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Dione J
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   25th Jan 06 at 22:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thinking of upgrading a friend of mine's suspension setup by replacing her 1.2 merit suspension with my SRi standard suspension kit, she currently has 15" alloys on.

I would like to replace the standard springs with lowering springs, in order to lower on just springs alone, how much drop would you recommend - I was thinking about 30-40mm on uprated lowering springs?

Please advise.




[Edited on 25-01-2006 by d_jay50]
Adam_B
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25th Jan 06 at 23:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds fine as long as your dampers are in good condition.
Dione J
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anybody else?
FasT09
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i think thats as low as u can go with out buying upgraded shocks. id save up a bit more and get the full kit and slam it 60 - 70mm. i droped mne 40mm and dint make much diff so then went down to 60 and its much better. jus my opinion though lol
Dione J
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I think in this day and age 60mm around where I live is just not acceptable on these roads with speedhumps that are getting bigger by the day, also not to mention potholes!!
Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by d_jay50
I think in this day and age 60mm around where I live is just not acceptable on these roads with speedhumps that are getting bigger by the day, also not to mention potholes!!


i had to sort my suspension, the valver sump would have been knackered in minutes if i left it as it was
Dione J
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I think 40-50mm is enough, anything more is just too harsh and too much high risk of knackering parts on your car and reducing the life on the wheel bearings
Dione J
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anyone else?
Jake
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27th Jan 06 at 15:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
40mm max on standard shocks
Dione J
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anyone else?

 
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