Suspension Hard?

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Hadez
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:26 pm

This my E30

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I think it's been lower'd 40mm, grips the road nice but everything i drive over i can feel and some roads are falling to bit round here, real bone shaking ride.

I just think it's very hard is that right + i don't think the 17's don't help much but there staying
Cotty
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:10 pm

Hadez wrote: I think it's been lower'd 40mm,
Looks more like 60mm

This is my 60mm drop shortly after it had been done (prob settled a bit since pic was taken)

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Hadez
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:23 pm

Yeah i'm not certain, so might be, is there a way of findin out?

And is your's rock hard?
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TW166Y
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:25 pm

rear is 40mm and front is 60mm 8)
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:27 pm

check your wishbones mate if youare finding it a rocky ride :wink:
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:48 pm

im on 60/40 and the ride is still reasonably smooth.

Depends on so much more than the drop, what suspension is on there? shocks can vary in stiffness.
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Cotty
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:34 pm

Hadez wrote:And is your's rock hard?
Yes but thats probably more to do with my struts rather than my ride height..(or the Auto Trader girls at Santa Pod :wan: )

I can run over a crisp packer and tell you what flavour it is (I really should stop telling that gag :o: )

I also have H&R anti roll bars which help, handling wise.
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Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:32 pm

i've got 35 / 35 lowered with 17" wheels, and drivin is really hard, i can feel every lil' rock on the street, it's really a karting feeling, it's a KW sport suspension, bu the wheels really made a difference 8O its profile 40 and thats a big difference with my 195/65 14 :mad: 205/40 17 is much harder, but the grip on the road is excellent, even when it rains my car won't slip if i drive normaly
Hadez
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Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:51 pm

Cheers ppl, puts my mind at rest, i actually don't mind giving up some comfort for the extra control/performance, nice to no thats it's kind of normal, thx
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