rear suspension on an rx4

[ska]

mate was round to see the car tonite and asked me if its even possible to lower the rear suspension, is it possible?

[Ray]

Yes,

Either get de-cambered springs or just use lowering blocks. Ford Escort lowering blocks and U bolts fit.

[ska]

which escort are the lowering blocks from? a specific mark/model or wotever?

[MikeLMR]

Mk2 or MK1 escorts

Lowering blocks will increase axle tramp though. But then again finding some decambered springs won\'t be very easy !

[Ray]

RX-4 series 2 onwards are supposed to have anti-tramp bars fitted as standard, but no UK one\'s I\'ve seen so far have them. Has yours? (They are bars that run from the axle to the chassis leg)

[ska]

saw some nice wheels on //www.splitrims.com quite fancyed them, how big can i go before scrubbing, and how much lower do u recommend, if at all??

[mullins]

There should be somewhere that can retemper your leaf springs in the UK. On my old RX-3 I had this done (2 inch straightening) + 2 inch lowering blocks and it was VERY LOW!! I think 3 inches lower is a nice look and you should be able to run 17s easily if the guards are lipped and the front corner of the guard/wing redone.

[ska]

There should be somewhere that can retemper your leaf springs in the UK. On my old RX-3 I had this done (2 inch straightening) + 2 inch lowering blocks and it was VERY LOW!! I think 3 inches lower is a nice look and you should be able to run 17s easily if the guards are lipped and the front corner of the guard/wing redone.

cheers for the info mate, will have a look round fon a few places see what people say!!