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Offline nadlad

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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #10 on: 22 February 2006, 11:14 »
looking forward to gwtting my springs


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Offline HandsyBoy

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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #11 on: 22 February 2006, 11:32 »
what springs you getting and where from and how much?
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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #12 on: 22 February 2006, 13:56 »
eibach 135 delivered lowers front 40mm back 30mm


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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #13 on: 22 February 2006, 22:04 »
^^^why different heights? it will look like a dragster :undecided: and why are you using my old sig? :undecided:

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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #14 on: 23 February 2006, 10:12 »
i dunno i thought it was mine gazb its the link u gave me i just copied and pasted it!!!! help


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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #15 on: 23 February 2006, 19:25 »
should be this one mate

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/gaz8512/sigs/DSC00050.jpg, may have sent you the wrong link :embarassed:

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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #16 on: 23 February 2006, 23:16 »
I've got eibachs on.  Quite pleased with them.  Mine stated 40mm all round (and even then the front is a wee bit lower than the back unless I have luggage/passengers etc).

My shocks are going I think, so I'm gonna replace with coilovers when I can afford.
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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #17 on: 24 February 2006, 06:29 »
i have eibach 30mm and my front is lower than the back not much though strange  :undecided:
does anyone know why this is?

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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #18 on: 24 February 2006, 07:41 »
I think its because the front starts off lower than the back, and so this difference is maintained when you lower everything by a fixed amount.

The difference is just more pronounced after lowering because instead of, say, previously a 100mm gap between tyre and arch at the back and 70mm at the front... you now have 60mm and 30mm gaps.  (Now the back is double the front, so it looks more of a difference) (?)  Just a thought.
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Re: Lowering springs?
« Reply #19 on: 24 February 2006, 11:48 »
just put a heavy sub box in the boot and it'll be fine  :grin: