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03-28-2015, 03:40 PM | #1 |
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Lowering springs needed or not?
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I've fitted new set of 20" alloys/tyres to the car but now the front of the car looks a little high... and possibly the back needs to be lowered too? I don't know much about lowering springs etc, hence me putting up this post. Just wanted to get peoples thoughts and any recommendations you have for what I should lower it by, which ones to get and where from... or should I leave it as it is. Alloys are 8.5J on the front and 10J on the rear Tyres are 245/35/20 & 275/30/20 The car being an M Sport, its already lowered from standard/factory. Front: Rear: Thanks in advance
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03-28-2015, 04:17 PM | #2 |
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This is what its like on Eibach pro.
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03-28-2015, 04:26 PM | #3 |
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That looks nice! How much 'mm' have you dropped it by on the front?
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03-29-2015, 04:28 AM | #4 |
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I've just lowered my M Sport with Eibach pro, there's a definite difference on the front gap and a slight one on the back, the real difference is how much better the car feels without losing any ride quality
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Rear drop is 3-5mm. As above, its handling which is much better. Still not as good as what you get out of e9x after eibach springs installation.
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Do you have a link to where you got yours from or a part no please? I've got this part no: E10-20-022-04-20 but just wanted to confirm its the right one. Got the number from here: http://www.larkspeed.com/shopper/i/40E10200220420 Cheers
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I'd say the fronts dropped by about 25 mm and the rear about 10 mm, here's the link to where I got mine from thanks to Makkan00, way cheaper than the UK and delivered within the week
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3909920121...197%26_rdc%3D1 |
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I would say that the overall profile, performance of your car will improve and if your roads aren't that bad and you don't have too much snow, do it.
I did H&R springs and love it. It snows like mad where I live as well but no major issues (so far lol) |
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I would say that the overall profile, performance of your car will improve and if your roads aren't that bad and you don't have too much snow, do it.
I did H&R springs and love it. It snows like mad where I live as well but no major issues (so far lol) |
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