lowering - idiot mechanic

1. user_32276 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1074 Furio

   #1 9th June 2009, 17:57

   just been to a local garage to ask about lowering my car and some, mechanic tells me i will forever be putting gearbox's in my car... true or not
2. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #2 9th June 2009, 17:59

   gearboxes? no. if you lower alot it puts extra strain on driveshafts. but thats not going to rip them to pieces often. dont worry mate. slam it
3. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #3 9th June 2009, 18:09

   The lower you go the more shock gets transited in to the car so things to fail sooner. Box does not really tend to be that much of a problem though. You can get to a point where you have so little travel that the wheel can start lifting on bumps. If your driving like a hoon the wheel will spin up and when it hits the ground can eventually blow your diff apart. You don't see that to often on road cars though. Its normally drive shafts that start failing if you start going very low like coleman258 said.
4. Mint-VTR Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Sawbridgeworth Posts: 1883 Black VTR, Clio 172. Gaz Coilovers, Stealth Exhaus

   #4 9th June 2009, 19:35

   206s are known for fooking gearboxes if you lower them
5. col101 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 York Posts: 768 VTR

   #5 9th June 2009, 22:07

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bung 206s are known for fooking gearboxes if you lower them

   Then it's a good job we're talking saxo's...
6. Mint-VTR Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Sawbridgeworth Posts: 1883 Black VTR, Clio 172. Gaz Coilovers, Stealth Exhaus

   #6 10th June 2009, 00:48

   yeah but can have the same engines
7. CraigLovelock Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Soton - Hedge End Posts: 3143 TT 225, Charged Eunos

   #7 10th June 2009, 00:50

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by col101 Then it's a good job we're talking saxo's...

   Laughing right now.
   
   
   
   Sounds odd... never heard anyone talk about saxos gear box's going from lowering... if its a dodgey mechanic... make sure he doesnt do the torsion bar in notches / clicks...