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Offline ressla

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lowering springs
« on: 02 November 2006, 15:18 »
wondering if anyone can help me. i have jus had my 1.6 fitted with eibach springs which lower by 35mm. however the car doesnt look like it has lowered at all. it stil looks as it did before. can anyone help please?
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Offline evo

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Re: lowering springs
« Reply #1 on: 04 November 2006, 19:06 »
erm... well what size alloys do you have?

maybe they small so doesn't really look much lower?

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Offline ReDBull

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Re: lowering springs
« Reply #2 on: 06 November 2006, 10:31 »
You have to give them some time to settle and compress should go lower over time. Has the handling improved any?
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Re: lowering springs
« Reply #3 on: 08 November 2006, 15:45 »
the wheels are 18inch. the handling feels much tighter around corners.
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Offline Ollieb7

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Re: lowering springs
« Reply #4 on: 09 November 2006, 08:27 »
Hows the ride on a b road?
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Offline ressla

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Re: lowering springs
« Reply #5 on: 09 November 2006, 22:14 »
good. has made a big difference in terms of handling
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