lowering 40/50mm

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Ramsgate, Kent Posts: 612 Ice Grey VTR
    #1
    Hi guys I'm just wonering what the best way of lowering my car is, I'm wanting to do it 40/50 all round.

    Thanks kris
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857
    #2
    Depends what you want from it after you are done. If you wish to still keep a relatively balanced and usable road car then a good quality damper and spring set will do the trick. The rear will just be lowered on the torsion bars and you use the dampers to stiffen it up a bit. I would generally recommend a bilstein yellow front and rear damper set. If you just after look or if your doing track work then there are other options.
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #3
    look on kamracing for either an apex or spax kit.
    depending on where you are in the country, theres guys on here who can do the proper way for cheap
  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #4
    get your name down on our forum page for an Apex kit cheap
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Ramsgate, Kent Posts: 612 Ice Grey VTR
    #5
    cheers guys, with doing the dampers and springs i have been told that the damper side of it i quite difficult? when it comes to fitting the kits can i be done from home or is it alot easier just to put it into a garage for it to be done?

    kris
  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #6
    its not particularly difficult. If things are siezed and rusted it can be a pain sometimes doing it at home but its all relatively straight forward. Once you have the whole suspension strut off and the spring off, the damper is only held it by a cap which unscrews off.

    all depends how confident you are at doing things yourself
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Ramsgate, Kent Posts: 612 Ice Grey VTR
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LSOfreak View Post
    its not particularly difficult. If things are siezed and rusted it can be a pain sometimes doing it at home but its all relatively straight forward. Once you have the whole suspension strut off and the spring off, the damper is only held it by a cap which unscrews off.

    all depends how confident you are at doing things yourself
    Yeah I give most things s go on my car but when it comes to something like this I'm starting to think twice incase I do cock it up :/
  8. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #8
    you cant really cock up the front tbh just take your time, and possibly have an angle grinder at the ready incase your droplinks wont come off. Apart from that, if you have all the tools like spring compressors, mole grips, socket set, large bar for the ball joint etc, you should be fine

    Its the rear you want to worry about
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2012 Ramsgate, Kent Posts: 612 Ice Grey VTR
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LSOfreak View Post
    you cant really cock up the front tbh just take your time, and possibly have an angle grinder at the ready incase your droplinks wont come off. Apart from that, if you have all the tools like spring compressors, mole grips, socket set, large bar for the ball joint etc, you should be fine

    Its the rear you want to worry about
    the rear is the bit that is making me think about putting it into somewhere but ill jack it up and see how it goes and if i dont think id be able to do it then theres my answer and get someone who actually knows what there doing to do it, may cost abit but at least it will be a proper job! cheers for the advice mate