4th gen lowering options...

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:30 am

Hi all,

I'm looking to lower my 4th gen.. I have a set of lowering springs and shocks on my donor car but they are rusted to hell and I'm afraid the springs are gonna snap if I use them.

Obviously I have standard shocks and springs on my car already so I am wondering if anyone has any aftermarket lowering springs for sale that I could fit to my OEM struts ..or indeed any full shock/spring set up's?

Thanks in advance

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:41 am

I believe the things your looking for should be avoided. They're on ebay and are apparently quite dangerous.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:47 am

Oh no, not those ~£40 cheap-ass coilover kits? I tried them in 2002 on my first 'lude.. was so low it looked amazing but the ride was harder than hell and had more bounce than Tigger on Red Bull. I agree, dangerous and unsuitable for road use.

I'm actually looking for a set of used lowering springs or used shock/spring combo's.. after my ridiculously lousy coilover kit I stumped up £400 and fitted Koni yellow's with Ground Control springs which were great, but I don't have £400 spare nowadays

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:49 am

Ahh I see. Could you get replacement springs for the ones on your donor car?

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:49 am

bb1boy wrote:had more bounce than Tigger on Red Bull.

Oh and awesome!

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:53 am

Yeah for sure, but I think they are OEM struts with aftermarket lowering springs ..and both are rusted to death, so I think it'd be just as easy to chuck a set of new/used springs on the struts currently on my car (if that makes sense)...

haha yeah awesome til you try and drive it! ..I even had the chopped-spring Saxo kids laughing at me..

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:17 pm

Has anyone used these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TANABE-DRESS- ... 4cf69d9943
2inch (50mm) drop, 10-15% uprated spring rate, made by Tanabe. All the others I've seen are 30-40mm drop and 30% uprated.. surely the 10-15% uprated ones will make my OEM struts last longer than the others and be a less harsh ride?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:25 pm

I was considering those Tanabe ones for a bit, but decided it was just going to be a bit too low for me (My drive), so I opted for Pi 40mm lowering springs. £139 on ebay (They do 35mm and 40mm).

Check out my Daily profile thread (Under my siggy) to get an idea of height.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:47 pm

40mm seems to be the average drop height on a set of springs.. am I right in assuming the only way to go lower is to spend big bucks on proper coilovers?

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:48 pm

NafemanNathan wrote: Check out my Daily profile thread (Under my siggy) to get an idea of height.

That looks good mate, I'd say the back looks a little higher than the front - would you agree or is that an optical illusion created by the road not being perfectly level?