Lowering springs. Which are best and how far to drop?

[Simpson]

60 mil or 80 mil will just f**k your car imo only for looks doesnt help handling unless you have coilovers, or a 40 mil drop is sufficient,

[Andy!]

60

[russ-vdub]

sorry forgot to say that my 60mm is on adjustable coilovers that probs why the handling is better then 40mm..id still go 60mm anyday, coilovers or not..

iom the only time 60mm doesnt do you any favours is in the wet, but then again you'd be a dumbass to drive fast round a corner in the wet...ce la vi!

[Dec]

Dont lower your car if you plan on having 3 people in the back!

My car isnt lowered and when i stopped to get petrol last night i was looking at my car (as ya do :embarassed: ) and noticed that it was mega low looked good but would have been nice if it was meant to be like that!

Im fairly sure that if my car was lowered that it would have been scrubbing like a b!tch!

[russ-vdub]

good point dec, but if you have a decent set of shocks it shudnt drop like a sack of sh!t like yours lol no offence! oil shocks suck balls!

[Dec]

haha no offence? Mate im in a 17 year old car with 17 year old suspension, of course i wont take offence! I know how crap it is. I did think that other suspension would be the same though so i learnt something!

Just decided that soon as i can im going to get coilovers, wether its this car or another one!

[Mannings]

mate got -80mm jamex's on koni adjustables and the thing looks the mutz nutz and handles like a demon. Got 14"RA's on it doesn't scrub with 5 up

Its a big bumnper model though so the bumper at the front is super low, some speed bumps i just can't do. Small sacrifice in my opinion.

Go 60mm if you want to be conservative about things.

[Jay]

40mm is the best handling set up.

60mm is better looking.

+120mm is the way forward 

Oh yea! forget lowering, it's all about raising the car 

[mk2mark]

60mm is the point where speed bumps become a problem and the ride becomes harsh. You decide what's practical, but personally for daily driving 40's low enough for me, also with my wheels without cutting the arches out completely I haven't a choice. Handling wise, it really doesn't make a massive difference - some people equate a firm ride to better handling which isn't the case. Suspension geometry wise the lower wishbones are level with a 40mm drop, thoeretically good, but the lower you go the further out of design spec you are going, not that it makes any real difference on the road.

[russ-vdub]

yeh it deffo depends on what you want. i went straight to 60mm but i think i might go up a bit and see how the car handles..will post back!