I should of left it alone....

**jamesgalant** · 10-25-2008, 01:13 AM

my previous set up was H&R springs and GR-2's but i f--it up big time by doing some ghetto shit and cutting off a coil... i know, i know,, imma dumbass....wow the drop wasnt really noticeable and it handled shitty to the tenth power...so i was like fu-k it ima install the stocks springs... if you dont have the money to do it properly then why do it ? right?...well god damn that spring was too dam long to compress.there goes that idea..... long story short i found some SKUNK2 springs which i saw in craigslists for the 3g.. i knew it would fit in our G which i got for like 35 (haggled) just the front... and man it lowered it pretty damn low.... I can only fit two fingers on 16's before on H&R i could fit like 3 fingers with space to spare even when i cut the damn thing it didnt drop as the SKUNK2 did....I notice that it didnt take much to compress the spring???huh?? I know that the skunk gives a 2-2.25 which is for a v6 eclipse and damn i didnt expect it to drop for my 4cylnder G...Is there something wrong with the SKUNK2 springs??? YOUR help is very much appricated thanks...

**WhiteGalant** · 10-25-2008, 01:18 AM

Skunk2 is sort of a reputable company but any brand sleeve type coilover is going to be, not so good. You could go buy a spring compressor which are cheap and put the stock ones on until you can afford new lowering springs. Or you could do like I did and use some ratcheting straps which is VERY difficult but doable.

**jamesgalant** · 10-25-2008, 01:28 AM

YEAH i might do that.. the wife is gonna kill me.. i gotta way with H&R drop.. but this one is a dead give away..i like it but im not sure its it normal..... its a SKUNK2 spring not coil over sleeve or anything but an actual spring... i know some other cat in car domain drop his g with skunk2 and i guess it did the same..... so for now imma keep like that i guess....

**WhiteGalant** · 10-25-2008, 01:33 AM

wow, I didnt know that they made a spring. I took a look at them on their website, they look ok but I've never heard of anyone else on here that has them.

**Reelax** · 10-25-2008, 03:20 AM

ummm skunk2 sucks. if u want a deep drop (2.5" or more), get full coilovers or bags.

**njjfudge** · 10-25-2008, 03:36 AM

Really? My H&R Sport Springs drop is very nice.

**hk20000** · 10-27-2008, 03:19 PM

you should be able to compress your factory springs with a tool that's like $40......so why don't you do that.

**EATsleepJDM** · 10-27-2008, 03:30 PM

yea at autozone,you deposit $40 when you get it then when you return it you get the $40 back.thats what i did.

**00galantguy** · 10-27-2008, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by EATsleepJDM

yea at autozone,you deposit $40 when you get it then when you return it you get the $40 back.thats what i did.

thats what i did

9G · 10-27-2008, 05:18 PM

im pretty sure the spring compressors are $40 at sears.

**jamesgalant** · 10-27-2008, 11:42 PM

well, thanks thats what i did ... i had a set of spring compressers but had to use a second set.. those springs are too damn long.....2hrs later the G went back to stock height but i havent change the rears yet im beat compressing and uncompressing takes alot of work.....