Guest Enzo Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 ive lost you buddy.. are you on about the damper settings or one of the components? Link to post Share on other sites
glenn Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 sorted now thanks Link to post Share on other sites
glenn Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 put trd strut brace on cant believe the difference well worth the money steering a bit heavier when going slow but feels more responsive at speed Link to post Share on other sites
shanksportif Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 hey i'm a bit confused about springs and shocks, everyone says that your car won't last long if you just lower it on springs, but isnt the SR just lowered on springs as standard? the shocks aren't different are they? cheers Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 the compression rates are adjusted to take it Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 yea plus its only a small amount by 20 - 25mil.anything down to 40mil and your probably fine, basicaly put if you lower your ep more with just lowering springs there is a chance that your standard dampers will burst, more so if you have heavy alloys.because your altering the spring rate and not upgrading to a matched/adjustable damper, every time the spring compresses due to a bump the damper does not have enough force to do its job and dampen the compresion, this prolonged abuse will eventualy lead to the damper failing.this is exagerated if you have heavy alloys,i had my black starlet lowered 60+mil with heavy 17's... i went through two different sets of standard dampers,(8 in total)does that help? Link to post Share on other sites
shanksportif Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 right, so i have 15" alloys on my standard ep91, am i right in saying that if i lower it with springs up to 40 mm the shocks should be fine?if the shocks do burst when you're driving, what happens? is it dangerous?cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 its not like bursting a tire, you will know when you haveits only dangerous if you drive about on it for too long and all the oil seeps out Link to post Share on other sites
scutch0 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 burst shocks are also caused by dirt. if you think about it, with standard ride height, the dampers are only traveling down their optimum amount, and road grime builds up around where the damper is not going on full travel. when shorter springs are fitted the car basically sits on the perviously optimum height... as soon as the damper travels past this 6 year old grime it rips the seals out of the top of the damper, and the oil gradually comes out.this happened to my rears, apparently this only really happens on rear shocks.Rich. Link to post Share on other sites
shanksportif Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 so you think its worth replacing only the rear shocks? i'm asking because i'm on a very tight budget. cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 just wait till you can aford to do all four if you can bro. Link to post Share on other sites
scutch0 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 yeah, to be honest, im still on standard shocks... 2 an a half years after lowering it!!! i just cant afford to splash out on new shocks... i'll just wait till these go, an then think of replacing them!!Rich. Link to post Share on other sites
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