Just about any local mechanic can handle this. You'll want to get an alignment afterwards. Ideally you'd use a shop experienced with coilovers as well - since they are adjustable you'll want to make sure they set it up properly.JimSouCal said:Thank you for sharing this information. Can you suggest how someone who doesn't wrench would get this installed in Southern California?
Yes.palmermd said:Some say yes lowering does help, some say it wont.
The primary benefit from lowering should come from getting the wheels/tires out of the airflow since the bottom of the car is pretty flat.
Looking at what top-speed competition cars do for aero is often a good place to start at looking for ways to reduce drag. Usually this involves:
1. Remove mirrors.
2. Flat wheel covers.
3. Lowering vehicle as much as possible.
4. Reducing size of air intakes as much as possible, deep front spoiler (look at how deep the spoiler is on the Volt - it's so low that many complain of how much noise it makes scraping over speed bumps and in/out driveways).
5. Taping off body seams.
The stock LEAF wheels aren't very flat or light. It'd be awesome if someone made a lighter wheel with smaller gaps - look at what Prius wheels look like, for example.