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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #21 on: 12 March 2013, 16:18 »
HAHAHAHA  :laugh: :laugh: looks good  :smiley:

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #22 on: 12 March 2013, 16:22 »
I would definitely look at buyin bolt on spacers for the 20mm!
A few nasty stories out there of snapping bolts due o the extra leverage from the length of the bolts!


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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #23 on: 12 March 2013, 16:26 »
I would definitely look at buyin bolt on spacers for the 20mm!
A few nasty stories out there of snapping bolts due o the extra leverage from the length of the bolts!

yeah i really dont want this to happen (everyone can learn from this guy)  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv4m41viy4I

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #24 on: 12 March 2013, 17:47 »
Lowering springs are the worst invention ever coil overs is the only way! Take the arb off ya don't need it ;)
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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #25 on: 12 March 2013, 18:05 »
Lowering springs are the worst invention ever coil overs is the only way! Take the arb off ya don't need it ;)

 :shocked: why would you get is of the arb???
People uprate them for a reason!
Fair enough if it is a show only car but on the road it is a idiotic idea...


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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #26 on: 12 March 2013, 18:14 »
Lowering springs are the worst invention ever coil overs is the only way! Take the arb off ya don't need it ;)

 :shocked: why would you get is of the arb???
People uprate them for a reason!
Fair enough if it is a show only car but on the road it is a idiotic idea...

Ignore Danny, he likes to pretend he's in the fast & the furious so loves losing control of his car and making the tyres squeal...impresses the young girls apparently :lipsrsealed: :laugh:

To be fair, his car is so low that the arb will be making little difference.

Back on topic, don't get lowering springs, you'll end up buying coilovers eventually anyway so it will be a false economy. You'll manage ~50mm drop before hitting arb issues, that can be resolved easily enough with an arb that goes under the driveshaft instead.

As for spacers I'm running 15mm front and 20mm, neither bolt on, but both hubcentric. I'd look at getting them from JJC:

http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #27 on: 12 March 2013, 18:22 »
Have you tried it? No :) the car handles fine!  It's so low it wouldn't make a difference if I had one or not so why waste money on Somthing I don't need haha :)
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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #28 on: 12 March 2013, 18:26 »
As for spacers I'm running 15mm front and 20mm, neither bolt on, but both hubcentric. I'd look at getting them from JJC:

http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/
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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #29 on: 12 March 2013, 18:26 »
Have you tried it? No :) the car handles fine!  It's so low it wouldn't make a difference if I had one or not so why waste money on Somthing I don't need haha :)

Calm down dear, I was defending you :grin: