does lowering your car mess up the car?

Answer 1

I guess that depends on how many times you bottom it out.

Answer 2

bluffmike, kmankman4321, and tristansdad are all, in some way, very wrong.

Lowering a car IMPROVES handling (from a racing standpoint). It ALWAYS lowers the CoG (Center of Gravity), therefore makes you able to handle turns more easily. It really depends on the suspension setup you have (coilovers front/rear, front wheel drive, etc.) how your car will react.

And for you idiots who actually think that the engineers implement the best thing in every case, look at SUVs. They are death traps in single car accidents, more fatal than motorcycles ! Know why? Because their raised CoG leads them to tip over and crush the occupants. But can you blame engineers because American buyers want huge cars?? Nope, but you can blame them for not warning us!

My car is front wheel drive, and it's lowered quite a bit. In my case, I needed a camber kit to keep the rear tires from wearing on the inside. When the center of gravity is lower, my rear suspension pushes the bottom half of the tires away from the car, and the top half of the tires toward the car.

So my rear tires sit vertically like this:
Left Tire-> / \ <-Right Tire
instead of:
Left Tire-> | | <-Right Tire
without a camber kit.

Answer 3

The folks at BMW and other performance car makers set the height of the car off the curb for a reason. Do not take this the wrong way but: do you think you (or any other mechanic you know) are smarter than the engineers who designed the car? Lowering your car not only impedes performance for no reason but is a waste of money.

Answer 4

Yes it can mess up your front end bad, ball joints, bushings, oil pan etc. Secondly, it looks Ghetto Stupid. Do you plan on racing the car, does it have a huge amount of horsepower from real performance mods or are you a poser who wants to look "cool?" If you want to do this to look cool, you will just wind up looking stupid and most people will just laugh at you and think your car looks like it belongs in a housing project parked next to all the other idiot's $5,000 cars with $4000 rims and tires.

Answer 5

you have to be prepared for a more rough ride, but maybe an improved handling.

what effect this has on your car depends on what car it is, and how much you've lowered it, you should post this info to get a clear opinion.

Answer 6

If done properly, no. This means replacing springs, shocks, and other suspension components effected by the lowering. To do it right it will cost $$$, but don't take short cuts. They will cost you.

Answer 7

It improves your acceleration and mobility, but gives you a rough ride, and you have to watch speed bumps, those things more than likely will scrape your car.

Answer 8

It won't corner or take bumps. If you take a performance car and make it to it won't handle, I'd say that's messed up.

Answer 9

JUST BECAREFUL with speed bumps.....personal experience. Also, watch the road construction, the city isn't responsible if you tear your ride up.

Answer 10

yes it voids ur warr and if u dont change the shocks to a shorter leghnth it will ride ruff