5 MISTAKES When Lowering Your Car

On this episode of Wheel School, we cover 5 Mistakes When Lowering Your Car. These 5 things are crucial when lowering your vehicle, so stay tuned until the end. Let us know your thoughts & what you would like to see next down in the comment section!

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[VS]

took me years to learn but my motto is always do it right the first time because its cheaper than fixing mistakes.

[Gaunai]

I feel like "lowering" should have been "slamming" cause most of us will do a small lowering kit, say 1-2" which negates most of these negatives (except alignment etc)

[Whitt]

go to your local grocery store
push a cart down the isle
that is my cars current alignment

[thetopgeardog]

also remember lowering your car puts extra stress on bushings and mounts. Be sure to take your wheels off every so often to see how things are looking down there.

[PiroFyre]

I know most here won't care but another thing to mention are bump steer/roll center kits. All your current suspension components like ball joints and tie rod ends are meant to work with just factory height. Lowering can upset the car's roll center and increase bump steer. There are kits out there for each types of cars that can help correct these when lowering a car. Obviously, they won't work when you lay frame BUT just for a moderate drop, these kits help a lot. And of course, you won't really feel a difference until you take the car to the track or even auto-x.

[MuShinnen]

Love the information in this vid, nice and concise. Could you guys by any chance go into further detail about lowering info in regards to cars going widebody?

[royaltybuiltco]

I tossed on my coilovers, maxed them out & been cruising ever since ! but this is awesome advice

[lightofscorpio]

If you are new, and you want to lower your Know how to angle your car to get over speed bumps and down/up ramps (driveways/car garages/etc). You cant just drive straight over/down/up things anymore most likely... Know your roads! Stick to the lanes youre used to. Potholes, dips, bumps, can and will destroy something on your car. I never drive slammed anywhere that I dont know the road and I always air up for sketchy roads (thank you air suspension). If you dont have the luxury of air bag suspension, pray. Unless your area has immaculate roads.. Then I envy you. Just some tips.

[BoostAndRedline]

A few weeks ago you were at like 7k subs and now at 29k, great work brother. Keep up the good work. Giving me great ideas for my channel 💡

[ricker]

Gota go for a second alignment after it settles too 🤙

[skteboarder]

awesome video, one thing id like to mention is how most people go too low. Lowering the car has its benefits but if you completely slam it, it will most likely make it worse not better. At that point its just for looks.

[miguelrmusic]

Mistake #1, thinking springs will be "low enough". Buy once.

[rebels]

Should have talked about the need for adjustable control arms/camber kits for vehicles that don't have stock adjustments!

[neyawn]

Wow! I didn't think Steve Meade would ever be in your guys video! Go check out his TT Escalade.

[savannahrosenbarger]

Thanks for the tip, I’m getting my coilovers Monday !

[dbdragpr]

Steve Meade doing an appearence too🔥🔥💪

[Rubicon]

17 tlx 20x9 rims 245/35/20 +35 offset, 2” drop all the way around eibach sport springs on stock shocks. No issues rides great did the alignment also,

[tjwest]

He missed probably one of the most important details when lowering your car lol "pre-loading the bushings" 85% of ppl don't do this and it's harmful to every suspension component on the car that has a rubber bushing lol ie loosening the control arms ect when lowering the car jacking the suspension up after u get the ride height set then tighten the components because rubber bushings work within a certain range lol lowering a car or even raising it for that matter puts it out of range and most alignment shops won't advise u on suspension pre-loading it also helps ride quality as u won't be riding on binding bushings but this only applies to factory rubber bushings not polyurethane because in most cases the poly bushes are free floating within a sleeve

[grant]

Definitely be picking up my wheels from you guys! I have a Ls1 e46 with m3 overs for that hot boi look... lol

[fabjonjon]

One thing you missed. If your car has a "reverse rack" it is there by design and your car is balanced to that stance. Dont be like me. I tried to adjust the rake out of two cars and wondered why they were bouncy in the front end for months. They wouldnt hit dips correctly and front to back was not n'sync. Also dont nessesarily go for high spring rates or even coilovers. A progressive lowering spring and a nice Blistein, Koni, or even KYB if you must should always be your first choice unless it's a car for the track, drifting, show...
A lot of times the front and rear fenders are not even on purpose and manufacturer balances the car accordingly. The evened out flush look with squared zero gap all around is clean looking but is not possible on some platforms without upsetting the balance of the car. Remember it isnt just putting an extra 100 lbs on the front, you are also taking 100 lbs off the back and its plenty to make the car have a rock and wierd bounce. BMWs, Lexus, and Porsche I have found are all picky when it comes to the weight distribution. Especially with higher spring rates. It will make the front leap first over bumps then the back will jump up and come down. Instead of the whole car accepting the bump evenly. Weirdest feeling I ever had. Cars rear end would sway bad at high speeds. Dangerous shit. I am sure you could swap springs out and compensate for any stance but the negative stability feeling it puts into the car might be hard to adjust out of it without going through hell and back.

Just my 2 cents.