Lowering Springs
 

what are the lowest lowering springs out there that will fit the alero? how much and where is the best place to buy them?

IIRC ... Intrax Springs are the lowest getting you 3" lower once they settle ... Plus they got a nice ride to them if mounted on some good struts like GR-2 or AGXs. As far as price and where to buy ... Just google it!

You could also look into H&R Springs ... I think they're very similar to the Intrax Springs.

If you live in PA, you don't wanna go that low ;)

yes i do...i had a s10 that you couldnt even slide a cig pack standing up under the frame...low is what i like but i cant find these springs anywhere on internet? and if i do it doesnt say that low and what car should i look it up for?

try looking it up for a 99-05 grand am or a 97-03 malibu...

ok thank you if anyone has any other sugestions..throw them in here too

Shiwnath is correct ... Your going to need to search for 99+ grand ams. You will be looking for Intrax part# 25-1-016. They do say on them 2.0" - 2.25" drop but like I said once they settled on my car I got 3" out of them.

ill have a set of intrax for sale once i get h&r's installed.

You should probably just cut your stock springs....

^ :badidea:

well no duh, but when they are just looking to get low and want to be cheap and not buy airride, that is my suggestion.....

yeah true point Kyle, idk if i do any lowering to mine which i will eventually beings i live in Iowa im not going much more then 1.75 in

i never said i wasnt going to get air ride eventually but for now i want to be low without air...

i always see people with hondas who did that, and the smallest bump your car just hops around like it has hydraulics, it looks so funny.

If you are going to do it at all, do it right the first time, I think there are even some air struts for sale on here......

i'm with you on this.
the previous owner of my car heated these sprint springs and this thing is low. my front bumper sits like 3 inches from the ground and the frame isn't too much higher. albuquerque roads suck also haha.
do h&R's give the same drop as intrax?? i would love to have a 3 inch drop on uncut or unheated springs

^ As far as I know ... YES.

I got a 3" drop with my Intrax/GR-2 setup. Air Ride is still the best way to get low though :p

Save up and bag it the first time.

IDK how much an airride kit costs, but figure on spending about $200 on lowering springs, $70 on an aligment (at least that's the price around here) and figure an hour to 2 hours of labor if your not doing this yourself, plus the cost of the airride in the future ;)

^ 1 - 2 Hours of labor?

That's a joke right ... It's going to take longer than that if you care how everything looks and is hidden when it's finished.

Hes talking about doing springs! Atleast I hope would love 2 see a 2hr complete airride install. Well maybe with multiple people

in the shop classes i take i can do my own alignment for free plus i have a lift to make removal and installation easy. and lots of tools haha.
makes things ALOT cheaper

bdyman is on air and I don't even think his stock bumpers are 3in off the ground....

observe.........

This guy has an AED front bumper though, that thing is much lower.

That's right, I forgot he had the whole ricer front bumper only thing going on.....

:haha:

Check.......

Here is a picture of your car showing your bumper at or above the stock rim



And mate.......

Utilizing the stock tire size the side wall of the tire is 4.42913386 which obviously is not three inches.......

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Arithmetic FTW

you don't measure by bumpers...Fender to ground is all that matters if you are talking about drop...

X2 center of wheel measure ground to start of fender