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Offline markallen

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Lowering the rear more?
« on: 28 January 2013, 23:28 »
So my coilovers are fitted and there's still more to go lower on the front but the rears are as low as they will go so what can I do to get it lower? Buy some shorter springs or what?
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Offline scarr89

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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #1 on: 28 January 2013, 23:29 »
Remove the adjusters  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #2 on: 28 January 2013, 23:32 »
Safe and legal?  :rolleyes:
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Offline Granta Gti

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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #3 on: 29 January 2013, 00:05 »
Depending on the shape of the springs, if they are flat at the top or bottom you can probably cut a coil off
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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #4 on: 29 January 2013, 01:42 »
Quote from: scarr89 on 28 January 2013, 23:29
Remove the adjusters  :lipsrsealed:

Mines on 18s and looked horribly low without adjusters.. Not even stupidly low that it looks good..
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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #5 on: 29 January 2013, 11:31 »
Quote from: markallen on 28 January 2013, 23:32
Safe and legal?  :rolleyes:

Is that illegal?

If the spring will stay in the cup then I guess it fine right?
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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #6 on: 29 January 2013, 11:51 »
I was along you ha ha. Can you not buy shorter springs??
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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2013, 12:45 »
yes its fine to run the springs with out the adjusters in, at one point i had the springs in and no adjuster cups, but wouldnt recomend that as theres nothing "holding" the spring in, shouldnt fall out, never did with me...
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Offline markallen

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Re: Lowering the rear more?
« Reply #8 on: 30 January 2013, 13:09 »
So how come people's rears are slammed? Is there any better springs you can get?
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