Got the rear BMR springs in. Working on the LCA relos, Steeda LCAs, and Steeda sway bar now. Hoping to get it a little lower but I'm also worried about the Kooks side pipes rubbing now. Can't have both I suppose. Hoping this will be a happy compromise, as I would ideally be even slightly lower. Might hold off a little longer to get the side pipes installed. Going to try to do those when I do the Roush side splitters.

 

Passenger side is complete. Not sure I'll make it to the front end today.

 

Steeda rear sway bar is on!!

Another thing I noticed, my tires say made in USA. I guess I just assumed everything was made overseas.

 

Awesome stuff Nathan!

 

That sway bar looks pretty.

 

Got the front end pretty much finished up. Only thing I couldn't find was what to torque the front sway bar brackets to. Steeda never bothers to mention it in their instructions. I'll try to figure it out tomorrow.

I did notice when I turned the car around that it felt a lot firmer. Can't wait to take it out on the road soon!

 

Got everything bolted back together. Rear height is exactly the same as with the Steedas. Front is a half inch higher. Really hope they settle more.

 

After all that work I hope it works out the way you intended.

 

I may follow your direction with the BMR RLB and billet LCAs, though when I got my alignment on Saturday, the thrust angle was off by .13*...which is still within factory spec, but I'd rather it be 0*, so my shop recommended me adjustable LCAs too.

 

Me too! Although swapping springs is way easier the second time around. Probably could do it in a few hours time vs taking up two whole afternoons.

Not sure what the thrust angle is. lol Happy with my setup so far, but I can't make any comments. Hopefully I'll get it out on the road soon. Didn't get the soaking rain overnight like they were predicting.

 

Measured again this morning. All four corners at 28". I'll leave them in for a week, and if its still the same or not any better than the Steeda Sports, I'll try something else.

 

I'd think they would settle more once you can actually drive it vs. just sitting in the garage.

 

At the very least, they should ride a bit nicer than the Steeda springs.

 

Ya, I'm hoping to take it out this week! Need to get an alignment done so I don't wear out my new tires, but I need to get these springs figured out first. I should've just got coilovers and left it at that.
The BMRs are actually a bit stiffer than the Steeda Sports.

 

Thrust angle is the twist of the axle...basically it's like this / a little bit towards the driver's side.

Don't worry too much about the alignment. Camber is basically the only thing you can adjust on these cars without a CC plate. The last 3 times I've done suspension, the most either side was off was 0.5* which isn't a big deal, and won't make a difference on the wear of the tires unless you drive thousands that way.

 

OK, interesting.

I've got the Steeda HD mounts, but can still only adjust camber with those anyways. I drove 8k miles last year after lowering on the Steedas and it really wore out the insides of the stockers. Don't want to have to buy new tires sooner than I had planned! Just can't keep putting it off like I did last year.

 

I'm liking my Ultralights. The ride is nice (Spring rate) and the height is cool 1.25 front 1.5 rear. I just like the look.
BMR says 1.5 in the rear and front with a stiffer spring rate.
You could try putting bags in it.

 

This.

 

Nathan here is my normal driving height...

 

I can't afford bags! And if I could, I'd have a hard time not spending it somewhere else.