vypr97: You have to decide what you want from the car... Lowering it, for the sake of lowering is OK for normal driving on the street (it looks better) IMO...
But for hard driving on twisty roads or tracks you have to be careful not to lower it too much and install a suspension upgrade that you can adjust the corner weighting, rebound, etc...
You have to ask the question first... How do I want to drive this car ? On the road back and forth from work, or hauling *** on the track ?
The great part about suspension upgrades is that you can beat the hell out of another car that has 50+ more HP on twisty roads, but you'll get your *** handed to you on a straightaway...
I like road courses and twisty roads... You can turn your Crossfire into "Super Glue" if you spend a few bucks, but you'll pay the price of ride comfort on the drive to work...
Your brother is right about doing suspension upgrades, not necessarily lowering per se, but most AM suspension set-ups will lower the car a bit...
See what kind of price your brother can get for the suspension set-up I mentioned in the previous post, then see if you want to spend that kind of money, or it's worth it to you for the type of driving you do...
Trust me, I would love 350hp in this little thing, but I don't want to spend that kind of money... Now it will stick with the best of them in the turns, but the second we hit a straight, I'm in the dust...