Bargain clearance, variety of lowering springs. 30mm / 40mm
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Cheaper than buying Coil Springs!
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SteadVex
29 Jul 16#38
Mmmm quality parts
s24adm
26 Jul 16#37
That's why you do it properly, camber and alignment adjustment is a must after ANY suspension tweaks, even replacing standard parts.
Also you can face all those issues WITHOUT lowering your car. it's good practice to be checking your car over regularly regardless of what you've changed on it. I had a Renault Laguna (totally standard) a couple years back that needed the wheel alignment reset several times per year, because every time you hit a pothole it would cause movement. On the other hand, I had a Vauxhall Astra showcar (totally modded, everything custom etc. etc.) for 11 years, it only needed new brakes done once, tyres lasted years, the "lowered suspension" lasted 10 years without fail till one spring suffered a crack due to corrosion. So it comes down to how you look after your car imho.
d_dixon50
25 Jul 16#36
just got some for my Alfa to replace an aging set was amazed to see a full set for £45! just at the right time was about to spend 3 times that elsewhere.
sancheez
25 Jul 16#35
Unless it blows on the way home from work in about 30 minutes, that still doesn't give me any space to store it .... :man:
You don't have to lower it by much to have an adverse affect on tyre wear as it alters the angle of the wheels , causing premature wear to the inside edges of the tyres .
I've seen this on my previous car , that together with all sorts of suspension issues with excessive wear on parts.
My advise is if you are wanting to lower your car at least go in with your eyes wide open to the potential issues you will face.
rooney10
25 Jul 16#32
You may need one sooner than you think :wink:
rohitmkiller
25 Jul 16#30
Isn't lowering a car a bad idea for when you end up against speed bumps?
sancheez to rohitmkiller
25 Jul 16#31
It can be.
It depends how much you lower it and how long the car is.
My O/H drives a lowered mk.1 MX5 and she can't take it over certain speed bumps without it bottoming out. The metal triangular ones are the worst.
bigsky
25 Jul 161#29
Don't forget to post pictures once you have lowered your car :stuck_out_tongue:
sancheez
25 Jul 16#28
£125 for mine. :disappointed:
Although, they did have a decent price exhaust for it. But I don't need an exhaust at the moment. And don't have the space to store one until I do ....
OB1
25 Jul 161#27
I'm not sure many people buy Land Rovers to drive off road!
s24adm
25 Jul 161#26
sure if you go stupidly low, but if you go a moderate drop (say 30mm) with stiffer springs, it can improve handling a great deal. Some cars nowadays, generally the cheaper (ford, vaux, french etc.) type have arch gaps you could smuggler asylum seekers in, and feel like your piloting a boat at sea it rolls so much going round corners. Higher spec motors and german marques tend to have much smaller arch gaps with tighter suspension from the factory so already look 100x better and handle better also.
pritchdingo
25 Jul 16#25
any civic springs?
rooney10
25 Jul 16#24
The purchase price is only part of the cost of owning these as once you have had them fitted to your car , factor in the extra cost in tyres / dampers / struts . Insurance company will need to be notified too if you want to stay covered.
I've had both lowering springs and coil overs on my cars in the past , wouldn't go down that route again though. Prefer to get a car that looks good and sits nicely without the need for aftermarket lowering kits , just saying :wink:
vulcanproject
25 Jul 161#23
Not everyone seems to realise that all you are doing with cheap lowering springs is ruining your existing dampers and struts, destroying the ride and handling of your car plus scraping bits off the bottom of it. If you somehow think it necessary at least do it with matching damper rates and so forth. But hey. Kids will be kids.
darkstryder360
25 Jul 161#22
Not everyone drives a financed whip that they're afraid of damaging a flek of paint on the underside of their car...
biglol1979
25 Jul 16#21
great deal shame they are mostly for totally pants cars!
Rich_T
25 Jul 16#20
It looks good!
darkstryder360
24 Jul 16#12
Holy crap they're so cheap. This should be scorching but not everyone needs lowering springs...
vulcanproject to darkstryder360
25 Jul 16#19
Best way to ruin the ride of your car and scrape the paint off your front splitter! Who wouldn't want that?
Aliwoo18
24 Jul 16#18
I agree to an extent, however I've had eibach springs snap after a relatively short time/low milage before too (and without having given them much abuse either). I've now got eibach coilovers and they've lasted well, but (considering the initial cost) the adjuster collars are very brittle and cost a lot to replace when you consider they're just a pair of moulded plastic rings and a grubscrew. Definitely worth a punt on some cheap springs if the ones for your vehicle are cheap.
quakerphil
24 Jul 16#9
Always find that Eibach and H&R are the best quality lowering springs.
bham89man to quakerphil
24 Jul 16#10
I agree, but they do cost 10x times as much as these springs.
darkstryder360 to quakerphil
24 Jul 16#13
Just get coilovers though
montana78 to quakerphil
24 Jul 16#17
My friend always goes for TEIN coilovers
montana78
24 Jul 16#16
none at this price for GTR :confused:
Daves_mate
24 Jul 16#14
Bought a set for my Rolls Royce Phantom
fishmaster to Daves_mate
24 Jul 16#15
It's a shame you can't afford a decent car. I'd love to be a millionaire footballer, I'd buy a Phantom and crash it in to a bridge.
little_green
24 Jul 16#11
Zr ones seem to be 139
guttediam
24 Jul 16#8
Bargain, great find paid well over £140 when I lowered mine!!! Heat added
dafunq
24 Jul 161#7
mine did the same but scroll thru the had them for £16 :sunglasses:
bham89man
24 Jul 16#6
Which car?
adam4007
24 Jul 16#5
Thanks dude. Shame mine came out at £115
kabs
24 Jul 16#3
A few clio's, megane, mini's, civic and a lot of cars that are not prime candidates that one would think of lowering.
neurotica to kabs
24 Jul 161#4
I've seen lowered land rovers. kinda eliminated the point in an off roader tbh
adam4007
24 Jul 16#1
Have you got a link mate? Not having much joy on Google
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Also you can face all those issues WITHOUT lowering your car. it's good practice to be checking your car over regularly regardless of what you've changed on it. I had a Renault Laguna (totally standard) a couple years back that needed the wheel alignment reset several times per year, because every time you hit a pothole it would cause movement. On the other hand, I had a Vauxhall Astra showcar (totally modded, everything custom etc. etc.) for 11 years, it only needed new brakes done once, tyres lasted years, the "lowered suspension" lasted 10 years without fail till one spring suffered a crack due to corrosion. So it comes down to how you look after your car imho.
I've seen this on my previous car , that together with all sorts of suspension issues with excessive wear on parts.
My advise is if you are wanting to lower your car at least go in with your eyes wide open to the potential issues you will face.
It depends how much you lower it and how long the car is.
My O/H drives a lowered mk.1 MX5 and she can't take it over certain speed bumps without it bottoming out. The metal triangular ones are the worst.
Although, they did have a decent price exhaust for it. But I don't need an exhaust at the moment. And don't have the space to store one until I do ....
I've had both lowering springs and coil overs on my cars in the past , wouldn't go down that route again though. Prefer to get a car that looks good and sits nicely without the need for aftermarket lowering kits , just saying :wink:
If that does work, type in Autostyle and the model of your car.