Lowered the Mullet Mobile this weekend!!!! (Iroc Z28)

[WAT TURBO?]

used the torch and bounce method this weekend to lower the iroc. I know this might be a redneck way of doing it, but I wanted to see if I would have suspension geometry issues before I spent money on springs, struts, panhard bars, LCAs etc. Anyways here are some pics. It looks pretty good for a nasty ole turdgen camaro :super: Comments? Its lowered 1.5" in the front and 1.25" in the rear. I think it could stand to go lower in the rear but the springs were starting to deform lol.


Stock height:

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Lowered:

One of my friends enjoying a situation appropriate beverage :)

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Yes the hood is open
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[quickdodge®]

used the torch and bounce method this weekend to lower the iroc. I know this might be a redneck way of doing it,

Pretty much everyone on here knows that I'm a HUGE supporter of heating springs. Personally, I like an even ride height car so I would lower the rear to match the front. Yours is pretty close and I don't know that I would bother trying to even it out because you may end up dropping it lower in the rear.


but the springs were starting to deform lol.

That's to be expected. Later, QD.

[-EnVus-]

Pretty much everyone on here knows that I'm a HUGE supporter of heating springs. Personally, I like an even ride height car so I would lower the rear to match the front. Yours is pretty close and I don't know that I would bother trying to even it out because you may end up dropping it lower in the rear.




That's to be expected. Later, QD.

I have always wondered something... How do you keep the car from being uneven when you heat springs ?

[WAT TURBO?]

Good point. I thought the shape of the car would look good with a slight rake. I ended up measuring the distance dropped instead of trying to measure the distance from the floor and trying to get the front and rear dead even. The rear is about .75" higher overall. While Im a supporter of the heated springs as well, It can be a negative selling point.

[WAT TURBO?]

I have always wondered something... How do you keep the car from being uneven when you heat springs ?

1.Heat
2.Bounce
3.MEASURE
4.MEASURE
5.MEASURE

Optional: 6. Have a small amount of luck.

repeat :)

[-EnVus-]

Good point. I thought the shape of the car would look good with a slight rake. I ended up measuring the distance dropped instead of trying to measure the distance from the floor and trying to get the front and rear dead even. The rear is about .75" higher overall. While Im a supporter of the heated springs as well, It can be a negative selling point.

Yeah cause ive seen 4 friends heats springs and in less than a year they would break. Steel just can't be re heated and cooled then re heated and cooled it grows brittle.

[Mr. Clean]

man i love these body styles. i know your locale says north AL, but i saw a very similar one of these at a forsyth county gas station yesterday. any chance it was you?


Steal just can't be re heated...

lulz.

[-EnVus-]

*steel fuk lol

[quickdodge®]

I have always wondered something... How do you keep the car from being uneven when you heat springs ?

I always heat the exact same spring on both sides and in the exact same order. One thing that happens is that when you are done and the springs are cooling off, they will settle a little bit more. This is why you really have to get into it so much so that it doesn't settle unevenly. Some people put blocks or a car jack raised up to the point where they want the car to stop dropping. I just use my eyes. After the amount of time I've been doing this, I have no problem using my eyes as my judge.


While Im a supporter of the heated springs as well, It can be a negative selling point.

If you mean selling point as in trying to sell a car lowered that way, I guess it can be. But that really would be true in the case of someone not familiar or ignorant to lowering a car via that method.


1.Heat
2.Bounce
3.MEASURE
4.MEASURE
5.MEASURE

Optional: 6. Have a small amount of luck.

No need to bounce at all. And with practice, no luck is necessary, either.


Yeah cause ive seen 4 friends heats springs and in less than a year they would break. Steel just can't be re heated and cooled then re heated and cooled it grows brittle.

I've just NEVER (literally) had a problem. Later, QD.

[Hatmanafro]

QD shuld lower my whip for me.. i got cash son.

[jdmshytyo87]

i would have just cut them carefully lol did my civic that way and it rides better than coilovers by far, but that will also let you know if you need shocks lmao....

[chaseamundo]

lmao @ mulletmobile

[WAT TURBO?]

man i love these body styles. i know your locale says north AL, but i saw a very similar one of these at a forsyth county gas station yesterday. any chance it was you?



lulz.


Nope wasnt me. Ive been driving it alot more lately though. Fixed a few wiring issues and now its much more drivable. I hope it sells tomorrow, so we shall see!

[WAT TURBO?]

i would have just cut them carefully lol did my civic that way and it rides better than coilovers by far, but that will also let you know if you need shocks lmao....

If you have a torch and a buddy, heating them is much easier than cutting. We did it in about 10 min. Never turned the torch off lol.

[quickdodge®]

If you have a torch and a buddy, heating them is much easier than cutting. We did it in about 10 min. Never turned the torch off lol.

What do you need a buddy for? Later, QD.

[-EnVus-]

What do you need a buddy for? Later, QD.

Stand by and be a critic on how the job is done...:)

[Hatmanafro]

What do you need a buddy for? Later, QD.

offer still stands. lol..

[JDMEK18]

My Dad had 2 Iroc-z's - Always loved these cars.

[SLOWR/T]

I would NEVER buy a car thats been lowered like this. Lowering springs are only 200 bucks. Spend the cash and do it right.

[quickdodge®]

offer still stands. lol..

I got out of lowering other people's cars long ago. I just never wanted anything on my conscience if something were to fuck up.


Spend the cash and do it right.

Lolol. Later, QD.

[Hatmanafro]

I got out of lowering other people's cars long ago. I just never wanted anything on my conscience if something were to fuck up.


damn it.. 50 bucks man! you should consider it mang.. cuz im dtf

[SLOWR/T]

damn it.. 50 bucks man! you should consider it mang.. cuz im dtf

Down to fuck???? lol

[quickdodge®]

Down to fuck???? lol

Gross. Later, QD.

[SLOWR/T]

I got out of lowering other people's cars long ago. I just never wanted anything on my conscience if something were to fuck up.

LOLOLOL at this. You laugh at me for telling the guy to spend the money and do it right. Now you won't lower a car like this anymore cause your afraid of it breaking.
:lmfao: Priceless!!! :lmfao:

[SLOWR/T]

Gross. Later, QD.

Same thing I was thinking. If he was abbreviating different, I think I would have used different letters or spelled it out.....

[quickdodge®]

^^^ Hahah. I feel ya, man.


LOLOLOL at this. You laugh at me for telling the guy to spend the money and do it right. Now you won't lower a car like this anymore cause your afraid of it breaking.
:lmfao: Priceless!!! :lmfao:

I think you've misread me and misunderstood me. I will lower a car like this again. My CVCC is lowered this way. I will always lower my vehicles via this method. But I will NOT lower someone else vehicle this way. Later, QD.

[Hatmanafro]

Gross. Later, QD.

ouuch.... i meant... im down to lower my car. lol.

[WAT TURBO?]

Here are some more pics. To clear some things up I WILL NOT leave the car this way for long. It was an experiment to see how the car would look and if anything rubbed before I spent the money lol.

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[LeX]

i want your freakin garage space

[5speed]

Good point. I thought the shape of the car would look good with a slight rake. I ended up measuring the distance dropped instead of trying to measure the distance from the floor and trying to get the front and rear dead even. The rear is about .75" higher overall. While Im a supporter of the heated springs as well, It can be a negative selling point.

Mine was slightly "raked" too. I had a 92 with an LS1. Was alot lower than yours. Shit scraped everywhere I went that didnt have a decent road. My driveway killed the anniversary kit.

[Sinfix_15]

i want your freakin garage space

2nd that, nice little set up hes got there.

[WAT TURBO?]

The house is for sale btw. You can fit 10 cars inside. 3500sq ft of heated and cooled garage and 5200sqft of living space.