Lowering Springs!

[Tiamat]

Will pop out and get some done in next half hour or so.

[Retro_Boy_G]

Good man! Many thanks

[LimeyMk1]

When I sort an account out with facebucket or whatever it is then I will put on eup of mine. Its on standard MK1a alloys and has been lowered by 30mm (brand unknown) and is on KYBs.

35mm drop, Sachs Boge springs.

Might have some pics of my old Mk1 Coupe (Stumpy) with them on.

[ross-taylor]

can anyone els tell if mine looks like it is higher than a 35mm drop im a bit confused now as every other persons seems to be lower, and if it is i want to get it sorted out on new springs or something.

[Retro_Boy_G]

Ross - Yours looks about the height of mine just now and it's sitting on the standard springs.

[ross-taylor]

right i thing i need to get some new springs then. chears Retro_Boy_G

[LimeyMk1]

My old coupe on the springs Malc has now and KYBs.



Comparison with other Mk1s on standard, she's the one in the middle.

[Retro_Boy_G]

That's about the height I'm looking for and possibly some 5-10mm spacers. Cheers for that dude.. Hopefully I can achieve something close to that..

[ross-taylor]

My old coupe on the springs Malc has now and KYBs.

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Comparison with other Mk1s on standard, she's the one in the middle.

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thats how low i wanted mine to be and from what it looks like thats how low it should be. they are only about a month old so migh try and sell them and get some better ones

[Tiamat]

Managed to do this now, sorry for poor quality, but pics taken on Blackberry 8100 phone and not a great camera:

[cartledge_uk]

Ross - Yours looks about the height of mine just now and it's sitting on the standard springs.

Mine actually went up when I put 30mm lowering springs on because the standard ones had fatigued so much

[ross-taylor]

Ross - Yours looks about the height of mine just now and it's sitting on the standard springs.

Mine actually went up when I put 30mm lowering springs on because the standard ones had fatigued so much

yeah someone els said the same thing to me when they done theres i knew mine would go higher but it just didnt think it would be by as much as it did. its the big arch gap i dont like.

[Retro_Boy_G]

I've kept the shocks from the MR2 that is now running coilovers so I'm going to put them in the new car in the hope that they make it as low as the white one was on 30mm springs.. Took this opportunity to also wire brush them, clean them up a bit and paint them.. They ain't perfect but look a tad more presentable.. hopefully get my springs in over the next few days and have them fitted before the end of the week..

I took a picture for you Ross of how it sits on standard springs at the moment.. At the front I can fit my fist side ways between the wheel and arch and wiggle it about freely.. It's nuts!

[HughesR1]

Very interesting differences in drop height here.

When I do mine hopefully next weekend, I'l get a picture from same angle of standard height now, when the APEX springs are fitted, and then after say 250 miles when the springs have bedded in abit.

[Retro_Boy_G]

I fitted my new springs last night and on the standard wheels/tyres it looks a lot lower!

Sits perfect

[elbon50]

Very interesting differences in drop height here.

When I do mine hopefully next weekend, I'l get a picture from same angle of standard height now, when the APEX springs are fitted, and then after say 250 miles when the springs have bedded in abit.

Perhaps you could take measurements from the sills (skirts if fitted) to the ground at the 3 stages you mentioned above

Peter