Standard Shocks & Lowered springs

[Captaincook 0]

Im lowering the car, using new standard shocks, I just would like to know your opinions on this set up.

 

The springs are Spax, and drop the car 35-40mm.

[dubbprince 0]

well i'm running Boge gas shocks and lowered springs from GSF i believe...the ride is a bit firm but then again i do have 17's.

I think it'll be fine just as long as you don't go lower than 40mm on std shocks or they might bottom out :wink:

Sanj.

[Si B 0]

Std shocks with shorter firmer springs tend to give a slightly choppy ride. The springs you suggest are not too extreme so this won't be too serious. Uprated dampers would however be preferable to std as the pistons are shorter (so the springs don't drop out of place) and the damping firmer. This will greatly improve the handling and reduce the chop.

 

Budget uprated dampers are not that much more expensive than std items.

[dr_mat 0]

It's not ideal, cos they might have variable damping rates, which means that running lowered puts you into the "stiffer" damping range of the shock by default. Dunno, it all really depends on the details of the damper. If the manufacturer says they're ok to be used with the lowering that you're running, then it'll probably be fine.

30mm or so isn't a big drop anyway, so isn't a big deal, I think.

[Bally 0]

I ran 55mm springs on OE shocks with 17's & after a while the ride was crap!

 

go for the best setup you can afford IMO..