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Minty_Fresh
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28th May 08 at 13:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just took my rear springs out as im getting some new ones, what mm is it equal to as it is now, sits a tiny but higher than the wheel...

tis abit low...
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have your shocks bottomed out?
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28th May 08 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there sitting on the bump stops yer..

cant believe its sitting this low and doesnt catch the arch...

[Edited on 28-05-2008 by mk4_boy]
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28th May 08 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
= broken back
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i know someone who took his springs out and drove from yorkshire to santa pod.when i say drove, i mean bounced
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28th May 08 at 13:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
measure the distance from the centre of the wheel to the underside of the arch, I will tell you how low it is.
Mike GSi
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28th May 08 at 13:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im guessing 130mm
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what shocks are you using?
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
what shocks are you using?


ive got spax rsx coilovers...

and its 21cm from the centre of the wheel to the top of the arch...

[Edited on 28-05-2008 by mk4_boy]
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
i know someone who took his springs out and drove from yorkshire to santa pod.when i say drove, i mean bounced


Yours wasn't much better with the springs in

Lotus Elise 111R

Impreza WRX STi
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underside of the arch....?
Ste L
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pic's?
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what do you mean by underside..

ive measured from the centre of the wheel to the lip of the arch..
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digi cam is playing up so cnt get no pics..

il ask my mate when he finishes work to take a few shots..
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28th May 08 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
about 120-130mm lower than standard then.
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sweeeet lol..

im just going to get his camera, but he wont be able to put the pics on till about 5pm but i will get some..
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28th May 08 at 13:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How safe is it to drive without rear springs? If you took it easy could decent rear shocks like Bilstein cope?
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28th May 08 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its a silly thing to do, will kill rear dampers in no time and if youy had to swerve to avoid something it could be a handfull.

most shocks wont take over 90mm (need at least 40mm of travel in the shock)
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Never mind then
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just drove down to my mates house (only down the road) and its horrible with no rear springs...

scraped on every speed bump quite bad, backbox is about 5mm off the floor...

and now the arch is level with the wheel, so gone down about 5mm more now..

im selling my 90mm rears to get 100mm rears, but realy hope its not going to be like this....

where does the arch sit with 100mm rears in? obviously higher than it is now?

[Edited on 28-05-2008 by mk4_boy]
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
just drove down to my mates house (only down the road) and its horrible with no rear springs...

scraped on every speed bump quite bad, backbox is about 5mm off the floor...

and now the arch is level with the wheel, so gone down about 5mm more now..

im selling my 90mm rears to get 100mm rears, but realy hope its not going to be like this....

where does the arch sit with 100mm rears in? obviously higher than it is now?

[Edited on 28-05-2008 by mk4_boy]
Selling 90mm rears eh, talk to me!
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prov sold mate..
being collected 2nyt
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28th May 08 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mark's bother's is lowered 100mm, and the arch was inline with the top of wheel lip..

that was on 15" cesaro's
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
prov sold mate..
being collected 2nyt
Disaster
Minty_Fresh
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i think his was 110mm springs, but still i dont see how i can be that low and have travel, as mines about that now on the bump stops....

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