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am a fellow young driver, and i say just drop it dude, roads round my end are terrible, live in the north east and the government seem to forget about us up here and i got 185/35tyres on too, ride it f*****g horrible

but so fun and might when my lass gets in the car with her boobies flying all over, terrible ride and is pretty stupid when you think about it. but so worth it, you will never drive without a smile on your face, and the car looks amazing

mashmarriner wrote:am a fellow young driver, and i say just drop it dude, roads round my end are terrible, live in the north east and the government seem to forget about us up here and i got 185/35tyres on too, ride it f*****g horrible

but so fun and might when my lass gets in the car with her boobies flying all over, terrible ride and is pretty stupid when you think about it. but so worth it, you will never drive without a smile on your face, and the car looks amazing

You upgraded your shocks? Any issues?

franko247g wrote:I've got the same concern about dropping it, my area has loads of speed bumps but I'm guessing if I go slow it'll be fine. Ill keep you updated anyway have you had any quotes for fitting?

Yeah, I shall post a picture of the road I go on each day and its pretty bad!! Not sure about driving slow, its not really my thing! A small local garage who my family have used for years said they could do it for £80 with wheel alignment! Sounds pretty good to me? Have you had any quotes?

mashmarriner wrote:am a fellow young driver, and i say just drop it dude, roads round my end are terrible, live in the north east and the government seem to forget about us up here and i got 185/35tyres on too, ride it f*****g horrible

but so fun and might when my lass gets in the car with her boobies flying all over, terrible ride and is pretty stupid when you think about it. but so worth it, you will never drive without a smile on your face, and the car looks amazing

Hmmmm.... so unsure about what to do! Tough decisions!! How much did you drop yours by? I might just try dropping it a small bit and see how it copes! If you think the roads up with you are bad should see South Wales and the tracks I drive to my house?!! Crazy s**t!

I'm pretty sure they must all have shares in tyre and shock manufacturers... The amount of damage the roads are doing to cars is ridiculous.

jgw226 wrote:

mashmarriner wrote:am a fellow young driver, and i say just drop it dude, roads round my end are terrible, live in the north east and the government seem to forget about us up here and i got 185/35tyres on too, ride it f*****g horrible

but so fun and might when my lass gets in the car with her boobies flying all over, terrible ride and is pretty stupid when you think about it. but so worth it, you will never drive without a smile on your face, and the car looks amazing

Hmmmm.... so unsure about what to do! Tough decisions!! How much did you drop yours by? I might just try dropping it a small bit and see how it copes! If you think the roads up with you are bad should see South Wales and the tracks I drive to my house?!! Crazy s**t!

I live very rural too, I feel your pain :p roadworks are unheard of, in parts I scrape even at standard height

Yeah I know what you mean, theres been a few times i've scrapped at standard height as well! Especially when you meet another car on a single track road with no passing spaces and both cars have to take to driving into the ditch a little! I'll have to get a picture up!

jgw226 wrote:Yeah I know what you mean, theres been a few times i've scrapped at standard height as well! Especially when you meet another car on a single track road with no passing spaces and both cars have to take to driving into the ditch a little! I'll have to get a picture up!

Haha yep! I've also had 2 punctures from driving on verges :/ even coming down a hill by my house causes scraping, sometimes I feel like I should get the suspension raised!

Match wrote:

jgw226 wrote:Yeah I know what you mean, theres been a few times i've scrapped at standard height as well! Especially when you meet another car on a single track road with no passing spaces and both cars have to take to driving into the ditch a little! I'll have to get a picture up!

Haha yep! I've also had 2 punctures from driving on verges :/ even coming down a hill by my house causes scraping, sometimes I feel like I should get the suspension raised!

Touch wood, I haven't had a puncture yet, only been driving a month though! I hate these roads, it's what you get from living in the country!

Match wrote:
You upgraded your shocks? Any issues?

no dude standard, no issues what so ever

jgw226 wrote:
Hmmmm.... so unsure about what to do! Tough decisions!! How much did you drop yours by? I might just try dropping it a small bit and see how it copes! If you think the roads up with you are bad should see South Wales and the tracks I drive to my house?!! Crazy s**t!

no real way of knowing how much it dropped really, it as low as the coil overs will take me with the helper springs and adjusters out, so pretty heavy drop. and dropping it anything below 60mm ya not be able to tell tbh dude, and the government seem to forget that there are other places in the country other then london hahaa