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hey guys

am looking to lower my r33.. but i've been told that 'low' king springs or their equivalent will not actually drop the car by any great amount. just wondering if any of you have put low springs in and noticed a difference?

here is how it sits atm:

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cheers

Ric

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Yes they will lower your car. But why not just do the whole suspension with an SK kit. The stock suspension is probably looking a bit worse for wear. You will get the lower look you want plus the benefits of new/better suspension.

Just search Sydney Kid Suspension of numerous threads on the subject.

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But why not just do the whole suspension with an SK kit.

$$$. That's why. I have seen the SK group buy, and $1k for a whole new suspension setup is probably stretching my budget just a bit... a couple hundred [less if i buy second hand] on just some springs is probably a better option for me. That said, im not sure of the condition of my stock suspension atm, so if it does turn out to be shagged i would defnitely consider the SK option

thanks for your advice

Ric

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If budget allows, do the lot at once.

I got lowered king springs (30mm drop from "factory"), and adjustable whitline sway bars front and rear. If you lower the car it will affect your camber as well.

In my case, lowering the car didn't make a huge visual difference as such, but it's definitely lower; My suspension had already sagged a bit over the years though.

I've now ordered adjustable castors and camber kit to correct the camber, which means more labour, adjustments and wheel allignment.

I'm no expert on suspension, but I have to agree that if I was to go back and do it again, I would have just bought the complete kit and do it properly all together.

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Yep the king springs will lower you by at least 25mm, and you will need the camber adjusted using whiteline upper arm offset bushes or another method, you will lose rear grip until its done. then if you do all of that and not change the shocks you will have dead shocks fairly soon, they're already old.

If you do the upper arm bush install yourself you can save some money, take out arms give to suspension dude to take out factory bushes and put in new bushes following instructions reinstall then get an alignment I save at least $100 doing that part myself. Sway install you can do yourself.

Secondhand but fairly new lower springs I got for $150 brand new bilstein shocks I got for $650 so you can do it on the cheap if you hunt around and be patient.. adjustable sways are a must...

Yeah your car already looks lower than standard.

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