carl bear
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will i get any problems if i drop my car 80mm? i know the ride wont be comfortable but i aint bothered about that, i just wondered whether i would get any problems with cv joints etc.
i drive the car alot (just about everyday).
any help would be great
carl bear
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Makarus
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Yeah anything over 60mm can cause some real problems, dont know what but was advised against it, went 60mm on 15" ET45, what size rim you trying to drop 80mm on??
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carl bear
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15's
but was lookin into 16's
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Makarus
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Why would you want to drop that low though?? On 15's like me I have 60mm and my CAT is only 2" clearance, struggle to get over even small speed bumps. I can cope because I dont mind going slow but anoth 20mm that would be daft.
on 17+" rims then maybe but on 15's?? Pointless if you want to use it every day.
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carl bear
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i have got bout 3 inch clearance under my car. might be because i only have a 1.0l engine, so it aint as heavy (what engines in yours?). and when i get 16's it gonna sit a little higher to.
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Adam
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Yes, your wheels will start to run loads of negative camber
and unless you get an ajustable camber kit, you will be getting through drive shafts at 1 per month, and @ £100 a time it starts to get expensive!!!
But it can all be sorted with the camber kit which is welded to the bottom arms and replaces the inner 1/2 of them and it will all be fine, mine cost about £80 but i git em cheep
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M2RTY
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mines now on coilovers, getting second car as it eats bearings, cv joints but not shafts on mine, oh and tyres on inside cos of camber
its 85mm on 17s
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ArdenSXi
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Mate of mines has 1.4 sport lowered 90-100mm at the front and 60 mm at the back, on 15s, on delphi racing springs and shocks. only 1 ive ever seen as low without coil- overs. Its very very stiff, he has no problems with rubbing and wheel bearings etc, had it for about a year now. Looks the dogs
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Stoneyginger
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Say goodbye to the power steering if you have it and if you dont good luck with turning your wheels 
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carl bear
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cheers guys.
think i'll be getting a 80mm lowering kit and camber adjusters.
carl bear
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Ben
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cant c why u wanna go that low
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dannycorsa c
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60 looks the best i think any lower wud be silly
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PeteMTBer
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quote:
Originally posted by ArdenSXi
Mate of mines has 1.4 sport lowered 90-100mm at the front and 60 mm at the back, on 15s, on delphi racing springs and shocks. only 1 ive ever seen as low without coil- overs. Its very very stiff, he has no problems with rubbing and wheel bearings etc, had it for about a year now. Looks the dogs
Why was he lower at the front than the back?
I'm down 60mm on 15's and think the back could be dropped a bit more but definitely not the front.
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M2RTY
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back can go down lower once ICE is in, thats on 17s tho
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STEvieXE
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marv do u really think thats 85mm? mines on avo coilovers on their lowest. looks more like 60mm to me. supposed to be 80mm. the 60mm springs i had in it b4 were about the same and urs doesnt look any lower than mine
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Kris TD
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when i stick my front archs on marv my front sits that low, probably because i have petrol 60mm springs, i would say yours is 65 at the front.
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Dave Helium
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This is mine down 60mm
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AdiSRI
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What springs mate??
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GAVINO BAMBINO
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quote:
Originally posted by heliumhead
This is mine down 60mm
Sexy set of rims mate, how many of ya pennies did that cost ye?
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M2RTY
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i had 60mm springs and this is v v v lower on front, its physicly impossiblt to go any lower unless u cut the arch up so it looks thinner
thats 85mm max on spax coilovers
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M2RTY
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and this is it on 60mm springs
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M2RTY
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hense why it pulled this oiff last night.......
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Ben
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is that a carbon bonnet?
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BeArDy
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no hes to lazy to paint it 
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Ben
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