Another Question about Lowering

[PHXLavaVibe]

I have been reading previous threads reguarding lowering the Vibe. My question is: What else is involved other thatn swapping springs?I read something about having to trim the bump guard...what the heck is the bump guard?Any help would be greatly appreciated!Wes

[cybermob2]

bump guard = rubber stop so when your car bottoms out hard you wont snip the end of your tongue off from the jolt of metal on metal.you wont need to on a moderade drop (TRD, Eibach) but more than 1.5" means your suspension travel is moved closer to bottomed out; instead of bottoming out with lowered springs, you can trim out varying amounts of stop to "increase" suspension travel.other than that... its pretty straight forward if you're handy with wrenches.

[kerrykerrykerry]

if you have pnuematic tools, then the job is a peice of cake. You just need a spring compressor, which you can rent from autozone, and, well, yea, some basic mechanical skills (a partner may help, but i chose to do it by myself because i like to know whether each thing was done right.) Just upload instructions from here or matrixowners and you will be ready to roll, or should i say......drop

[4X4CHICHI]

yeah I helped with mine, did a lot of it myself. don't forget to re-align after everything settles.

[PHXLavaVibe]

Thanks for the info! I'll do some more research for now. It will probably be a month or two before I lower my vibe anyway.