Lowering a 4.8iS

[snik]

Quick question.
Already deleted the air suspension, sitting in H&R springs and Billy shocks/dampers.
Love the ride height of the rear, but the front I wish was maybe a little lower.
Who makes a spring kit that sits lower than H&R?
Do B&G springs sit lower, does Eibach make a kit for these?
Thanks.


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[BigBody]

I just put some coilovers in front. Rear on SLS. Drives awesome.

[snik]

Originally Posted by BigBody

I just put some coilovers in front. Rear on SLS. Drives awesome.

What coilovers?


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[BigBody]

Originally Posted by snik

What coilovers?


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I went with a Taiwanese brand called "Gecko". Opted to get mine with camber plates for some negative camber action in the front. Here's a video about some of their features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f0CoyXRkI4

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Originally Posted by BigBody

I went with a Taiwanese brand called "Gecko". Opted to get mine with camber plates for some negative camber action in the front. Here's a video about some of their features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f0CoyXRkI4

I think I've I've heard of these from my E34 friends.
Interesting, at that price tho, I might as well get BCs for a tad more. Hmmm


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[BigBody]

Originally Posted by snik

I think I've I've heard of these from my E34 friends.
Interesting, at that price tho, I might as well get BCs for a tad more. Hmmm


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Like BC's these are made in Taiwan. I've heard of issues with BC's as well, so I thought id give geckos a go, & have been pretty satisfied. Whichever way you go, best of luck

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Originally Posted by BigBody

Like BC's these are made in Taiwan. I've heard of issues with BC's as well, so I thought id give geckos a go, & have been pretty satisfied. Whichever way you go, best of luck

Just now had a chance to watch that video. Steel bodies is a huge plus. All the failures of BC I've seen is the lower mount cracking.
I do like bushings over mono too.
These sound pretty good now that I watched the entire video.
It's like they took all the weak points of BC and made them better.


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[LVR]

Did you do this on a 4.8is BigBody?

[snik]

Big body?


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[BigBody]

Originally Posted by LVR

Did you do this on a 4.8is BigBody?

I believe the 4.8is' are standard with 4 corner EHC air bags. I did this on my 4.4i. it is essentially the same setup as stock, spring shocks in front, bags in back. Swapped in some coilovers, lowered the front & coded lower height in the back. Works great, though i've yet to see anyone try the same setup as me.

Originally Posted by snik

Big body?

Hello sir