whitter45
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i fitted my 60mm pi springs on saturday. I think the rear is too low. I was wondering whether i could do a setup such as 60mm front and 40mm rear. Any opinions greatly appreciated
Cheers
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Icy
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yeh u can
i was 50mm front 40 rear
but now back to 40 all round coz front was too low with new shorter shocks.
il swap ya rear springs?
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Mo
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Icy - how much did it cost u to have your shocks shortened? and did it improve the ride?
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whitter45
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so what springs have u got for the rear mate. im on pi 60mm and they are low.
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Icy
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before-
50mm pi front springs
gmax 40mm rear
on standard shocks
bought fk budget 40mm kit
put the shocks on and rear springs as rear wasnt low enought and old shocks were leakin
front was sittin on the tyre  on the 50mm springs
so took it back told em to put the fk40mm fronts on
was higher but rubbed on bumps n corners
so got bro to put old gmax40mm front back on
bit higher but stil rubs on bumps n hard corners 
shite fk shocks!
so i got gmax40mm rear springs
old pic on gmax 40mm front + rear on standard shocks
pi 50mm front gmax 40rear standard shocks
as above but fk shocks rear springs not settled yet here
[Edited on 13-10-2003 by Icy]
[Edited on 13-10-2003 by Icy]
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whitter45
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looks good mate. How come ur shocks started leaking. Sits very nicely at the front. mine car sits perfectly at the front but the rear scrubs but only over really bad bumps. i dont think i have a good offseton my alloys though. i have grinded away some of my arch and it seems a little better
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Icy
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my rear is leanin on one side so it rubs too
if u wana swap leme know
yeh i feel like switchin back to 50mm front but need standard shocks
leakin coz they were standard ones not uprated and had them for ages so they were worn.
and ur only meant to go 40mm on standard shocks
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whitter45
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i have been told that also but i thought i would go for 60mm to see what they are like. to be honest the ride is not bad at all it just fcuking rubbing from time to time on the rear drivers side and it fcuks me off. i will let u know if i wanna swap mate thanks for the offer
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Icy
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if ur 60mm on standard shocks
they wil ware quicker
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whitter45
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how much quicker mate. how can u tell as well mate when they have gone. it mite seem a stupid question but i have never exprienced it
how long did urs last
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Icy
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2yrs since iv lowered lol
but didnt leak til went -50mm
its verybumpy too
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