Lowering measurements

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2011 Bristol/Bournemouth Posts: 107
    #1
    Sorry if this has been posted before, I don't frequent here much and searching came up with pages of irrelevant results.

    I was just wondering, when you buy lowering springs and it says 40mm is this the measurement for a flat arch? As I heard VT's are 20ish mm lower than a flat arch. So for example a 40mm kit would only actually lower a VT 20mm. Is this right or am I chatting rubbish?

    Just debating between a 40mm and 60mm kit, and want to know exactly how much lower it's going to be.

    Hope that makes sense.
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3
    #2
    Not as far as I'm aware, the vt kit sits lower itself so appears too make the far look lower.
  3. Established Member Joined: Nov 2011 Northamptonshire Posts: 1084 MK2 VTR.
    #3
    Not sure mate, but here it mentions 10mm less on the additional information tab.
  4. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #4
    not a set 20mm lower the whole range do sit differently though

    its due to the different engine weights of the cars
    so a vts has more weight up front than a 1.1 and therefor sits lower if you put the same springs on both cars its not much but it does
    ive seen people fit 1.1 springs on vts to get a slightly lower drop ect
    tbh i wouldnt care its a few mm difference in them all if you just want it lower and nothing specific then you wont really notice a few mm

    id find which height you prefer the look of fitted and go for that