Anybody:Tune up help for $$$

[michael lang]

The first time I lowered my car was when I had installed the turbo tie rods, I used the two ride height screws in the front suspension and played with the spring plate bolts, then had paid someone to perform the alignment. I drove around for a year and a half with the suspension set up that way. Even autoX'd the car that way, didn't do too bad. The second time I lowered my car was after I had installed the Bilstein sports in front and rear, made my car so high I thought it was a recreation of the Paris Dakar rally car. I had no choice but to redo it. That time it required reindexing of both front and rear torsion bars. That was a bit challenging since I only wrench for fun. Looking back on it maybe I should have replaced the torsion bars when I had it apart but I like to do things on my car in increments so that I can feel what each improvement gives me so I can really reap the benefit of each upgrade. Flyboy, if you are just lowering your car for the look, then adjusting the spring plates and the ride height screws in the front should do you just fine, if your goal is to adjust the ride height for performance then I agree with Larry and Brian, the torsion bars need to come out and have everything re-indexed (becareful of the WYIT (while your in there) syndrome, it is a very slippery slope).