twedds
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hey just purchased a 56 seat ibiza and i feel the outside is pretty standard so would like to lower it, any advice and what would this limit the alloys to as i would also like some 17 or 16". any other ideas welcome cheers
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twedds
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cheers for that just a few more specific qu:
a) How much does it cost for the springs and for them to be fitted etc?
b) Are the cheap springs any good quality - my current ones dont sqeak or crunch at all an work fine, but if I paid for some lowered ones, would the quality be as good?
c) How far can it be lowered? and how far without having to buy new shocks or is it good to upgrade them whatever?
a) How much does it cost for the springs and for them to be fitted etc?
b) Are the cheap springs any good quality - my current ones dont sqeak or crunch at all an work fine, but if I paid for some lowered ones, would the quality be as good?
c) How far can it be lowered? and how far without having to buy new shocks or is it good to upgrade them whatever?
Hello mate, welcome to SCN!
a) Try having a look in the sponsors section, that should give you an idea, or check this out:
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_manufacturer.mhtml?category=suspn
b) You usually find you get what you pay for, you pay penuts - you get rubbish!
c) On just lowering springs I doubut you will get lower tahn 30-40 mm max! On coilovers you can get up to an 80mm drop!
a) Try having a look in the sponsors section, that should give you an idea, or check this out:
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_manufacturer.mhtml?category=suspn
b) You usually find you get what you pay for, you pay penuts - you get rubbish!
c) On just lowering springs I doubut you will get lower tahn 30-40 mm max! On coilovers you can get up to an 80mm drop!
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bizzaboy
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I would also like to point out that lowering springs are nice and the cheaper option (as compared to a coilover kit), but remember the car will be dropped evenly both front and back.
This will result in the front end looking nice and low, with a small gap between wheel & arch, but the rear end will look a little lost, as there will be a larger gap between the wheel & arch. Just enough to play on your mind every time you look at it (well does for me!)
I'm in this predicament at the moment - if I go the Coilover route, I will have to say goodbye to my 3 month old Eibach Pro Street lowering springs, as they will then be redundant! So if you have the money, go for Coilover kit from the start. FULLY adjustable ride height/rebound too.
As for wheels, 17" will fit in nicely without any real problems.
Edit:
Decent lowering springs will lower by a set amount (mm). Cost about £130 inc fitting.
Your OE factory shocks will perish over a time, as they are under strain outside of their usual threshold.
Decent Coilover kit you can adjust the ride height of each corner to the mm!
Will cost you a good £500 just for the Kit - then fitting ontop of that! Not cheap!
But WILL give your ride the ultimate stance, exactly how low you want it to look...
....Ohhh, and dont forget you will then want a couple of Spacers to push out the rear wheels flush with the arches
This will result in the front end looking nice and low, with a small gap between wheel & arch, but the rear end will look a little lost, as there will be a larger gap between the wheel & arch. Just enough to play on your mind every time you look at it (well does for me!)
I'm in this predicament at the moment - if I go the Coilover route, I will have to say goodbye to my 3 month old Eibach Pro Street lowering springs, as they will then be redundant! So if you have the money, go for Coilover kit from the start. FULLY adjustable ride height/rebound too.
As for wheels, 17" will fit in nicely without any real problems.
Edit:
Decent lowering springs will lower by a set amount (mm). Cost about £130 inc fitting.
Your OE factory shocks will perish over a time, as they are under strain outside of their usual threshold.
Decent Coilover kit you can adjust the ride height of each corner to the mm!
Will cost you a good £500 just for the Kit - then fitting ontop of that! Not cheap!
But WILL give your ride the ultimate stance, exactly how low you want it to look...
....Ohhh, and dont forget you will then want a couple of Spacers to push out the rear wheels flush with the arches
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