Pic request for slammed coupe's

boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

Coupe's exactly how low can they go?????

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Mon Feb 08,2010 6:56pm Post subject:

Ive seen one within an inch from the floor but that was non road legal show car.

boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

O it has to be drivable, I just wanna see what stance i'll be able to achieve

meadows3990 · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 10:32am Post subject:

Im currently on 40mm and it looks nice.

IMO I would go no lower than 60mm Max.

The lower you go, the more problems you will get i.e. your gearbox will suffer.
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boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

Why would the gear box suffer? does it sit particularly low?

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 3:50pm Post subject:

If that is the case something like the predator 2 bodykit may be the way for you to go.

It sits fairly low to the floor so i should imagine that with the suspension drop youll appear alot lower than you actually are without risking the vitals of the car.

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 3:52pm Post subject:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http:/...26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

I like the look of a tastefully modded car that stays true to its original stying,like my old probe pictured below, its stance was perfect, a tastfull lip and it would have been perfect.

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 4:08pm Post subject:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Ravinderb/DSCF0678.jpg

Thats about as low as i could find.

Was that the straight four or the v6?

boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

The v6, i've had both tho.

total_eclipse · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 6:54pm Post subject:

heres mine lowered 30mm on gmax, then "adjusted" by hand about another 50mm

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stefaclese · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 8:33pm Post subject:

VVC MATT · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 10:20pm Post subject:

Mines lowered 35mm on low profile 16s and i scrap the front cross member every where.

40mm max on standard wheels
60mm max on big 17s
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boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 10:56pm Post subject:

Hope you have a spare set for the mot then mate

boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

Whats the mot's look on lowering?

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 11:01pm Post subject:

Cut springs are a big no no.
Any interfierence with the wheel touching anything is also a big no no and some can be funny about the height if they catch anything on their ramps.

Better still find a dodgy guy to do your mot.

stefaclese · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 11:31pm Post subject:

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Tue Feb 09,2010 11:38pm Post subject:

All mot stations are to fail cut springs now uless theyve been cleared by an engineer first.
I learnt that the hard way unfortunatly.

boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

Just got to make them look like they are ment to be there is guess, what kinda heat would be needed to bend the coil?

RIFF-RAFF · Posted: Wed Feb 10,2010 12:05am Post subject:

oxy acelytene welding rig would be the best thing to use.
About 1250 degrees for the hammer marks not to show. If you really want to make them look original get a graphite bin for after the heat work put it in their for 2 minuets and into an oil cooling pot for about 10 mins after.

If you have a forge knocking about id suggest use that instead of the gas though.

total_eclipse · Posted: Wed Feb 10,2010 11:16am Post subject:

the gmax springs have a much tighter coil towards one end, if you "lob off" the coils at this end, and then give the spring a bit of heat about a half coil round, and bend it so the last half of the last coil is flat, they seat perfectly.

DO NOT recommend it on standard springs tho.
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boosted brit · 1st gear, 3000 revs Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 10

No my slightly clueless buddy was gonna do it to his stock springs because i did it on some lowering ones, It took a while but i finally explained that his springs were probably 10+ years old, much softer metal and much larger distance between coils.

k16tomcat · Posted: Thu Feb 11,2010 5:50pm Post subject:

I had mine on coilovers and have no idea of how much the car was lowered by but had no trouble at all at this height. It looked awesome from the front as the lip brought it down much more.
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rovermachine · Posted: Tue Mar 23,2010 11:03pm Post subject:

humm my coupe is lowered 9.5cm.
and uses tires as original 185/55-r15