- Lowering your car can be all well and dandy,
but if you don't think about all the other things
that you're going to have to do while you're
underneath there trying to get everything dialed in,
it can be a huge mess.
So, we thought we'd make a video talking about five things
you need to know before you lower your car.
By the way, I'm Alex from Fitment Industries
and don't forget to subscribe before
we jump into these five things.
The first thing you got to know when you're lowering
your car is what you're getting into.
A lot of people have a tendency to buy coilovers,
they slam them all the way to the ground,
they put them in their car,
then all of a sudden they have issues with everything
known to man.
Whether that's bushings or sway bars,
end links that ride like crap,
everything in between that you could possibly have that's
a negative when you're in selling after market suspension,
is pretty much what happens.
So, before you get into actually go in to lower your car,
whether you're doing coilovers or something in between,
is try to figure out what you're looking for in terms
of fitment, ride quality, and everything in between.
If you're looking for something just straight for looks,
then maybe just slamming it on the ground
and dub to rub and you're ready to roll.
But, if you're looking for something with increased
responsiveness or lower center of gravity,
all that sort of stuff while still being
able to do full lock on a 19 by 10s,
you're gonna want to make sure that
you have all that stuff dialed in
and if what you're buying is going to accomplish just that.
So, the second thing you're going to want to know when
you're lowering your car is that a lot of time
with used products that stuff is going to break
and it's just natural.
And we're actually gonna talk about it while outside.
So, this is an E36 and regardless on
if you like stamps or not, this is something that people do.
The biggest thing that a lot of people tend to forget
is when they work on cars like an E36 or older cars,
you're going to break stuff and some of it's your fault
and a lot of times it's not.
Because cars are older,
you're going to break things like washers and nuts.
And some of these parts aren't really even
meant to be taken apart and then put back together.
Plan to actually have, you know, replacement parts
and expect that some stuff is going to break,
it's only normal.
Now, this is a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
with, like, no miles on it.
This car is nearly brand new,
you're not gonna have to replace the same parts
you would on an E36 or something like that.
Pretty much the moral of the story is,
if you're thinking about lowering your car
anticipate if you're going to need to replace parts or not.
And a lot of times when you go into the older cars,
it's going to be normal,
you're probably going to have a couple more headaches
and, obviously, when you have a new car
you're probably not gonna have to do that.
But, at the same time, always anticipate that
you're gonna have to do a little bit more
than just install a coilover.
So, the third thing that you may not think about when
you're actually lowering your car is the fact that just
because you install coilovers doesn't mean you're going
to immediately start feeling like Ayrton Senna.
What you're going to have to remember is that a lot
of people dial on their suspension components to a T
to get that race car-esh feel.
If you're just throwing coilovers into slam your car
and rock around on Instagram, that's completely cool,
but if you're looking to dial in your suspension
and you really want to make sure that it's perfect
and you have no body roll
and everything's feeling right as rain,
it does take a little bit of extra knowledge and education.
You're gonna need to understand how spring ...
You're going to need to understand how preload works,
damping, all that sort of stuff,
compression rebound, everything in between that
actually makes a coilover a coilover,
or, just your suspension components and how that all
works together to really dial in your suspension components.
Remember, a lot of times coilovers are gonna do what you
want for a lot of people,
which is essentially just lower your car
and make it a little bit more aggressive.
But, if you really wanna dial in your suspension,
you're gonna wanna make sure that you understand the
fundamental things that make a coilover a coilover.
Now, the fourth thing that you're
gonna want to think about is longterm use.
Now, behind me, we have a lifted truck on some hostiles,
that's pretty well and dandy.
And for the most part, besides going to your local
Walmart meet, they're gonna not really care about
speedbumps, potholes or anything in between.
By the way, to the 12 people that own trucks that
watch this video, that's a joke, please don't get mad at us.
But, what you do have to remember,
is when you're lowering your car there's
a huge difference in what you're going to have to
take into consideration for longterm use.
Potholes, speed bumps, everything in between that's
pretty much just in your local town.
Do you have terrible roads?
Because if you do, you're gonna wanna plan for that when
you're driving around town.
If you have a daily driver and you're looking to slam
it to the ground, you're likely just gonna have a bad time.
So, when you're lowering your car,
try to consider and take that into account,
because it may look really good just standing still,
you know, in a garage or something like that,
but, you might just get caught when you're trying
to actually take the car out onto the road,
'cause you have bad roads.
And the fifth and final thing you're gonna
wanna know before lowering your car is that
there's two ways to install pretty much anything in cars.
You can either hack it all together
and just pray that it works,
or you can do it the right way.
There have been so many times where
I've gone out to see a car on airlift.
It looks awesome, it sits well, open the trunk
and the compressors are flying all over the place.
You're gonna wanna make sure that you're taking your time
and just installing things right the first time,
because, overall, it's gonna last longer,
you're gonna have less issues
and it's just gonna look better.
Because, at the same time, with pretty much anything that
you do in life, you wanna do it right the first time.
So, those are five things that you're gonna wanna know
before lowering your car.
We hope you guys enjoyed.
Don't forget to subscribe.
I'm Alex from Fitment Industries.
We will see you later, peace.