Bakerdd"s '99 GT: Project stance

Hey guys, my name is David and I own a '99 pontiac grand prix. Its my first car and we've been through quite a bit (though mostly repairs) but its a never ending work in progress and I thought i'd get a build thread going for it finally. I hope you enjoy reading!


Here's how it looked when I got it, ready for some offroading with that ride height haha



First on the list was a new head unit and and sound system. I had never even heard of a sub until I got a car, but the stock cd player was broken along with 3 of the 4 door speakers. I got Infinity kappas front and back and my uncle's friend got me a deal on a sub and amp. Now I can't imagine ever having a car without good sound.

I didn't like the messy box in trunk look with wires everywhere so i cleaned it up with this plywood pannel and carpeted it.



I got a cai and installed it, but i forgot to take pictures of it on my car. This stayed on for a while until...

My engine spun a bearing. To this very day, my mom swears it was the intake's fault.
So after some messing around and desperately trying to get the supercharged version from the junkyard, my parents insisted that a friend of a friend rebuild the internals because we would be able to get a warranty so I remained N/A. But I was very happy to have a practically new engine.
I was still looking for some cheap things to make it stand out a bit. Sooo... I got some fresh tires, and after a few weeks, a paint marker haha



I liked how it looked and I think it suits the car okay, and its definitely inexpensive haha. I decided to fill in the letters, but went to outlined letters.




Next up my for a birthday present from my parents, I got some tint installed. 15% all around



I see a lot of people rolling on mustang rims around here. They're absolutely everywhere on craigslist so I gave it a shot

I also did a debadge because grand prix gt are really long and silly looking badges





They fit pretty good compared to my stock wheels, but I wasn't happy with them and sold them.

I "fixed" my tail lights by drilling a few tiny drain holes at the bottom and tinted them to hide the ugly. I taped over the reflector to keep it classy and avoid the murdered out look.

before

after


I just rolled around on my stock wheels like this for a while craving to go low

Now the fun starts haha. I had been saving up for some kind of suspension and I really didn't like the idea of anything except coils, i didn't see the point in anything else. It was a really slow process saving up, but one night on the way home from a hurricanes game I got rear-ended and the insurance money put me right at what i needed for some coils

damage on my bumper. her car was pretty messed up, but the pontiac is a tank



I got the HT motorsports coils. The guy was real helpful and his service is great, well worth the extra money versus trying to make some. They have KYB AGX inserts with 4 levels of dampening and #400 front springs and #300 rear springs.

My purchase




Installed the fronts



and the backs



And here's how it currently sits. The stock suspension was like riding on sticks of butter, this is so much better and rides great. I occasionally hit the bump stops but theres some room for the adjusters to wind down more




Im still rolling on stock wheels super sunk in, but not for long

My newest purchase
18 x direct tv remote haha





XXR 530 18x8.75 +20
Toyo Extensa HP 225/40/18

I had tonsil surgery this past monday so I'm waiting to recover so I can get these mounted

I like.

Now sand a polish your exhaust tips bro beans.

nice ride man i like it. is your windshield tinted too? looks like it. and give me them Grand Prix GT badges if your not using them lol

looks good!

Love the stance. Props.

Needs more low!

And how do you murderer a white car? It would technically be strong troopering it

MMMMM thats gonna look damn good with them wheels on !!

how much for the coilS??

Originally Posted by Wisconsingrandprix

how much for the coilS??

Id guess 1300 or 1400 all said and done

+20 offset? YOU'RE NUTS. lol. I run +30 with a 9" wide wheel and they stick out WAY far.

seeing is believing. interested, worried about potential wheel gap unless slammed.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

I like.

Now sand a polish your exhaust tips bro beans.

Thanks! the one picture up there i had started polishing the right side and they need a little touch up now

Originally Posted by gtpeddie

nice ride man i like it. is your windshield tinted too? looks like it. and give me them Grand Prix GT badges if your not using them lol

Nah then I wouldn't be able to see anything haha, and I have the badges laying around somewhere

Originally Posted by z3r0

Needs more low!

And how do you murderer a white car? It would technically be strong troopering it

I guess it would be troopering it haha, idk i just didn't want them to be black. I've been thinking about untinting them

Originally Posted by Wisconsingrandprix

how much for the coilS??

yep they were about 1400 someting before shipping, but so worth saving for them IMO

Originally Posted by BoostenGTP

+20 offset? YOU'RE NUTS. lol. I run +30 with a 9" wide wheel and they stick out WAY far.

Haha I've been looking at your car a bunch for reference and I think I can pull it off with some work

Originally Posted by Odi

seeing is believing. interested, worried about potential wheel gap unless slammed.

I'm gonna try my best for no wheel gap, the coils still have some room to go down or I may have to modify them a little. idk if i want to tuck a whole bunch, i like the look of a little bit of poke

if you find them badges let me know!

Can you get pix of the mounts? For those of us considering making our own.
Looks damn good where it sits

Stance looks good, those rims should look real nice on the car, leave the tinted tails.

Get those rims on, slam it and take pictarrs!!

Originally Posted by 4THGENCAMAROFAN

Can you get pix of the mounts? For those of us considering making our own.
Looks damn good where it sits

Thanks! Yeah I'll try and get some pictures of them, maybe tomorrow

Looks badass!

Maybe slightly off topic. Has anyone ever replaced all the stock studs with longer studs & used spacers to make the stock wheels more flush with the fenders?

I'm jelly. I'm starting to drool over wheels and this isn't helping lol. I'm going to get everything out of my Eibachs that I can, if I'm happy with it then no coils, the roads here are bad enough.

In for win