FAO Low Riders

[eggy790]

ok ive got a few questions for u all, just got some cobra coilovers fitted and got a problem.

the front is fine you can lower as much as you want even right down to ripping your whole arch out and the car sitting on the floor however i have found a nice low height where it doesnt rub or scrape except if your doing full lock on an uneven/cobbled road.

so first of all lol do you get arch work done when that low or just avoid full locks?

and now the second and main question is the rear is lowered as much as it can go and its still the same height as my previous eibach pro springs.. have i done summat wrong? anyway i can get it lower at the back? as the car is just doing a massive nosedive as the front is set much lower, kinda looks odd.. the rear ideally another 20mm and will look just right. anyway i can do this? ive got 16inch wheels. got a feelin i may have fitted em wrong as am sure they go much lower.

any tips?

cheers.

p.s. pics to follow once i woken up properly and upload them off my fone..

 

[eggy790]

pics - aqltho crap, all i have at the moment

and then some of my neighbours crazy parking!

woke up one morning tosee her car like this

 

[eggy790]

lol 3 wheels ^^

bump

 

[Ali]

Spring sitting on the adjuster or the rear platform?

 

[eggy790]

spring sitting on the adjuster i think, yeah on the adjuster as it looks like its gonna come off but it wont. if you get me

have i done it wrong?

 

[eggy790]

im pretty sure the rear shockers are not adjustable on this, so i doubt its them.. but having just taken a few pics, the car looks low from beneath actually lower than when on eibachs but from side they look the same

 

[eggy790]

 

[eggy790]

also whats the first thing the wheel scrapes in the arch? which arch liner? could maybe take that out, to stop cobbled road scraping

 

[eggy790]

ok ive found out where its scraping and i fink 8mm spacers or even 5mm will cure it on the front.

what do you call spacers for front wheels? i have 5mm on back so center caps dont fall off and as far as i kno just spigot rings on front to make em fit.

where could i get some front wheel spacers from and how do i kno which will fit?

p.s. the back is a lot lower than it was on my eibach pros lol its just i had the front dropped so much it doesnt look it lol

 

[BioHzrd]

remove the front arch liners see how that goes

 

[eggy790]

good idea.. however when its wet the belts will get wet too and start squeaking.. does that weaken them at all?

 

[BioHzrd]

good idea.. however when its wet the belts will get wet too and start squeaking.. does that weaken them at all?

Load of bull..... just dont go raging through giant dubs !

 

[David Ramsey]

Has it got spring adjusters on the back?

 

[eggy790]

yeah its on lowest, it only goes 50mm at back, its fine tbh just i had the front dropped at 80mm

looked odd, now sorted it and it doesnt scrape and is a decent height lol looked like a rite plonka reversing out of asda when i couldnt get over there bumps other night lol

 

[David Ramsey]

Take the adjusters out of the back

 

[couzens]

thats 80 on front and 70 on rear, you gain about 20mm with the adjuster plate out iirc

 

[David Ramsey]

thats 80 on front and 70 on rear, you gain about 20mm with the adjuster plate out iirc

Yeah just makes it harder to adjust the ride height on the back if you ever decide to raise it up

 

[couzens]

mine go to 70, havent taken the adjuster plate out yet, not sure if i will either

 

[Jamesstone]

Do really like your motor cozens.... could have taken mine to the next level... but the 172's are just too much fun :approve:, dont fancy the 2l conversion then couzens?

 

[couzens]

sure do, probly something in the pipeline! just ent got the money to go to a garage and do it, so will atempt it my self with a partial knoledge and a mate whos s**t hot

 

[Jamesstone]

Nice , will be a slight increase in power then lol - 65 -170bhp :evil: .. summit must be wrong with me as i still crave sooo much more

 

[couzens]

lol itl be a bit more the 170

 

[Jamesstone]

Why what you got in mind lol??I'm hoping for decat & abit of inlet manifold work when i get payed, damm you apprentice salary preventing me my fun!

 

[couzens]

top secret!, prob will never happen but hey im an optimist