Is there anyway to lower the ride height on a set of standard shocks without going to a harder spring rate ?
I\'ve just fitted a set of 17\'s and the car could do with dropping an inch or so all round but I dont want to rattle my fillings out every time I go over a pot hole.
Any suggestions appreciated.....
Bulla
cut a inch off the springs bud :)
I had HKS lowering springs and standard shocks on my last FD and found the ride very comfortable. Think they lowered the car by around 20mm front and 30mm rear.
id like comfort :( mine shake the fillings out your head on a bad road... cobbled roads are a :Nono!
lol that goes for n4bes as well ask him how sat night went pmsl
i personally always go with using the BOSCH LOWERING SYSTEM as it saves loads of money and you can ajust the amont you lower to your own personal taste :D
Quote from: d-kingi personally always go with using the BOSCH LOWERING SYSTEM as it saves loads of money and you can ajust the amont you lower to your own personal taste :D
i 2nd that!! lol altho i did cut 2 much off ma bmw springs, had to bend the arches out to cover the wheels a tad lol.. nice drifting car tho lol
You should never cut down springs! they are wound specifically and cutting them down will totally change the charactaristics, nutters!
lol well i am kinda mad :yes
it does change the charactaristics , IT GETS LOWER he he
cutting springs not only changes the spring rate (it makes it higher) it also removes the dead coils from one end or the other which are used to locate the spring, it also makes the springs shorter which is bad because it means they can come out of the spring seats on full drop AND you are increasing the stress in the spring making it more likely to break.
springs are relatively cheap so do it properly, a lower spring doesn\'t mean it has to be stiff. IMHO people run some ridiculous spring rates on the road and it really isn\'t what you want for a road car that handles well on actual real life roads :) (ie. bumpy and uneven)
Quote from: MikeLMRit really isn\'t what you want for a road car that handles well on actual real life roads :) (ie. bumpy and uneven)
so thats every road/path in the uk then :Hammer
I\'ve gone with a set on Tein S for the time being until I can afford some decent coilovers. Gonna get them fitted and have it laser aligned at the same time so hopefully will do the job.
Thanks for all the replies
Bulla
Just as a matter of interest i fitted some Cusco fully adjustable struts on mine however the rears were a bit short, so i made up some spacers with the help of FDUK and used Tien springs on the rear, as these springs were longer, this worked out perfectly, for ride height and damping, i will do the same to the front, which does not need spacers, i would not like to chop springs about myself, i think what governs the ride height is the front tyres, if you have 235 45 17, there is a limit to how low you can go even with the arches rolled! i am told by Clive it is essential that the rear of the car is higher than the front, as handling will be very bad if it is too low on the back,
so i used the lowest i can go on the front, about 30 mill lower, and adjusted the rears 30mill above that, the car handles great, and has not had suspension tuned as yet,think it would be good to save up for coilovers for the accuracy you need for the safety of the car and driver, rather than delving into the unknown effects of chopping springs,
Good luck Bob
new springs for coilovers (depending on spring size) can be as cheap as <£20 each ... so why cut them?