what is the best lowering kit to buy for £200?

  1. Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1071
    #1
    As above , want to lower car by 35mm-40mm , advice please thanks
  2. Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1071
    #2
    anyone know???
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Scunthorpe Posts: 213 Saxo VTR MK2
    #3
    Spax VSX kit is a good allrounder mate good quality and ride is good thats what i went 4 and it comes as 40mm, price arond 160 can buy direct from spax or shop around
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux
    #4
    koni sports if you can find a good deal
  5. Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1071
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VTR-LEE View Post
    Spax VSX kit is a good allrounder mate good quality and ride is good thats what i went 4 and it comes as 40mm, price arond 160 can buy direct from spax or shop around
    cheers mate, rep added
  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..
    #6
    Billies are the way matey,if your not on budget!!!
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxokid100 View Post
    Billies are the way matey,if your not on budget!!!

    depends which ones, if you fit Group N's you ideally want thicker rear torsion bars as the rear will be overdamped with standard bars and Group N's. Billies aren't even the best either
  8. Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1071
    #8
    with the spax lowering kit giving you 40mm, if i have alloys with 195/45/15 tyres and needing 20mm spacers as the PCD/OFFSET of alloys are 38, is it still ok to lower?
  9. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sean View Post
    depends which ones, if you fit Group N's you ideally want thicker rear torsion bars as the rear will be overdamped with standard bars and Group N's. Billies aren't even the best either
    off course theres always a trade off vs price. There are better but not many will pay for the extra cost. Certainly the rear dampers - for peugeot sport ones you pay double the cost of the billies. As for torsion bars...that may not be true as bilstein list a spec in their parts guide with a combination of group N rear dampers and B8 fronts. I'm looking to find out about the spring rates they are recommending with that setup.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mc-trixs View Post
    with the spax lowering kit giving you 40mm, if i have alloys with 195/45/15 tyres and needing 20mm spacers as the PCD/OFFSET of alloys are 38, is it still ok to lower?
    if you have kept the original offset you are ok. I have a feeling the saxo offset is 14 though so you might have issues with the inner arch
  10. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2006 south shields Posts: 450 Saxo VTs
    #10
    get some gmax springs then get somone to do the torsion bar
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445
    #11
    Eibach or Spax setup...very good value for money mate
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamRacing View Post
    off course theres always a trade off vs price. There are better but not many will pay for the extra cost. Certainly the rear dampers - for peugeot sport ones you pay double the cost of the billies. As for torsion bars...that may not be true as bilstein list a spec in their parts guide with a combination of group N rear dampers and B8 fronts. I'm looking to find out about the spring rates they are recommending with that setup.
    when you find out Kam could you let me know please? I've been looking into different spring rates etc to find out a set-up ideal for me, and in doing so i've been told that Group N's are rated for around 200lb/in spring rate (around 22mm rear torsion bars), hence me thinking that they are overkill for standard bars? The pugsport dampers are apparently rated for around 300lb/in so thicker bars would be needed 100% but I doubt these would work well on the road with the thickness of the bars needed to work with them.
  13. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Scunthorpe Posts: 213 Saxo VTR MK2
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mc-trixs View Post
    with the spax lowering kit giving you 40mm, if i have alloys with 195/45/15 tyres and needing 20mm spacers as the PCD/OFFSET of alloys are 38, is it still ok to lower?
    Yer mate should be fine im on 16's and all fine still ok to lower mate
  14. Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1071
    #14
    cheers lee,
  15. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Scunthorpe Posts: 213 Saxo VTR MK2
    #15
    No probs mate.