Suspension advice....

[Happygilmore78]

Ok, so after picking myself back up off the floor after looking at the prices of coilover kits, i thought i'd ask if anyone has any links to cheaper alternatives.

Basically my car is lowered 35mm, but it still looks a little high to me, so want it a bit lower.

All i can find are 35mm or less kits, all the other ones are coilovers, which offer upto 55mm and range between 880 -1100 quid!

Ideally i suppose i'd want it 45mm?? I did pose the question in an earlier thread, if anyones gone past 35mm on a C70 without coilovers, so i could have a look and get some info.

Cheers

Nathan

[AlanG]

Could always get the hacksaw out mate........

[Tomcat]

Agreed, the spings I've got on mine came off a C70 and the back's have been cut down a little.

[Jamest5r]

Make a date with p fandango he's always up for a bit of grinding :B_thumb:

[Happygilmore78]

Basically just remove a complete ring? making sure the end of the coil remains in roughly the same position? does this cause any problems? to be honest it makes sense in a way, just never really thought about doing it.

Its strange, looking at others who have 35mm drop, mine still looks higher. I shall churn it over, maybe an idea until i can get my hands on another alternative :)

[thebadger]

Is it's arse in the air?

I had Nivomats on the back, and so my springs made no difference.

Some new shocks may drop the car a bit more. Adjustable Koni's or maybe Blistens may be a good shout.

[Happygilmore78]

To be fair, it looks higher at the front than the back, although its still high at the back, no where near as high as the stock springs obviously, but still.

[Vikingxl]

Eat more pies, get a fat wife/girlfriend/fetish mistress, mother in law in the boot??

All the above should help drop it a little

[thebadger]

Adjustable ride height shocks would be a good idea.

Just to key it down a bit.

[AlanG]

Eat more pies, get a fat wife/girlfriend/fetish mistress, mother in law in the boot??

All the above should help drop it a little

Unfortunately this will be directly proportional to performance and mpg loss.....:D

[thebadger]

Also the suspension struts are a one off payment, the over hungry woman in your life will continue to want feeding!

[Happygilmore78]

ha ha, this is very true - but it does look better with a few people in it for sure :)