55mm or not?

1. saxyVTRsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Woking, Surrey United Kingdom (England) Posts: 812 mk2 VTR (2003) & e46 M3 (2003)

   #1 14th December 2007, 21:46

   Ever since having my car lowered back in june '06 i was never convinced that my car was down 55mm, infact to me it looks like 35mm.
   
   The car is using a full G-max suspension kit and was bought from a shop on ebay who was selling both the 35mm & 55mm kits and still to this day im convinced that i was sent the 35mm kit, even though the box did say 55mm kit.
   
   Every time i see someone on here showing pictures of their car being lowered 60mm (which isnt far off 55mm) it always looks quite distinctivly lower than my car.
   
   Basically to cut a long story short im debating whether to buy some 60mm spax springs but want to know from the picture is my car 55mm and will the spax springs make it sit a lot noticably lower on the front?
   
   Thank you (rep available for every informative answer)
   
   
2. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

   #2 14th December 2007, 21:56

   it may look lower with spax on, i would get eibach sportline springs from kam racing
3. Dom_sufc Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2007 Lincoln, England Posts: 514 2000 VTR black

   #3 14th December 2007, 21:58

   deffo looks 55 at the back. The front though. You might be right. from what I usually see, is that the back always looks higher than the front, on the same mm lowering.
   
   Id say go for the 60mm ones, and sell the other on ebay and try and make your dollar back.
   
   Wait for some more responses though.
4. joe___vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 104 mk2 vtr (posi)

   #4 14th December 2007, 21:59

   hi mate, did you have the back done professionally? how low is that?
5. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

   #5 14th December 2007, 22:01

   50mm all round on Eibach Sportline Springs
   
   
   
   
6. Dom_sufc Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2007 Lincoln, England Posts: 514 2000 VTR black

   #6 14th December 2007, 22:05

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   Originally Posted by saxoboy07 50mm all round on Eibach Sportline Springs

   Hmm, looking at these and comparing to yours, it looks like your back Is lower than this by more than 5mm ...
   
   Maybe the front springs are correct, but your torsion bar has been lowered too much ?
   
   Who did it?
7. saxyVTRsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Woking, Surrey United Kingdom (England) Posts: 812 mk2 VTR (2003) & e46 M3 (2003)

   #7 14th December 2007, 22:05

   I have had the back lowered 3 times now.
   
   When the car was orgionally lowered i put pictures up on here and everyone said the rear looked way to high for 60mm so i sent it back and got it lowered to 60/70mm for free, when that was done the front looked really out of place.
   The 3rd time it was lowered was due to removing the spare tyre causeing the rear to raise back up, so had to have it put back down.
8. lukesaxokid Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 dorset Posts: 363 sexo vts

   #8 14th December 2007, 22:06

   mine is down 60mm and the back looks about that high but my front is a tad lower, rememebr the wheels are only 14's so may seem slighly higher than say 16's.
9. saxyVTRsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Woking, Surrey United Kingdom (England) Posts: 812 mk2 VTR (2003) & e46 M3 (2003)

   #9 14th December 2007, 22:08

   Quote:

   Hmm, looking at these and comparing to yours, it looks like your back Is lower than this by more than 5mm ... Maybe the front springs are correct, but your torsion bar has been lowered too much ? Who did it?

   Thing is saxoboy07 is sitting on 15" VTS alloys so therefore wouldn't the car sit a little higher, but as im still on VTR wheels my car should be lower....shouldn't it?
10. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #10 14th December 2007, 22:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dom_sufc Hmm, looking at these and comparing to yours, it looks like your back Is lower than this by more than 5mm ... Maybe the front springs are correct, but your torsion bar has been lowered too much ? Who did it?

    mines on a hump on my drive so will look lower, torsion bar is 50mm, manic motors did mine not sure how much think it was £120 as the last owner got it done there can get you another picture if you want?
11. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #11 14th December 2007, 22:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxyVTRsaxo Thing is saxoboy07 is sitting on 15" VTS alloys so therefore wouldn't the car sit a little higher, but as im still on VTR wheels my car should be lower....shouldn't it?

    i will get you a pic of vtr wheels on mine and vts wheels on mine then you can tell difference.
12. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #12 14th December 2007, 22:23

    Vtr wheels
    
    
    
    
    Vts wheels
    
    
13. saxyVTRsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Woking, Surrey United Kingdom (England) Posts: 812 mk2 VTR (2003) & e46 M3 (2003)

    #13 14th December 2007, 22:41

    do you not have any on flat concrete ground and a full side on view as your arty angles don't really show much. also can't rep, need to spread the love.
14. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #14 14th December 2007, 22:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxyVTRsaxo do you not have any on flat concrete ground and a full side on view as your arty angles don't really show much. also can't rep, need to spread the love.

    thats ok mate will find some flat ground ones now for you
15. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #15 14th December 2007, 23:00

    some better ones
    
    
    
    
    
    vtr wheels
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    hope this helps
16. Essay Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 WSL Posts: 516 Corsa C One . Eight SRi

    #16 14th December 2007, 23:27

    front aint 55mm mate, mine was down 55 on the front and the black (splitter) on the front was bout 1 1/2 - 2" off the floor
17. Krys_23 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6543

    #17 14th December 2007, 23:43

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    Originally Posted by saxoboy07 Vtr wheels Vts wheels

    Man where you get that nurburgring sticker from seen it on yours and clouds car now looks smart as.. Nice car and wheels btw buddy
18. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #18 14th December 2007, 23:46

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    Originally Posted by K600RYS Man where you get that nurburgring sticker from seen it on yours and clouds car now looks smart as.. Nice car and wheels btw buddy

    from the saxperience shop when the owner before went to the nurburgring but didn't take mine on track perhaps i will in the future i do love the sticker to goes with my white wheels perfectly thanks mate.
19. M4SON L-plater Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 56 icelandic saxo vts slammed , cammed, chipped, cage

    #19 15th December 2007, 00:10

    get 60s m8 !!
20. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

    #20 15th December 2007, 00:15

    Mine sits the same as Saxoboy's..About 50mm..
    
    SaxyVTRSaxo - I'd say yours is about 40-45mm.. I think it looks spot on..:d
21. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

    #21 15th December 2007, 00:19

    Fook it..Here's some pics of mine..60-ish mm on the back and is meant to be 60mm on the front, but sits about 50 imo..
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Its dirty as fook now though!! lol
22. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

    #22 15th December 2007, 12:18

    very nice saxo james
23. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

    #23 15th December 2007, 12:49

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    Originally Posted by saxoboy07 very nice saxo james

    :d
    
    Cheers wayne..
24. Hopcraft Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 Northampton Posts: 5957 ED30

    #24 15th December 2007, 13:25

    get some 60mm spax springs deffo, looks about 35-40 on the front, and the back looks about 60/70, a lot of people have had problems with those gmax springs not looking right, so glad i didnt get them now ! mine looks lower than yours on the front and thats 50mm same as saxoboys
25. saxyVTRsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Woking, Surrey United Kingdom (England) Posts: 812 mk2 VTR (2003) & e46 M3 (2003)

    #25 15th December 2007, 18:46

    thanks for all your help guys. i was going to order the new springs today but have now decided that they will be bought probably january 1st or a date very near to that. thanks again though.
26. sharpie Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 West Lothian Posts: 919 02 Icelandic Ghey VTR

    #26 17th December 2007, 23:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by K600RYS Man where you get that nurburgring sticker from

    if you didn't get it from the nurburgring don't even think about it