disadvantages of lower a car

[20V Quard Cam]

anyone can give ur comment or experience on disadvantages of lower a car?thx..

 

[ae101rulez]

sat be4 friend's modified lowered wira...disadvantage..a shit load to get out of car if you have long legs and be prepared for scrapping even if the smallest bump..

 

[caleb_5375]

well i lower my mom iswara b4....performance was gud ...but ...all the bump i go over also kena chasis .....celaka lah ..

 

[4LE]

Malaysia jln raya byk lubang , bump & not comfort kalau lower d car.

 

[20V Quard Cam]

erm..ya i noe all these are exteriors . how about interiors such as lower arm will hurt?chassis will kong faster?Alignment will run vry fast?

 

[sexycar]

lowering is car dependent. Some car get drive shafts problems, wheel well problems, under carriage problems.. perhaps u should state what car u're using & people with the same car like yours would help in your questions

 

[20V Quard Cam]

yaya drive shaft problem!!!! vry scared !!!!! anyway im driving corolla seg =)

 

[20V Quard Cam]

reply le all the pro's =)

 

[sylkhannaz]

Obviously the disadvantages are undercarriage scraping and ride comfort. But if you go too low, you might have problems with the wheel camber settings, that will tend to be negative.

That can that be fixed with aftermarket pillow mounts or camber screws. Due to the nature of the lower arm that are parallel to the driving wheels, these parts will only be scratched if there is a hump between the wheels. I don't recall any problems with driveshafts.

The usual touch point will be:
-The front bumper itself especially on parking lots ramps.
- Down pipe or center muffler that are positioned before and after the front wheel respectively.
-Wheel arcs/well to tires.

Stiffness and shock absorption of the suspension setup also determine what kind of problems u'll faced. For instance, I've made a lot more scraping here and there on stock JDM Levin suspension but not with another undisclosed aftermarket setup. Out of topic: Which brings up a question is it really okay for heavier four door SEG to be fixed with a two door coupe Levin setup? Because it's no good stock for stock.

If you are asking about problems that u may face when you lower the car by cutting out the springs or using miscellaneous springs, then maybe there'll be a lot more problems. Stock is always the best all-rounder.

 

[pcmoddingmy]

Lowering also depends on the height. If too low, then more problem with Malaysian roads. Best setup is 2 finger gap between tire and fender for both front and rear (or 2.5" on rear). Also recommended to bend the fenders. Lowered springs is best paired with stiffer absorbers to reduce suspension play.

 

[turbo10]

lowering too much...damn hate people looking down to me from their higher position..(my car is very2 low)..and for FR if the trailing arm not modified, the rear wheel traction will be bad..

 

[sylkhannaz]

Yes, cars on torsion beams also will be affected by lowering, and the beams will offside to one side, especially too much, such case in starlets (startlets rule!).