lowering springs

1. rick247247 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 kings lynn United Kingdom (England) Posts: 173 1.4i furio

   #1 15th October 2006, 20:44

   ive just brought some eibach lowering springs, ive got a 2001 furio and the springs come with 2003 furio dampers aswell, is it worth me changing the dampers aswell or just leave them?
2. ets2k9 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Hednesford, West Mids Posts: 6230 Seat Leon Cupra R

   #2 15th October 2006, 20:45

   Id whack em on if they've done less miles.
3. rick247247 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 kings lynn United Kingdom (England) Posts: 173 1.4i furio

   #3 15th October 2006, 20:48

   well i aint to sure how many miles the other furios done though, i wouldnt of thought much but mines not hit 50k yet, or should i keep the 2003 ones incase the others ever become knackerd
4. ets2k9 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Hednesford, West Mids Posts: 6230 Seat Leon Cupra R

   #4 15th October 2006, 20:50

   Thats a good idea as they wouldn't fetch much money if you were to sell them so you might aswell keep them.
5. rick247247 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 kings lynn United Kingdom (England) Posts: 173 1.4i furio

   #5 15th October 2006, 20:51

   k cheers for the advise
6. DevilDamo Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13761

   #6 15th October 2006, 23:28

   How low are you going?
7. Josh_Phipps Established Member Joined: Jun 2006 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 1867 Mk 2 Vtr (sold), Fiat Seciento Sporting

   #7 15th October 2006, 23:59

   I wouldnt bother replacing them, your car is still relativly low mileage so keep them for backup.
8. rick247247 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 kings lynn United Kingdom (England) Posts: 173 1.4i furio

   #8 16th October 2006, 22:04

   im only going 35mm
9. richo Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2005 Peterborough Posts: 834

   #9 17th October 2006, 10:50

   Im looking at ordering springs to lower the car and will be planning to lower it 40mm. Basically im going to sacrifice the handling however will get the looks is this correct?
   
   Also will i suffer any problems by lowering 40mm with springs?
   
   I dont intend to change the dampers as i've only done 24k miles on them.
   
   any advice apprecaited.
10. GSMotorsport Established Member Joined: Jul 2004 Nottingham United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1069

    #10 18th October 2006, 10:47

    You are not sacrificing the handling at 40mm.
    
    At 40mm you are dropping your centre of gravity making the car balance better. You are putting slightly more strain on the running gear but i wouldnt say its a complete sacrifice. It also looks very tidy on a 40mm drop.
    
    You will also not suffer any problems of scraping or any issues like that.
    
    I wouldnt change the dampers if your happy with the ride at 24k. I would hold on and replace them as they wear out with some performance ones.
    
    40mm springs for saxos available are:
    
    Apex 40mm (NON vt models) £54.99 delivered
    Avo 40mm (1.1) £54.99 delivered
    Avo 45mm (1.4-1.6 models) £54.99 delivered
    PI 45mm (1.1 and 1.4) £54.99 delivered
    
    
    There are loads of 30mm and 50mm springs available. In our eyes 30mm is not a large enough change from standard and 50mm can cause problems with some Saxos. So the market is quite limited on a spot on 40mm drop.