Well I was reading the last post about lowering a Fiero correctly and was needing some advice. I know cutting the springs will most likely ruin the caster/camber, but the right way would be with Eibach Springs if I am right. What are the chances that my car if I lower it 1.5" turns into a civic hopping machine or will I be fine cutting it that length. I know if I screw up or something I can get the springs off of a Fiero at a junkyard, just wanted to know the preference of most people on the board. If not, how much do a set of Eibach lowering springs cost for a Fiero? Thanks guys.

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1987 GT

go to bed

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[This message has been edited by Haze_Performance (edited 10-31-2001).]

Either way works. Lowering springs probably are better; cutting is cheaper. Either way, you'll have to align it after lowering.

HHmmm.. Are there any spring off of anyother car that would *act* like lowering spring's, we would'nt have to cut them, and still act like shorter spring's??? Thank's Steve

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Well, I said this last time, but...
It's your skin. What's it worth to you?
Go Eibach.

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Michael ~ triadtuning@hotmail.com
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Well my next thing I am doing is lowering and I been doing some searching and research on it. As everyone knows your best bet is coilover and spindles. But if your like me there is no way I can afford that. If I could I might as well get a paint job. I wanna go with cutting only because the fierostore springs say they lower it one inch and I don't think thats enough. I wanna go atleast 1.5 or 2. But to be on the safe side I am proably gonna go with the springs. I know some people have proablems with cutting and some people never. I just can't afford it going bad from cutting.

If anyone knows of springs that lower more than 1 inch let me know.

and here is the thread I just made on the subject https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/011416.html

my dad cut the springs on his 86SE.
just hacked one coil off the front and it looks kickass, the front springs are a little stiffer because the spring rate changed a bit, but not enough to need stiffer dampers. you will have to align the car, both toe and camber. castor is not affected by cutting the spring, only by moving the washers that space the upper a-arm.
i'm not sure how much one is suppposed to cut off the rears though. you might have to try that one little by little... start with somehting like 1/2 to 3/4 coil, put them back on adn see where it sits. i would think 1 coil would be sufficient. oh yeah, and get a good saw blade. it's not as easy as it sounds...

I did go to bed.

If you have the money go Eibach.

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85 Fiero GT ~ auto 3.2 200hp 220tq ~ 75 shot NOS ~ 0-60 4.8 13.9 1/4

I know of a Suspension Tech 1.5 inch drop for the fiero, its 189 for the set of springs.

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If I can't beat the Civic next to me, Ill be polite and flip him off as he passes me.

How would you rate those springs compared to the Eibach Springs?

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1987 GT

ive decided to cut mine. Im going with 2 inches total drop, maybe only 1.5 in the front, because its already lower than the rear. I guess if I have problems with the cut springs Ill just buy a set of suspension techniques springs which is what I was going to do in the first place until I redecided to cut mine.

New sig!

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i'm thining of cutting mine too. well not actually mine junk yard springs. if if mess them up i can just put my originals back on.

to figure out how much i'm going to cut off. i'm going to drive the car up on ramps. so i can get under itn and mesure on the spring how much needs to be removed to bring the car down 2 inches. i figure if i like it i just saved myself close to 200 bucks to put towards the 3.4 swap.

*disappointed and ashamed*

Oh, and ST springs suck. Almost worse than cutting.

TRiAD, how do you know so much about fiero suspension, but you dont even own a fiero yet?

quote Originally posted by fieroX: TRiAD, how do you know so much about fiero suspension, but you dont even own a fiero yet?

Dot be too hard on him, he's used to Hondas where people drop them 6" by torching the springs (I was wondering the same thing though...) Triad, try it out (wait, don't, on your 85 it WILL suck)

If you have an 88 car (with soft or the mid-level ARD springs) you can safely cut exactly one coil. This gives 1" of drop, and is more compliant and stable than stock.

Plus the car now sits properly.

DO NOT do it if you have a non-88 car.

Best!
Ben.

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Ben Cannon
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one more thing, when lowering a car, using any method described above, I know it is a recommended practice to replace the shocks and struts. Is there a special shock or strut needed to compensate for the lowering?
How do you guys feel about the monroe sensitrac?

Cutting springs is cutting springs, Fiero or otherwise.
You don't have to own a Fiero to know that cutting springs is a bad idea.

I really dont like the lowering by useing the springs to get these results howevever it is a real shame what they are trying to get for the lowering spindles they too are out of my price range .But as far as spindles go I wonder how much difference between a S10 pickup and fiero there is ? The reason that I ask is that summit catolog as lowering spindles for I think $150.00 a set for the S10 pickup I always hoped that I would have the time to compare the spindles maybe someone here has a good relationship with someone at a parts store or wrecking yard that we could compare the 2 spindles and see what differences there are if any to over come

Cut the springs, if you don't like them, buy the lowering springs.
I've had both; I'd just cut them. But that’s just a personal opinion.

On an 88 you can safely cut 1.5 coils in front and 1.25 coils in back. 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" drop. I did it. No problems. My other car has FS lowering springs. Not big diff. Go for it if low on $$.

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quote Originally posted by WhiteFieroBlur: I wanna go with cutting only because the fierostore springs say they lower it one inch and I don't think thats enough. I wanna go atleast 1.5 or 2. But to be on the safe side I am proably gonna go with the springs. I know some people have proablems with cutting and some people never. I just can't afford it going bad from cutting.

The Fiero Store springs (they are Eibach's)will lower your car by 1.5" These are the ones I'm using and once they "settle" the measured drop is 1.5". Eibachs website lists them as dropping the car 1.5" I don't know why the F.S. only says 1".
For a 1.5" drop use springs for a 2" drop use spindles/coil-overs.
Cutting springs will lower the car and slightly stiffen the suspension, But it won't stiffen the suspension enough to where you won't bottom out often.

Ive done alot of measuring and ive decided to chop the front 1.5" and the rear 2". I picked up a set of monroe sensitracs and im going to town on it tonight after work. Ill post some pics when its finished.