Lower then Low, lowing spring question Options

[stl95celica]

soooo the setup on my car now is how it was when I got it. (the springs were cut) so my struts are horribly blown and I always bottom out, it's embarrsing when I give people rides.
okay so the aftermarket lowering springs that companys offer dont lower my car to my likeing.
So I was thinking, some cars came with the MacPherson strut setup besides celicas, (like other Toyota models and im pretty sure some 240sx's). Is it possible to swap springs with lighter cars with the MacPherson setup???? Coilovers are out of my price range right now. Thanks for the help if you understand what I'm saying

-Frank




This post has been edited by stl95celica: Mar 22, 2010 - 2:42 PM

[RocketScott]

That's tough. You would have to match the diameters of all the springs, figure out how much weight the replacement spring is designed to hold, and how much lower would that make the celica. I have my old springs out in my shop and I could measure them if you like. I don't know how hard it would be to track down the diameter of replacement springs or figure out how much weight they were intended to support and how to relate that to the celica.


If you want to replace the entire strut assembly all you have to do is measure the mounting bolts, top and bottom, and go to a junk yard or auto parts store and find what fits. Might be best to walk in with a six pack before you ask the counter person to bring out a bunch of parts just to see if they work. On second thought a half rack would be best.


How low would you want to go? I have eibach prolines on my car and it's plenty low with the Scion tC rims. Stock rims would be even lower. Besides, if you went lower than that you would constantly be blowing out struts.

This post has been edited by RocketScott: Mar 24, 2010 - 9:17 PM