Okay, here we go. After my roommate cut the front springs on my his '67 Camaro RS/SS, that car looks mean as hell. So, it got me thinking... what if someone just lowered the front of their car by 1" max? It would eliminate some of the fender gap in the front (the back doesn't seem to be as noticable) and give it a little steeper rake, IMO creating a more aggressive stance.

Also, it wouldn't change the rear suspension geometry, so there would be no "potential" (if that is a cause) rear diff problems.

And, if it were to be done, how would it affect the handling of the car, namely having the front a little lower than the designers intended?

Does anyone think that it would look kinda cool, well, anyone except me? And if not, remember that I was raised in Mobile, Alabama, and I saw a whole heckuva lot of '80 Firebirds that were a lot lower in the front than the back so maybe I was conditioned at an early age. But this would be a little different. I'd keep a gas cap on the car instead of a rag sticking out.

Photoshop anyone?

 

Well as far as the looks department is concerned, it's not for me. However, I've been raised on old muscle car hot wheels when I was a wee little boy. I'd take the big old wheels off the truck Hot wheels and replace those in to the rear "axles" of my car Hot Wheels.

As far as performance, I'm venturing that if you are into spirited driving and taking alot of corners, you'd have to get used to a whole new feeling of how weight transfer works with that set-up.

Let me re-iterate, it's not for ME. . .but to each his own.

 

The S2000 already has that leaning forward stance and I love it. It just slowly slopes down to the front. I have no idea what that would do to diff. or performance. May look cool though...

 

I dont like this idea one bit, and I'll let you know why.

Most springs that are made on cars are progressive springs, which means that they become progressively stiffer the more they are compressed. So, by cutting even so much as a third to half a coil on factory-spec springs, you decrease ridability and a little more wear on your shocks as well.

If you want to do this, get another set that is a little heavier compound or get the ones from MG which lowers the car. Spend the extra money now on springs instead of more later on alignment (it will change the front end geometry) and later on - struts.