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#349677 - 08/09/11 08:57 AM Re: lowering question [Re: gary4vicky]
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Do your tyres wear any quicker when its lowered?



I've not noticed much (if any) difference
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#349678 - 08/09/11 09:42 AM Re: lowering question [Re: ST_Lee]
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Meh, my shocks are coping fine after 20k on 45mm drop
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#349679 - 08/09/11 09:43 AM Re: lowering question [Re: Duncan_P]
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Wow tjats pretty low. Do uou have to go really slowly over speed bumps?
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#349680 - 08/09/11 12:40 PM Re: lowering question [Re: gary4vicky]
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Reasonably slow, but then so does everyone who's lowered
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#349681 - 08/09/11 12:50 PM Re: lowering question [Re: ST_Lee]
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Do your tyres wear any quicker when its lowered?



I've not noticed much (if any) difference



Same, i noticed iv'e got a tiny bit more camber and was expecting them to wear the insides but they havent!
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#349682 - 08/09/11 01:16 PM Re: lowering question [Re: Jack_P]
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That doesnt sound too bad. One less thing to worry about. Does it have much of an effect on low speef mabouverability like parking or us it about the same?
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#349683 - 08/09/11 01:19 PM Re: lowering question [Re: gary4vicky]
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Was going to ask this question the other day on here as im thinking of getting 35mm Eibach Springs . Is this worth doing when you got 42k on the clock ??


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#349684 - 08/09/11 01:19 PM Re: lowering question [Re: gary4vicky]
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Steering does become slightly heavier i noticed when parking etc due to the drop but i still find its easy enough
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#349685 - 08/09/11 01:50 PM Re: lowering question [Re: Jack_P]
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35mm extra Low eibachs is all i have mate, theyre low enough for me!

i think it added something like £80 onto my policy? i am with elephant though!



Must be a standard fee... cost me the same. I phoned up this afternoon to insure the car.
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#349686 - 08/09/11 02:41 PM Re: lowering question [Re: Scotty]
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Was going to ask this question the other day on here as im thinking of getting 35mm Eibach Springs . Is this worth doing when you got 42k on the clock ??


Any time is a goooood time!

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#349687 - 08/09/11 02:48 PM Re: lowering question [Re: Kaxe]
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Was going to ask this question the other day on here as im thinking of getting 35mm Eibach Springs . Is this worth doing when you got 42k on the clock ??


Any time is a goooood time!




Makes no difference what ever you have on the clock.

New springs can only be a bonus (coming from someone who's just replaced his). I would just check with your insurance before doing it as they may not cover this or charge you a huge excess if your young.
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#349688 - 08/09/11 03:33 PM Re: lowering question [Re: Scotty]
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Yeah and dont the normal springs have a habit of snapoing sometimes?
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#349689 - 08/09/11 03:34 PM Re: lowering question [Re: gary4vicky]
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Yeah and dont the normal springs have a habit of snapoing sometimes?



Only if you let them get corroded. Any spring would do the same.
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#349690 - 08/09/11 03:35 PM Re: lowering question [Re: Scotty]
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Ah ok thanks scotty. Whats the best way to stop this happening?
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#349691 - 08/09/11 03:43 PM Re: lowering question [Re: gary4vicky]
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There isn't really Gary. It's just one of those things. The only way would be to remove the springs every 6 months and rub them down and re-spray them. To be honest my springs in both my Foci's have lasted 8 years and the ones in Sarah's ZS are now 9 years old...

All of them need changing. The Silver Foci has just had them done (collecting the car on Saturday) and the other two will have them changed in the spring.

They last so long that there isn't really any concern. Just something that you have to change as the car gets older.
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