Lowering springs...

[tedmcedd]

Im wanting some bbs wheels for my rocco, and was thinking about lowering it about 20 mm... any advice as to what to get/what not to get? any cheaper stuff out there thats not gonna break within a week??

Ed

[GTXTRA]

Hi - at the risk of upsetting those that do it - Don't match lowered springs with standard/existing suspension if you want to improve the cars handling or ride.

Save up for three months and get a half decent suspension kit eg Weitec or even some AP Coilovers.

[Jay4424]

or you can machine a set of dampers to suit your new lowered springs



..i just happen to have my set of -60mm and shocks about to coem off my car if your interested?!? ..the springs came from MarkH? from a car he scraped, and the shocks i brought new and machined my self, the ride isn't as good a coilovers, but its cheeper!


Jay.

[tedmcedd]

hmmm... i see... so there isnt really a cheap way... lol im not really after a drop that big o be honest.... what do you mean about machining down the dampers?

Ed

[MikeH]

If you run hard lowered springs with old tired standard dampers, it'll be dreadful, but if you run a softer type spring, like Eibach, Vogtland, or similar, with new standard shocks, you'll get a good fast road setup.

I ran Eibach Springs and newish Boge Gas Shocks on a golf and it was awesome. Not really good for track though - too soft.

Make sure the supension bushes and the alignment is good too, or you're wasting your time.

A 20-40mm drop is about as low as you should go before you just trash the suspension geometry, and can't get over speed bumps without scraping along.