lowering problems

**Stuart** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 10:47

hi all.im having problems lowering my s60 t5.ive bought the eibach kit and the rear of the car is still sitting very high.the front has come down a treat and to be honest im very dissapointed with the kit.has anyone got an idea whats wrong or can suggest a kit to slam it to the floor?

**siamblue** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 11:11

Is it ex police?

**t5 stealth** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 12:15

hi
it may just need a bit of time to settle,
there is less weight over the rear wheels as apposed to the front,
most new suspension changes will look a bit difrent & some need time to settle down,
mine took a week or two to settle on the rear,
i found the best way was to drive it hard in to corners,
that compressed the spring lol

**fraz13** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 12:18

Did you put the springs in the correct way? May be a silly question but it does make a difference from past experience.....

**T5ER** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 12:18

4 concrete slabs works well,leave em in the boot for about a week and the suspension settles down a lot quicker

**t5 stealth** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 12:23

looks nice & low with slabs but fuel economy mite suffer with the extra weight,can it get suffer any more lol

**T5ER** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 12:26

Originally Posted by t5 stealth

looks nice & low with slabs but fuel economy mite suffer with the extra weight,can it get suffer any more lol

LOL take em out after a week when it has settled down just makes the process go faster

**petrolhead** · Sunday 24th September 2006, 18:54

Is that Stuart from Bangor.....The tyre man?

Regards
Roger

**Straker** · Monday 25th September 2006, 12:36

Question, why does the suspension settle. This would impley the springs are plastically deforming whihc they should never do. If any setteling occurs it should be in the bushes but this should only be a fe millimeters. Are you sure everything has been installed properly and home much settelign are people taking about.....

**BlackBeast** · Monday 25th September 2006, 12:47

Did S60s come with nivomats?

**BrightonBreezy** · Monday 25th September 2006, 16:04

Is it an ex-plod S60?
If so it probably has self-levelling shocks. In that case you can't just fit lowering springs - you need to change the shocks for normal ones.