Will GC8 SPrings Lower my Legacy unevenly?

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:03 am

I'd like to lower the legacy a tad maybe 1.5" in the front and about 1" in the rear, since it sits higher in the front. I heard somwhere that GC8 springs fit well but will lower the car unevenly? Ideally I'd like to get a set of Eibach/tein/prodrive GC8 springs since their quite available. But want to make sure the gap in the front and rear wheel wells is the same. Any advice/experience?

Thanks,
Mark

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:17 am

if you want the car to be even, drop it evenly all around, and deal with the slightly larger wheel gap in the front. It'll be less likely to understeer than if you are front biased.

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:42 am

true but , I don't want to run into the problem of a slammed ass end and a floatin front.

Mark,

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:44 am

Oh ya, laurel, you have whiteline springs right? How do those look? Were they the performance or flat out type? And are they for the 89-91 lieberty RS?

Mark,

totech · Post by **totech** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 5:18 pm

H&R springs.

There is an application for our cars, and I happen to have a used set

They are linear and suited for the additional weight our cars have.

I had a set of GC Eibach pro's - they are progressive, and did not suit the car well IMO - too much bouncy on the really bad Toronto roads.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:46 am

I literally just posted about this. GC8 Whiteline. The rear is quite sagged. I'm sourcing wagon springs on Saturday.

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:08 am

oooo, thats not what I want. Thanks for the post.

Mark,

BADWGN · Post by **BADWGN** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:06 am

That pictuire u put up on my thread as well. thats not low. mines lower than that right now with Cobra super low springs and standy suspension, the rims are inside guards with peeps in the back

it looks nice, but scrapes with bumps, hence im getting new suspension this weekend, lower, but harder....

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:10 am

The question isn't "is it too low", it's "is the rear too low compared to the front". Look at the pic. The rear tires are inside the fenders while the fronts have 1.5" of gap. Putting GC8 springs onto a Legacy Wagon will result in an uneven drop and sketchy handling.

musketeerracing · Post by **musketeerracing** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 6:33 pm

That wagon looks weird, but the uneven/even drop is not being addressed properly. A car raked further forward will tend more toward oversteer, and back to understeer. You're effectively moving the cg slightly. Suspension geometry of a particular car will determine what raking does to the roll center, but I can tell you that our rule of thumb for Mitsu Evos is to "rake it until it turns".

ACP

mTk · Post by **mTk** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:01 pm

You should also take into account that that is a front wheel drive wagon. The rear knuckles on fwd cars are different, and require a longer strut/spring combo.

MK

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:22 am

I have WRX KYB GR2 struts and '00 2.5 RS springs all the way around. It's pretty low. I'd say there is maybe 1.5"-2" of fender gap now.

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Will GC8 SPrings Lower my Legacy unevenly?

Will GC8 SPrings Lower my Legacy unevenly?

low...thats not low....

Sketchy?