Strano Performance Parts Lowering Spring sets are officially on sale. A second shipment is due in here next week, we've found the ride heights and fitment to be just what was intended. So they will not be available to the general public.

The all important details:

Price: $269 shipped

Lowering amount: Approximately 1.25-1.3" (result vary from car to car, but all have been consistently in that range as was intended.

Spring rate: 550 lb/in. linear rate front. 100/150 lb/in. dual-stage rear. The dual stage is needed to keep the spring from coming loose in droop. the working rate is only 150 lbs/in. and it's very obvious the softer portion is immediately non-working when the car is on the ground.

Other details: I did all the specification work on these springs. The rates, the amount of lowering are all mine. These are NOT just rebranded springs. I don't have spring equipment, so I can't make them. The company building these for me is Vogtland.
Vogtland has pretty much taken over the market in some big racing series which tells you the springs are not crap.

My springs use Vogtland's proprietary VVS alloy which is 35% lighter than the normal spring steel. A set of Strano Peformance Parts springs boxed is 28 pounds. A set of anything else, Hotchkis, Eibach, etc.... is around 40-44 pounds depending on the actual spring set.

And here are some comments gather from the testers so far:

"I wanted to chime in about the drag racing capability.
I ran a personal best today with strano springs and koni SA's.
12.1 @ 118, 1.91 60'. "

"Stance looks perfect.
Ride is firm.
Turns great.
Springs = great product."

"The ride height data:
Before with LCA brackets, UMI APHR, 275/35 18 front 295/35 18 rear, stock
springs and struts/shocks, stock control arms.
LF: 27 1/2
LR: 28 5/8
RF: 27 1/2
RR: 28 1/2

After:
LF: 26 5/16
LR: 27 1/4
RF: 26 5/16
RR: 27 1/8

Total drop so far:
F: 1 3/16
R: 1 3/8
The springs stay put at full droop too."

"Got the Konis and springs on the car, Sam you have mail! I am very happy with the ride height / handling of the car so far. Thanks for the help Sam!"

 

Springs are here, we shipped a bunch of sets yesterday and filled all the backorders. If you were waiting or interested now is the time to act because when they are out of stock more take a while to come in.

Details about the springs are above. If you have any questions what-so-ever, please feel free to call me!

 

Nice. I'm thinking about getting these but im worried. Since my car is my DD and sometimes I can't help but to go over speed bumps, dips, etc. With my Long Tube Hookers and 3 in catback will this be too low? Right now on stock suspension I already hit my headers on some speedbumps once in a while. Also, what shocks would you recommend for this setup? I'm not a autoxer or roadcoarse racer, lol. Just street driving and some drag racing here and there.
Is the Single Adjustable Sport Twin-Tube Low Pr, all I need, front and rear?
Thanks.

 

Lowering springs are lowering springs. Your car will be lower, and that could cause you drag. Then again, you really shouldn't be dragging with stock height, your headers must hang REALLY low.

The springs are stiffer than stock. If go over speedbumps with any speed, it's likely the extra rate will keep you off them. But if you just crawl over and still drag, that's your headers and any lowering will make that worse, regardless of who's spring, what rate, etc.

Shocks I feel are required for my springs are Revalved Bilstein's at minimum, and of course Koni's will do the job as well. The spring rate is just way beyond what a Bilstein HD can handle.

 

Ok... Yeah thats true though. With my current stock suspension it bottoms out because how sloppy it is and how it bounces over the bumps, feels like a springs bouncing up and down with barely any shock. So which shocks would you recommend for my style?
Heres a couple pics of my car right now on stock suspension. I put a Coke can for judgement.

 

Wow... those are some low-*** headers and y-pipe.... Someone needs beaten for that fitment job.

I can't really answer the question about what shocks, here anyway. I just don't have nearly enough information to start handing out opinions. Many will, but I like my guesses to have some education behind them, and here I dont have enough.

Koni's are superb shocks. Bilstein's have varying degrees, some are really good, some are ok, it depends on many things. Frankly *ANYTHING* you put on would be better than what you have given the age of the car, and the ****-poor valving of the stock shocks anyway. But, I'm picky, and just because most anything would be an improvement does not mean we should settle for whatever. We still want the best shock on the car for the job.

I'm sure I can help you decide. Just give me a call.

 

Ok, what number can I reach YOU at? I called a couple days ago and got a lady answered the phone. Not saying she wasn't helpful just would rather talk to you and get your opinions.

 

The same number... but you have leave a message. I'm on the phone about 95% of my day. 814-849-3450

 

I called earlier and gave the lady at the phone my info for you to call me back. If you get to call me tomorrow my names Derrick and any time after 1pm CDT would be best.
Thanks

 

Still have these spring sets available?

 

We have plenty!

 

Im in the market for a set. My prokit springs dont help me hook for crap, and neither do my 18" C5 wheels with EMT's either. I have some QA1's I'm planning on using and have also been looking into a set of swaybars. Looking for street performance, nothing lower than the prokit (3" true duals, dont scrape but not by much) and some more dragstrip traction. My traction is horrible and the ride subpar. What ya got?

 

QA1'a aren't sufficient to control any lowering spring. Happy to discuss options, but pairing up two mis-matched items isn't going to help you.

What do I have? Lots of things, but nothing I can recommend with the information I have..... And you already found out your traction sucks with QA1's. And you know QA1's aren't meant to deal with lowering springs....

Lots of options on both springs, and shocks, and other things to help. But, you also have a whacked engine, tires not meant to hook in a straight line, and crappy shocks. I'm not really sure what the goal is. Traction? Handling? A little of both?

 

I dont have the QA1's on the car. Still sitting in a box. I have decarbons on there that really suck compared to the stockers that were on there. Not too late to sell them and get something else.

Goal? A little of both. Street/strip. Suspension is just LCA's and brackets. APHR, and springs mostly for the moment.

Whacked engine? Dunno what that is. But I do know is there is alot of power that I scrub off on the ground when I gas it, street, track or otherwise. I cant plant it. I dont mind going closer to a stock ride height at all, I just dont want an 'in the clouds' stance to the car. Im thinking part of it might be the 18's in the back, though I doubt that's the main problem...

I was thinking new springs, subframes, change struts and shocks and some swaybars? If my QA1's wont cut it, tell me what works good for the street and I will get some...

 

Your engine.... a 382, with other work. It's powerful... that's what I meant.

Your goals, still too vague. Suspensions are not easy things to do correctly. They can't be done by a few e-mails I'm afraid. I see you aren't stateside (and I hope you are soon), but really there is no way I can help much unless we have a conversation about things--how they work, how they interact, you answer some questions for me, maybe me for you.

I appreciate the fact you are willing to get what recommend, but I can't in good conscience recommend anything at this point. And I'm not going just lie and tell you know I just what you need because I'd be at least partially guessing.