I'm only down about 50mm but I've already cracked my splitter after pulling into a curb and heard a slight rub when demonstrating to someone how much it's improved the handling around a roundabout (was a slight dip in the road)
those running coilovers
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lower springs for coilovers
does anyone know if you can get springs that take you down lower on coilovers as the rear is two high and taking out a platform bit wont make it that much lower?? any ideas??
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Re: lower springs for coilovers
nope, sorry, take out the guide and the rubber but would give you 1/2 an inchgrant hunter wrote:does anyone know if you can get springs that take you down lower on coilovers as the rear is two high and taking out a platform bit wont make it that much lower?? any ideas??
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im sure you can order custom springs for coilovers direct from FK
ie. a smaller spring with a higher level of compression.
i dont know the pressure at all, but for instance normal coilovers have say 20pound springs. you can order a smaller spring that needs 30pounds to compress to compensate for it being smaller
usually done on track cars which are solid. i can see it being very bumpy though
ie. a smaller spring with a higher level of compression.
i dont know the pressure at all, but for instance normal coilovers have say 20pound springs. you can order a smaller spring that needs 30pounds to compress to compensate for it being smaller
usually done on track cars which are solid. i can see it being very bumpy though
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I have heard that the eibach ones dont go very low on 9N's? Be sure to check this beause your kind of defeating the point somewhat if you cant deck it.mikehowett wrote:I'm considering getting a set of Eibach coilovers for my 9n. If I bought a set, would that contain everything I would need to upgrade my current sports suspension?? Sorry for the n00bish question!
This is mine lowered nearly all the way on Eibach coilovers. Personally I wouldnt want to go any lower than this anyway, so Im happy with it.TimGti wrote:I have heard that the eibach ones dont go very low on 9N's? Be sure to check this beause your kind of defeating the point somewhat if you cant deck it.mikehowett wrote:I'm considering getting a set of Eibach coilovers for my 9n. If I bought a set, would that contain everything I would need to upgrade my current sports suspension?? Sorry for the n00bish question!

I think im probably nearly all the way down on the Eibach's so probably 55-60mm (im on 195/45/16 tyres).tapie wrote:Speedsix, how low are u currently and are u using different drop links?This is mine lowered nearly all the way on Eibach coilovers. Personally I wouldnt want to go any lower than this anyway, so Im happy with it.
To your next question, no idea. Im not too technical on the suspension stuff
