Ride Height!

[Davenotouring]

I dropped the back of my Touring quite a bit today, even further than before. It was 40mm front, and 40mm rear, but now it's about 40mm front, and around 70mm(!) rear.

Which looks better!?

Before



After

[shane320i]

its looking lovely mate but reckon ya should bring the front down some more to match the rear.the lower the better IMO

[ScottMc]

yeah i agree with shane on that one Dave. maybe 60-60 would be better or 60front 40 back? changing the springs on the front is a pain in the arse though i know!

[Davenotouring]

That's why I did the rear mate!! Much easier!

I'll get some spring compressors, and maybe get some -60mm for the fronts.

Thing is I really struggle over speed bumps. It scrapes badly. Might have to go back to 40/40.

[E30WEZ]

I think the 40/40 looks good think this is the way i am going to go with all the speed humps in Hastings don't want to go takeing the iS spolier off all the time should be here this week

[325dude]

i would say before but if you had the same at the front it would be better after what suspention kit have you got?????......................j

[Jimbob]

Keep it decked mate, looks wicked - it's just down to how many speed bumps you come across on your usual day going to and from work/uni, and any dodgey slopes like driveways.

[Davenotouring]

It's only springs, not a kit,

It's 6 pot touring -40mm front springs, and -60mm 6 pot saloon springs, but due to the extra weight of the Touring, it drops a bit further.

Good thing is I can walk to Uni, but there are lots of bumps round here, but I can go round them! But if the car is fully loaded, and it quite often is, then it's gonna rub on pebbles! Dunno, I'll see how it goes. It's easily changed back anyway.

I quite like the look of it dropped at the back, and a bit higher at the front. Maybe I'll get -60mm for the front and try that?!

[jph78]

I voted for 'before' Dave, but if you dropped the front more i would go with 'after'.

[Richy325iTouring]

Decked is good.
I need 60 mmm springs for the front though not 40's

[Jhonno]

Looks pretty sweet Dave!!

Need to see it better tho..

[Geeman]

I voted 'before' too.

60mm all round would look wicked, though I think you'd have to get 60mm Touring springs for the rear as it will still look 'droopy' at the back with saloon springs in...

60mm all round and I think you'll soon be picking it back up to 40mm again after you get sick of all the scraping. If I had a spare set of 40's when I had my convertible sat at 60mm I would have changed them. Mind you, it STILL didn't look as low as yours...

You could have done with the adjustable rear springs I sold to Scott that came with my coilover kit for the track car... then you could have altered the back as and when you wanted to!

[Sjoerd320i]

i voted after but only if you drop the front too as said before
low slow and machoooo , but that slow is only until the 2.5 is in

[Adammcf]

I voted before as I think it had a nice height. After just looks too low IMO.

[Davenotouring]

I do agree that it looks a little too low!

I'm not aware of any company who produce -60mm springs for the Touring, anyone?!

I like the height of the front 'before' but the back just seems a little high, if I could get -50mm springs for the back that would be ok. But for practicality I think it's gonna have to stay at 40/40.

[Sjoerd320i]

i thinks it looks so low becouse the front is still "high" if the front would be lower i think it will look great

[Karan]

dave 'll find u may not need spring compressors with those short springs in.

Karan

[Jhonno]

Dude!! Saw your car at uni 2day - it looks fookin mental with that rideheight - that pic makes it look higher than it is!!

I dont know if you'd get a coke can under the rear wheel well atm lol

[Davenotouring]

Mental good are mental bad!?

I think it settled on the drive home yesterday after I fitted them! It is fooking low, people are giving me funny looks!

This bloke in an E46 M3 I was playing against gave me thumbs up on the way home, so he obviously loved it!!

[Jhonno]

mental good..

front needs to come down a smidge now tho, altho at the risk of the new valance.. lol

[Davenotouring]

Front could do with being -60mm!

Like you say though, I'd be risking my valance!

It's such a hard ride now too! And no speed bumps for me unless taken at a 45 degree angle!

Did you see the camber on the rear wheels? / \ !!!

[player6]

hi dave keep it droped i have a number of a company thats makes one spring do you want the number

[Davenotouring]

Yeah that would be good mate.

Shall we chat about this on Saturday at Stevenage?

Sounds like a good idea!

[Andy335Touring]

I voted before,but i'll wait to see it in the flesh on Saturday mate

Touch wood i get the drop i'm after with my new springs.

Spax do springs with a 55/40mm drop for the 6 cylinder Touring.

http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/

[BadDave]

[quote="davetouring"
I'm not aware of any company who produce -60mm springs for the Touring, anyone?![/quote]

Dave mate.
You could always have a set custom made to your specification
Would cost in the region of Ԛ£120+ tho
There is a couple of places that will do it for you
You can specify ride height,spring rate(linear/dual rate/progressive)

Try
www.coilsprings.co.uk
www.tas.uk.com (sales@tas.uk.com)
Let us know how you get on

[johnono]

it is deffo a low rider but if the front dropped a smidge and bumped the back up just a touch, then i think youԚ´ve got it

[Simon13]

whatcha gonna do when you have your whores in the back?!

[Davenotouring]

You sayin it's a pimpmobile?!

It's gotta come up, cos it won't drift this low!

Ahhhhhhhhhh nightmare!!

[Splondike]

Like the slammed look mate - but its the practicality aint it - no bunny is gonna fit under that front valence if you come down any more lol and it would look better with the front down a tad more..

Looks cool really super slammed though

[Davenotouring]

If it were a Sport or something, I wouldn't do this, it's just cos the car is a bit different, I can go a bit mad!

It's so unpractical though, I can't drift, can't go over speedbumps! For it to look decent the front would need to come down about 15mmm, which would make it even less practical. Maybe when I finish uni, and it's my second car I can drop it on coilovers. Not for now though. Might leave it like this till Lakeside so you can see how low it is in the flesh, looks even lower than the photos.

Put your mobile lengthways (Nokia 6230!) with the charger end down, and thats how low the rear valance is off the floor, therefore the exhaust etc is even lower. Not a good idea.

Looks cool though!

[Davenotouring]

If it were a Sport or something, I wouldn't do this, it's just cos the car is a bit different, I can go a bit mad!

It's so (edit)IMpractical though, I can't drift, can't go over speedbumps! For it to look decent the front would need to come down about 15mmm, which would make it even less practical. Maybe when I finish uni, and it's my second car I can drop it on coilovers. Not for now though. Might leave it like this till Lakeside so you can see how low it is in the flesh, looks even lower than the photos.

Put your mobile lengthways (Nokia 6230!) with the charger end down, and thats how low the rear valance is off the floor, therefore the exhaust etc is even lower. Not a good idea.

Looks cool though!

[Splondike]

Be cool to see it in the flesh - so back up a bit and level is probably best then Dave...

[Davenotouring]

Dunno why that quote came up as a quote.

Car looks much better now with the valance sorted.

Few other touches too since last time. Can't remember what I had then, but now:

Full black leather, M3 Front seats.
M-TechII wheel.
Map Reading Light Rear View Mirror.
13 button OBC.

Picking up a 3.91 LSD on the 12th!

Few other bits, but I'll show you them at Lakeside. I'm sure your car will be mint as ever.

I will leave it decked for Lakeside then revert to 40/40 after!

[Splondike]

Cool mate - looking forward to catching up

[6potWil6pot]

Marks coming to Lakeside? Cool! No KFC for him this time tho!