What the tittle says. I love the stance look of a really low front end, but having that low for daily driver status is a pain. There are some steep speed bumps I simply cannot go over, and even a slight incline makes her scrape. I got some wheelie bars on the front raditor support welded up, they lift the front end up pretty well so it doesn't scrap the bumper or oil pan off haha. It's just not enough, even my own driveway mocks me everyday by scraping the wheelie bar when coming or going. It sounds nasty but doesn't really hurt the car much. I's tough fitting a jack under the dang thing when it comes oil change time too! Want to tow it? Nope. Drive it up on some ramps or an oil change station? Nope. Sucks!
My question is if anyone had experience with air ride on their rx7? A friend of mine with a 64 impala has some air ride technology full suspension on it, cost him dang near 10,000 installed but the car rides like a dream. OUCH at that price, but included a tons of extras like A arms, pan hard bars, sway bars, ect, dang near the entire suspension setup was modified. It's like you're floating on air, but then hit a switch into sport mode and she hunkers down into stance, and tears up the twistys better than you'd think a big car like that could!
My only concerns are cost, weight, and 50/50 balance. thinking of trying their cheapest kit at 3 grand. I don't need it to lay frame or bounce side to side, or rise and lower in 2 nanoseconds, just raise it enough to where I can go over speed bumps and my driveway while still feeling sporty when I want it around curves. I'm also concerned about fitment issues that anyone had. I have 215' 45 17's on all four sides so I don't think rubbing will be a problem atm, but I'm also looking to upgrade the wheels to a good 245 or 255 in the rear, round the corners just not enough rubber on the ground to really unleash the beast. About the weight too, I can offset that in places. Still got a pretty full interior, stock steel hood, IRON heads on the 350 still. The gas tank is gone, tossed a fuel cell in there so maybe I be creative with the air tank placement?
What are some of your thoughts on air ride on rx7's and air ride in general? I'm looking more for practicality and performance rather than looks.
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My only two concerns are cost, weight, and 50/50 balance. fixd'
