Lowering the '15 GT

BMR springs fit great lower right and drive great. Mine might sit a tiny bit lower in the front do to the SCer under the hood.

joe_momma said:

What size tires/wheels? Looks sweet!

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they are Vossen VFS2 20x9.5 and 20x10.5

285/35/20 & 315/30/20 TOYO R888

UltraKla$$ic said:

After surfing the interwebz and moonlighting on other sites(OH THE AGONY!!!), seems that 20 inch wheels look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better on these cars than the s197's IMO. I always thought 19's were the holy grail for the s197 body style, but the s550 fenderwells make way for 20's looking mo-better!!!!

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I always say, 18s for go, 20s for show. So you definitely need to go with 20s, D!

Not sure what the function of the wheels would actually be on a car owned by sir Darren.

fdjizm said:

Not sure what the function of the wheels would actually be on a car owned by sir Darren.

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To make his signature longer.

So obviously you don't need an adjustable panhard rod, but what about the mounts? Are they better/reuseable on these? I also hear the stock struts/shocks are better and hold up fine with a mild drop?

I may get a set of sportlines to throw in the front and keep the pro in the rears.

It will give it the nice raked look then,

Sportlines lowwzzzzzzzzzz.....

nice little rake and some lowzzz with the OEM 19" wheels.

How was the install man? Easier or same as S197?

quiksilver05 said:

How was the install man? Easier or same as S197?

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Piece of cake. The front is the same as the previous years except you don't have 10000000000 ball bearings flying out of the strut mounts on the 15's when you remove them.. LOL

The rear is easy peasy too, just have a friend push down on the rear spindle so you can get the spring out.

CJPonyparts has the video and I just followed it.

How much did it lower it?

Rated for 1.5" (F) and 1.3 (R) I think. Lol

Nice!

UltraKla$$ic said:

Sportlines lowwzzzzzzzzzz.....

nice little rake and some lowzzz with the OEM 19" wheels.

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So be honest.. how long are you going to live with that front end that needs to be lowered more?

That looks real good man, i need more lows. Have you figured out the sound tube delete yet?

46Tbird said:

So be honest.. how long are you going to live with that front end that needs to be lowered more?

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Miles or months? I give it 2 miles. Which is approximately 8-10 months of rolling in and out of the shop for outdoors pictures.

How bad does lowering affect the rear camber in the irs?


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46Tbird said:

So be honest.. how long are you going to live with that front end that needs to be lowered more?

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How did you know it was not gonna fly with me?? LOLOL!!

quiksilver05 said:

That looks real good man, i need more lows. Have you figured out the sound tube delete yet?

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Yea, It uses the same plug that our older cars used.




I'll do this one soon.

cbass said:

Miles or months? I give it 2 miles. Which is approximately 8-10 months of rolling in and out of the shop for outdoors pictures.

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Mach2burnout said:

How bad does lowering affect the rear camber in the irs?

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Looks good to me. LOL. There is some room for adjustment so I'll likely take it to the alignment shop........................in 3 years.

Time to get you one Kyle!