How much damage can a car with a lowed spring install?

Question

Lowed spring for a standard car can stable the casr theoricatly but how much damage can it produce?

Answer 1

Your suspension from the factory has the correct toe, caster and camber angles. Lowering spring kits allow the lower A frame and ball joint to slope up higher at the spindle. This knocks out the factory camber readings. Aftermarket revised camber plates should be modified to fit your strut towers to adjust the camber back to specification.
Beware that your lower A frame bump stops will be closer to your frame. They should be replaced with shorter ones or revised. I guaranty you'll do this modification only once. Although your cornering ability will be better straight line crusing will be unbearable.
If I owned your car and wanted it to handle better, invest in larger anti-roll bars front and rear. You'll have a decent ride, corner like a cat and will not tare suspension parts to pieces ie. ball joints spindles and lower A frames. Get some lower profile tires and blow them up to the max. allowed on the tire sidewall.

Lowering springs are always stiffer to keep the pan and frame off the pavement. It's your call!

Be prepared to upgrade your struts. The stockers can't dampen the faster ocillations of the increased spring rate.

Answer 2

Most of time, if you did not cut the spring, then it may just bottom out and ruin the shock. So it is good idea to replace the lowering spring, and replace the OE shock with sports shock at same time.

Answer 3

Depending on how it is done, it can cause the suspension to be limited on travel, it can damage your oil pan if you run over something in the middle of the road. It can cause abnormal tire wear. It can mess up your alignment. Messing with the suspension can cause a lot of problems if it is not done correctly. good luck.