Tony
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Registered: 20th Jul 00
Location: South Africa
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Hey guys.
My car's lowered on 40mm springs and riding on 17" wheels with 205/40R17 tyres. The ride is very uncomfortable and bouncy on a stretch of unstable road. Is this normal for a car that's been lowered? The dampers used are the original ones for the car. I was told when lowering 40mm you don't need to change the dampers. Will my ride be more comfortable with uprated dampers?
Tony
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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If you really want a nice ride, why did you lower it 40mm ?
If you want the car to look good, and handle better, then you have to put up with sh1t comfort
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Tim
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Registered: 21st Apr 00
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Yeah, standard shocks can't really handle the lowering that well. If you want the handling, get some proper sports shocks.
In fact, my standard shocks broke within about 2 months...
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Corsa Lad 69
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Ballymoney,Northern Ireland
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full gmax kit+ 17s...smooth sailing and i love it
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corsa120
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Registered: 4th May 02
Location: Northamptonshire
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yup i agree im runnin 16's lowered 60mm at the back with 45 at front with g-max shocks and springs ride is excellent
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duck
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Registered: 4th Feb 01
Location: UK, west country
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I had lowered springs and the ride was terrible, it bounced all over the road, I then got the matching dampers and it made a massive improvement.
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