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t11mfn
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Post Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:35 pm

People, i think the rear of my car is too low:

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i think it would look better and not bottom out so much if i was to change the rear to 40mm poss the front as well.

My question is can i use these? Ebay springs what if anything else would i need to change it??? and what do people think of 40mm instead of 70mm?
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Post Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:45 am

Your car looks fine in the pic, thats about 40-50mm at the back.

If its bottoming out then there is a problem.

What have you got on there now?
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Post Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:41 pm

hi mate, looks ok to me ,what suspension parts are you using?
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Post Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:32 pm

not sure whats on there to be honest with you will have to look through the recipts see what the previous owner had put on there?!
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Post Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:35 pm

My car ain't that low, and it causes me loads of trouble!
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Post Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:32 am

Could be the boot spoiler.....! :D
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Post Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:01 am

to be honest buddy to me that looks as low as mine in my sig pic, i have a 60mm drop all around, like M5PILOT says if you are bottoming out you have major problems, what the previous owner has probably done is bought 60mm lowering springs and kept the "stock" or original shocks on, if you go lower than a 40mm drop you need to uprate shockers or it will "bottom out", chances are that this is your problem, if its a 40mm drop which i personally dont think it is you would be ok on your normal shockers and wouldnt have a problem, if it is a 60mm drop which i do really think it is you need to uprate your shockers all around because you are driving a very dangerous car my friend! you only gotta hit one hole at a higher speed than normal and it will throw you across the road, im quite supprised you are driving it to be honest because i bet you are bouncing all over the show..... AM I RIGHT ???? winkeye
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