After seeing what it takes to adjust coil overs (-really not that much, but definitely not an everyday thing-), I am certain that I will not likely take my time to adjust them seasonally each winter. However, I live in Toronto and it snows quite a bit, but I do want my car low (-not that low tho!). I'm thinking of getting a new underbelly cover from ECS and having some shop fabricate one for the rest of the undercarriage if I can't find one. I haven't been able to thus far.

This would be to protect the bottom form excessive snow, salt and water and consequently rust and wear. Will this be enough to do the job, so I can keep it low in the winter?

It wouldn't be so low that curbs and small bumps should be a major upset, and maybe I'll use some kind of a bumper cover or bra in the winter.

 

hey, i live in the next city from you, Mississauga. The winter can get out of hand.

What kind of coilovers you got? What you would have to worry would be the clearance for winter. You can always get rust proofing and our cars is galvonized steel but getting an underbelly cover for the rest of the car shouldnt hurt...

 

yeah...it's the winter that I'm worried about. I'll be installing StaSIS Streetsports (so KONI's) in a few months.

The bottom of my car is already rusted out, so I definitely want to get some kind of cover.

 

I am in sauga as well, I have had my koni coilovers on for 2 winters so far, I don't adjust them, they stay the same hight all year round, I also removed my "belly pan" 3 years ago, no rust on mine.

 

i hate to say it but the only thing that cover would do is most likely pack snow and salt right up against your chassis as it is most likely doing now. also the new cover would make sure that it says there, and corrodes even worse. your best bet is getting a sand blasting and line x spray lining your whole frame to stop the rust from spreading worse than it already is.

 

^....Good point. That's actually very likely, because that IS all my current cover does in the winter! I will likely remove it and try what you said.

Nice- I didn't know there were so many GTA members on here. Your car is set nice, How low is it set in the pic?

 

theres no real way to get a full body plate... and even if you had one, it just makes the bottom of the car even lower to the ground.. Plus the afformentioned packing of snow up in it. I know you want to keep the same ride height year round, but i wouldnt. Id raise her up for the winter on the stock wheels with snow tires. Makes the most sense IMO