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Re:Lowered my car on Coilovers
Reply #15 on: August 03, 2006, 14:11:13 PM
Lol @ Snell.

Only changing the springs is only marginally less pikey that cutting the stock ones down.

Do it properly, or dont bother.

Re:Lowered my car on Coilovers
Reply #16 on: August 03, 2006, 17:46:44 PM
Well as I have said quite a few times,

if I am not happy with it after that, I can add dampers easily enough :)

just finished the order, bits will be through next week sometime :)

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Reply #17 on: August 03, 2006, 17:52:40 PM
w00t cool will have to see it in its lower form sometime lol

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Reply #18 on: August 03, 2006, 18:00:05 PM
Parts arrive next week sometime, will have to arrange fitment.

Can do the struts myself easy, but I wont attempt the springs.

Also need to get the suspension geometry checked, as lowering a car throws all the alignment out I believe? - wonder if its best to bed in for a few weeks or have it done as soon as they are fitted.. :?

Now I gotta tell the ins. company (up to £1500 worth of this kind of upgrade = £0 on the premium :D apart from £25 admin fee. Do like the company I am with sometimes :D )

viper stripes, NOS strickers & LEDS and an aluminium wing next, for another 30bhp  :lol:

Hmmm I found this on parkers..



bodyrolltastic :o its not even funny.

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Reply #19 on: August 03, 2006, 18:48:52 PM
OMG nooo

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Reply #20 on: August 04, 2006, 13:27:30 PM
i do like my cars to handle well, but im not gonna bother with any springs or anything, cause ive got the big heavy diesel lump at the front and that just naffs everything up

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Reply #21 on: August 04, 2006, 13:32:05 PM
Why would it naff things up mate? As you can get specific diesel springs which compensate for the weight of the diesel engine.

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Reply #22 on: August 04, 2006, 14:27:45 PM
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Why would it naff things up mate?

because all that weight in the front will make it understeer like a biatch no matter what you do

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Reply #23 on: August 04, 2006, 14:30:29 PM
you can fix it. you just have to get a better car

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Reply #24 on: August 04, 2006, 20:31:17 PM
yep theres no point
anyway im saving for a remap and maybe a FMIC

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Reply #25 on: August 05, 2006, 00:04:37 AM
Well it wouldnt understeer anymore than normal if he got the correct setup.......

Anyway, he aint bothered anyway bout em  :lol:

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Reply #26 on: August 05, 2006, 12:11:49 PM
Thats one reason I love my C2 GT.  They got the handling spot on.  It corners like its on rails.  A bit stiff over speed bumps and pot holes but I try to avoid them as much as I can :)

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Reply #27 on: August 05, 2006, 13:10:49 PM
Yeah the C2 handles gorgeously even in 1.1 guise. Kris do you find that occasionally the rear end skips out (say on a surface change) while cornering?!?

Love the ST mate, but personally would go for a C2 VTS.

Jaimz 8)



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Reply #28 on: August 05, 2006, 13:40:01 PM
No, it stays glued to the road.  Only thing, should tyres last longer than 2 years on the front? :D

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Reply #29 on: August 05, 2006, 14:00:52 PM
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should tyres last longer than 2 years on the front? :D


Depends how many miles you do in 2 years?!

and it also depends on what type of driving...

I am going to try for an airfield day in september, take a fair bit of rubber off the fronts :lol:

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