Help carneg lower a saxo

1. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

   #1 4th February 2010, 23:09

   Arite folks, just been asked if i knew anyone who could fit 45mm lowering springs onto a saxo, thought id give it ago myself so i have spring compressors ready.
   What do i need to know?
   
   Cheers
2. Lp12790 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 327 Peugeot 206 GTI 180, Citroen Saxo VTR

   #2 4th February 2010, 23:11

   wouldnt change them yourself if you dont know much about it tbh mate. you changing the shocks aswell or jus fittin springs?
3. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

   #3 4th February 2010, 23:16

   Nah just the springs bud, ma pal gav show me how to do it breifly.
   The fronts should be easy but ive heard theres a torsion bar on rears you have to adjust??
4. Lp12790 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 327 Peugeot 206 GTI 180, Citroen Saxo VTR

   #4 4th February 2010, 23:24

   yeah thats difficult. if your mate gav knows what he's doin then maybe get him to give ya a hand. this might help mate http://www.suzukituning.com/PSA/Suspension/Lowering.htm
5. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

   #5 4th February 2010, 23:25

   Anyone?
6. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

   #6 4th February 2010, 23:28

   cheers lp12790!
   i think i could manage this now, so do you need the springs aswell as adjusting the torsion bar?
7. Lp12790 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 327 Peugeot 206 GTI 180, Citroen Saxo VTR

   #7 4th February 2010, 23:32

   yeah think so mate but i aint no expert. glad i could help mate
8. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

   #8 4th February 2010, 23:42

   I think theres no springs on the rear here
9. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #9 5th February 2010, 00:01

   theres no springs on the back basically you pull the torsion bars out set the height then put the bars back in, this is very difficult to do (in theory its easy but they are always seized in, took the garage that did mine 5.5 hours to do),springs are easy to do if you know what your doing
10. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

    #10 5th February 2010, 00:10

    aye spose it does sound easy reading it, i know how seized they would be and these arent the kind of fixings you can get at easily either they dont look like it from the pics anyway
    using the flat plate and socket with the m8 bolt (which isnt that big) to extract the bars looks like a simple idea.
    the fronts seem pretty much ok to do.
    I know you can drop saxo quite low at the back
11. carneg Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 18

    #11 5th February 2010, 00:19

    mibi just lowering the front would do, the back looks quite low as it is already
    i see a couple of saxos look like there gunning it even when theyr parked up haha
12. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #12 6th February 2010, 01:39

    my car looked as if the back was on stilts after i fitted my front 60mm springs, the back definitely needed doing lol
13. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

    #13 6th February 2010, 01:44

    I wouldn't touch the springs if you're not 100% sure on what you're doing.
    
    If you mess you up can end up dead..
14. user_39613 Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Essex Posts: 1006

    #14 6th February 2010, 18:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Paul I wouldn't touch the springs if you're not 100% sure on what you're doing. If you mess you up can end up dead..

    +1
    
    Just pay someone to do it for you, you'll be glad you did..